diff --git a/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.c b/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.c
index 99b15480515..2b63aed76dd 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.c
+++ b/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.c
@@ -486,6 +486,20 @@ int modem_cmd_handler_update_cmds(struct modem_cmd_handler_data *data,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int modem_cmd_send_data_nolock(struct modem_iface *iface,
+			       const uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_MODEM_CONTEXT_VERBOSE_DEBUG)
+	if (len > 256) {
+		/* Truncate the message, since too long log messages gets dropped somewhere. */
+		LOG_HEXDUMP_DBG(buf, 256, "SENT DIRECT DATA (truncated)");
+	} else {
+		LOG_HEXDUMP_DBG(buf, len, "SENT DIRECT DATA");
+	}
+#endif
+	return iface->write(iface, buf, len);
+}
+
 int modem_cmd_send_ext(struct modem_iface *iface,
 		       struct modem_cmd_handler *handler,
 		       const struct modem_cmd *handler_cmds,
diff --git a/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.h b/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.h
index 017097b2346..9ac4ba9ac00 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.h
+++ b/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.h
@@ -158,6 +158,18 @@ int modem_cmd_handler_update_cmds(struct modem_cmd_handler_data *data,
 				  size_t handler_cmds_len,
 				  bool reset_error_flag);
 
+/**
+ * @brief  send data directly to interface w/o TX lock.
+ *
+ * This function just writes directly to the modem interface.
+ * Recommended to use to get verbose logging for all data sent to the interface.
+ * @param  iface: interface to use
+ * @param  buf: send buffer (not NULL terminated)
+ * @param  len: length of send buffer.
+ */
+int modem_cmd_send_data_nolock(struct modem_iface *iface,
+			       const uint8_t *buf, size_t len);
+
 /**
  * @brief  send AT command to interface with behavior defined by flags
  *