diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c
index 0d742faf353..4d0176c81e2 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c
@@ -1626,8 +1626,7 @@ static int engine_get_resource(struct lwm2m_obj_path *path,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int engine_get_resource_from_pathstr(char *pathstr,
-			       struct lwm2m_engine_res_inst **res)
+int lwm2m_engine_get_resource(char *pathstr, struct lwm2m_engine_res_inst **res)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct lwm2m_obj_path path;
@@ -1652,7 +1651,7 @@ int lwm2m_engine_register_read_callback(char *pathstr,
 	int ret;
 	struct lwm2m_engine_res_inst *res = NULL;
 
-	ret = engine_get_resource_from_pathstr(pathstr, &res);
+	ret = lwm2m_engine_get_resource(pathstr, &res);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -1667,7 +1666,7 @@ int lwm2m_engine_register_pre_write_callback(char *pathstr,
 	int ret;
 	struct lwm2m_engine_res_inst *res = NULL;
 
-	ret = engine_get_resource_from_pathstr(pathstr, &res);
+	ret = lwm2m_engine_get_resource(pathstr, &res);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -1682,7 +1681,7 @@ int lwm2m_engine_register_post_write_callback(char *pathstr,
 	int ret;
 	struct lwm2m_engine_res_inst *res = NULL;
 
-	ret = engine_get_resource_from_pathstr(pathstr, &res);
+	ret = lwm2m_engine_get_resource(pathstr, &res);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -1697,7 +1696,7 @@ int lwm2m_engine_register_exec_callback(char *pathstr,
 	int ret;
 	struct lwm2m_engine_res_inst *res = NULL;
 
-	ret = engine_get_resource_from_pathstr(pathstr, &res);
+	ret = lwm2m_engine_get_resource(pathstr, &res);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.h b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.h
index d712fdd81de..eb155dc9487 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.h
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.h
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ enum coap_block_size lwm2m_default_block_size(void);
 
 int lwm2m_engine_add_service(void (*service)(void), u32_t period_ms);
 
+int lwm2m_engine_get_resource(char *pathstr,
+			      struct lwm2m_engine_res_inst **res);
+
 size_t lwm2m_engine_get_opaque_more(struct lwm2m_input_context *in,
 				    u8_t *buf, size_t buflen, bool *last_block);