diff --git a/core/liblwm2m.c b/core/liblwm2m.c
index 8a2d69ec1..4fd8cb00e 100644
--- a/core/liblwm2m.c
+++ b/core/liblwm2m.c
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ int lwm2m_add_object(lwm2m_context_t * contextP,
 }
 
 int lwm2m_remove_object(lwm2m_context_t * contextP,
-                        uint16_t id)
+                        uint16_t id,
+                        lwm2m_object_t **obj_removed)
 {
     lwm2m_object_t * targetP;
 
@@ -362,6 +363,10 @@ int lwm2m_remove_object(lwm2m_context_t * contextP,
 
     if (targetP == NULL) return COAP_404_NOT_FOUND;
 
+    if(obj_removed != NULL) {
+        *obj_removed = targetP;
+    }
+
     if (contextP->state == STATE_READY)
     {
         return lwm2m_update_registration(contextP, 0, true);
diff --git a/examples/client/lwm2mclient.c b/examples/client/lwm2mclient.c
index 0dbb3847f..ba15ab975 100644
--- a/examples/client/lwm2mclient.c
+++ b/examples/client/lwm2mclient.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ static void prv_remove(lwm2m_context_t * lwm2mH,
     /* unused parameter */
     (void)user_data;
 
-    res = lwm2m_remove_object(lwm2mH, 31024);
+    res = lwm2m_remove_object(lwm2mH, 31024, NULL);
     if (res != 0)
     {
         fprintf(stdout, "Removing object 31024 failed: ");
diff --git a/include/liblwm2m.h b/include/liblwm2m.h
index 50d0d0435..d7f091674 100644
--- a/include/liblwm2m.h
+++ b/include/liblwm2m.h
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ void lwm2m_handle_packet(lwm2m_context_t *contextP, uint8_t *buffer, size_t leng
 // its matching LWM2M Server Object (ID 1) instance
 int lwm2m_configure(lwm2m_context_t * contextP, const char * endpointName, const char * msisdn, const char * altPath, uint16_t numObject, lwm2m_object_t * objectList[]);
 int lwm2m_add_object(lwm2m_context_t * contextP, lwm2m_object_t * objectP);
-int lwm2m_remove_object(lwm2m_context_t * contextP, uint16_t id);
+int lwm2m_remove_object(lwm2m_context_t * contextP, uint16_t id, lwm2m_object_t **obj_removed);
 
 // send a registration update to the server specified by the server short identifier
 // or all if the ID is 0.