diff --git a/include/zephyr/net/lwm2m.h b/include/zephyr/net/lwm2m.h
index c60bcd5b1a8..2170d47cb83 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/net/lwm2m.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/net/lwm2m.h
@@ -2089,6 +2089,8 @@ char *lwm2m_path_log_buf(char *buf, struct lwm2m_obj_path *path);
 /** 
  * @brief LwM2M SEND operation to given path list
  *
+ * @deprecated Use lwm2m_send() instead.
+ *
  * @param ctx LwM2M context
  * @param path_list LwM2M Path string list
  * @param path_list_size Length of path list. Max size is CONFIG_LWM2M_COMPOSITE_PATH_LIST_SIZE
@@ -2100,6 +2102,20 @@ char *lwm2m_path_log_buf(char *buf, struct lwm2m_obj_path *path);
 int lwm2m_engine_send(struct lwm2m_ctx *ctx, char const *path_list[], uint8_t path_list_size,
 		      bool confirmation_request);
 
+/** 
+ * @brief LwM2M SEND operation to given path list
+ *
+ * @param ctx LwM2M context
+ * @param path_list LwM2M path struct list
+ * @param path_list_size Length of path list. Max size is CONFIG_LWM2M_COMPOSITE_PATH_LIST_SIZE
+ * @param confirmation_request True request confirmation for operation.
+ * 
+ * @return 0 for success or negative in case of error.
+ *
+ */
+int lwm2m_send(struct lwm2m_ctx *ctx, const struct lwm2m_obj_path path_list[],
+	       uint8_t path_list_size, bool confirmation_request);
+
 /** 
  * @brief Returns LwM2M client context
  *
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_message_handling.c b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_message_handling.c
index 3cee0378667..877ee75e108 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_message_handling.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_message_handling.c
@@ -2937,8 +2937,8 @@ static bool init_next_pending_timeseries_data(struct lwm2m_cache_read_info *cach
 }
 #endif
 
-int lwm2m_engine_send(struct lwm2m_ctx *ctx, char const *path_list[], uint8_t path_list_size,
-		      bool confirmation_request)
+int lwm2m_send(struct lwm2m_ctx *ctx, const struct lwm2m_obj_path path_list[],
+	       uint8_t path_list_size, bool confirmation_request)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_LWM2M_SERVER_OBJECT_VERSION_1_1)
 	struct lwm2m_message *msg;
@@ -2946,7 +2946,6 @@ int lwm2m_engine_send(struct lwm2m_ctx *ctx, char const *path_list[], uint8_t pa
 	uint16_t content_format;
 
 	/* Path list buffer */
-	struct lwm2m_obj_path temp;
 	struct lwm2m_obj_path_list lwm2m_path_list_buf[CONFIG_LWM2M_COMPOSITE_PATH_LIST_SIZE];
 	sys_slist_t lwm2m_path_list;
 	sys_slist_t lwm2m_path_free_list;
@@ -2986,12 +2985,9 @@ int lwm2m_engine_send(struct lwm2m_ctx *ctx, char const *path_list[], uint8_t pa
 
 	/* Parse Path to internal used object path format */
 	for (int i = 0; i < path_list_size; i++) {
-		ret = lwm2m_string_to_path(path_list[i], &temp, '/');
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			return ret;
-		}
 		/* Add to linked list */
-		if (lwm2m_engine_add_path_to_list(&lwm2m_path_list, &lwm2m_path_free_list, &temp)) {
+		if (lwm2m_engine_add_path_to_list(&lwm2m_path_list, &lwm2m_path_free_list,
+						  &path_list[i])) {
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3087,3 +3083,24 @@ cleanup:
 	return -ENOTSUP;
 #endif
 }
+
+int lwm2m_engine_send(struct lwm2m_ctx *ctx, char const *path_list[], uint8_t path_list_size,
+		      bool confirmation_request)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct lwm2m_obj_path lwm2m_path_list[CONFIG_LWM2M_COMPOSITE_PATH_LIST_SIZE];
+
+	if (path_list_size > CONFIG_LWM2M_COMPOSITE_PATH_LIST_SIZE) {
+		return -E2BIG;
+	}
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < path_list_size; i++) {
+		/* translate path -> path_obj */
+		ret = lwm2m_string_to_path(path_list[i], &lwm2m_path_list[i], '/');
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return lwm2m_send(ctx, lwm2m_path_list, path_list_size, confirmation_request);
+}
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_observation.c b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_observation.c
index 74ef9d2c99a..727dc05e7f1 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_observation.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_observation.c
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ void lwm2m_engine_path_list_init(sys_slist_t *lwm2m_path_list, sys_slist_t *lwm2
 }
 
 int lwm2m_engine_add_path_to_list(sys_slist_t *lwm2m_path_list, sys_slist_t *lwm2m_free_list,
-				  struct lwm2m_obj_path *path)
+				  const struct lwm2m_obj_path *path)
 {
 	struct lwm2m_obj_path_list *prev = NULL;
 	struct lwm2m_obj_path_list *entry;
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_observation.h b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_observation.h
index 04e0db67101..95e60ab0a19 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_observation.h
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_observation.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void lwm2m_engine_path_list_init(sys_slist_t *lwm2m_path_list, sys_slist_t *lwm2
  * @return 0 on success or a negative error code
  */
 int lwm2m_engine_add_path_to_list(sys_slist_t *lwm2m_path_list, sys_slist_t *lwm2m_free_list,
-				  struct lwm2m_obj_path *path);
+				  const struct lwm2m_obj_path *path);
 
 int lwm2m_get_path_reference_ptr(struct lwm2m_engine_obj *obj, const struct lwm2m_obj_path *path,
 				 void **ref);
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_shell.c b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_shell.c
index 6c4ce47d30a..76dd5d8191a 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_shell.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_shell.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static int cmd_send(const struct shell *sh, size_t argc, char **argv)
 	int path_cnt = argc - 1;
 	bool confirmable = true;
 	int ignore_cnt = 1; /* Subcmd + arguments preceding the path list */
+	struct lwm2m_obj_path lwm2m_path_list[CONFIG_LWM2M_COMPOSITE_PATH_LIST_SIZE];
 
 	if (!ctx) {
 		shell_error(sh, "no lwm2m context yet\n");
@@ -86,8 +87,20 @@ static int cmd_send(const struct shell *sh, size_t argc, char **argv)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = lwm2m_engine_send(ctx, (const char **)&(argv[ignore_cnt]),
-				path_cnt, confirmable);
+	if (path_cnt > CONFIG_LWM2M_COMPOSITE_PATH_LIST_SIZE) {
+		return -E2BIG;
+	}
+
+	for (int i = ignore_cnt; i < path_cnt; i++) {
+		/* translate path -> path_obj */
+		ret = lwm2m_string_to_path(argv[i], &lwm2m_path_list[i], '/');
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = lwm2m_send(ctx, lwm2m_path_list, path_cnt, confirmable);
+
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		shell_error(sh, "can't do send operation, request failed\n");
 		return -ENOEXEC;