diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c
index 7755b6efe0f..da91f5eb748 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c
@@ -1444,7 +1444,16 @@ int lwm2m_engine_create_obj_inst(char *pathstr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return lwm2m_create_obj_inst(path.obj_id, path.obj_inst_id, &obj_inst);
+	ret = lwm2m_create_obj_inst(path.obj_id, path.obj_inst_id, &obj_inst);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_LWM2M_RD_CLIENT_SUPPORT)
+	engine_trigger_update(true);
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int lwm2m_engine_set_res_data(char *pathstr, void *data_ptr, uint16_t data_len,