diff --git a/include/zephyr/net/lwm2m.h b/include/zephyr/net/lwm2m.h
index c05198978c5..429f7c6e684 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/net/lwm2m.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/net/lwm2m.h
@@ -1983,6 +1983,7 @@ enum lwm2m_rd_client_event {
 	LWM2M_RD_CLIENT_EVENT_QUEUE_MODE_RX_OFF,
 	LWM2M_RD_CLIENT_EVENT_ENGINE_SUSPENDED,
 	LWM2M_RD_CLIENT_EVENT_NETWORK_ERROR,
+	LWM2M_RD_CLIENT_EVENT_REG_UPDATE,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/samples/net/lwm2m_client/src/lwm2m-client.c b/samples/net/lwm2m_client/src/lwm2m-client.c
index b479e1c0f71..5da1dcd8599 100644
--- a/samples/net/lwm2m_client/src/lwm2m-client.c
+++ b/samples/net/lwm2m_client/src/lwm2m-client.c
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ static void rd_client_event(struct lwm2m_ctx *client,
 		LOG_ERR("LwM2M engine reported a network error.");
 		lwm2m_rd_client_stop(client, rd_client_event, true);
 		break;
+
+	case LWM2M_RD_CLIENT_EVENT_REG_UPDATE:
+		LOG_DBG("Registration update");
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_rd_client.c b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_rd_client.c
index 58002964f2b..f0cb23d031c 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_rd_client.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_rd_client.c
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ static void set_sm_state(uint8_t sm_state)
 			client.retries = 0;
 			event = LWM2M_RD_CLIENT_EVENT_NETWORK_ERROR;
 		}
+	} else if (sm_state == ENGINE_UPDATE_REGISTRATION) {
+		event = LWM2M_RD_CLIENT_EVENT_REG_UPDATE;
 	}
 
 	client.engine_state = sm_state;