diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy.h b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy.h
index 7f06be8f13f802..a2f6bb45ff61c9 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy.h
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ void bt_mesh_proxy_identity_stop(struct bt_mesh_subnet *sub);
 
 bool bt_mesh_proxy_relay(struct net_buf *buf, uint16_t dst);
 void bt_mesh_proxy_addr_add(struct net_buf_simple *buf, uint16_t addr);
+uint8_t bt_mesh_proxy_srv_connected_cnt(void);
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_cli.c b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_cli.c
index 4b95e894c9c6b0..a0a25751b413ab 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_cli.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_cli.c
@@ -391,3 +391,12 @@ static void subnet_evt(struct bt_mesh_subnet *sub, enum bt_mesh_key_evt evt)
 BT_MESH_SUBNET_CB_DEFINE(proxy_cli) = {
 	.evt_handler = subnet_evt,
 };
+
+bool bt_mesh_proxy_cli_is_connected(uint16_t net_idx)
+{
+	if (find_proxy_srv(net_idx, true, false)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_cli.h b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_cli.h
index 9f8ec96458dcc1..8c1fae10e84a10 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_cli.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_cli.h
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ void bt_mesh_proxy_cli_adv_recv(const struct bt_le_scan_recv_info *info,
 				struct net_buf_simple *buf);
 
 bool bt_mesh_proxy_cli_relay(struct net_buf *buf);
+
+bool bt_mesh_proxy_cli_is_connected(uint16_t net_idx);
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_srv.c b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_srv.c
index 12775b936510b2..4e260f8e93743c 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_srv.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_srv.c
@@ -1157,3 +1157,16 @@ BT_CONN_CB_DEFINE(conn_callbacks) = {
 	.connected = gatt_connected,
 	.disconnected = gatt_disconnected,
 };
+
+uint8_t bt_mesh_proxy_srv_connected_cnt(void)
+{
+	uint8_t cnt = 0;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(clients); i++) {
+		if (clients[i].cli) {
+			cnt++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return cnt;
+}