diff --git a/drivers/modem/quectel-bg9x.c b/drivers/modem/quectel-bg9x.c
index c34ea88c58..219683546e 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/quectel-bg9x.c
+++ b/drivers/modem/quectel-bg9x.c
@@ -1207,5 +1207,5 @@ NET_DEVICE_DT_INST_OFFLOAD_DEFINE(0, modem_init, NULL,
 				  &api_funcs, MDM_MAX_DATA_LENGTH);
 
 /* Register NET sockets. */
-NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(quectel_bg9x, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY, AF_UNSPEC,
-		    offload_is_supported, offload_socket);
+NET_SOCKET_OFFLOAD_REGISTER(quectel_bg9x, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY,
+			    AF_UNSPEC, offload_is_supported, offload_socket);
diff --git a/drivers/modem/simcom-sim7080.c b/drivers/modem/simcom-sim7080.c
index 59954bf21b..2e148553a0 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/simcom-sim7080.c
+++ b/drivers/modem/simcom-sim7080.c
@@ -2399,5 +2399,5 @@ NET_DEVICE_DT_INST_OFFLOAD_DEFINE(0, modem_init, NULL, &mdata, NULL,
 				  CONFIG_MODEM_SIMCOM_SIM7080_INIT_PRIORITY, &api_funcs,
 				  MDM_MAX_DATA_LENGTH);
 
-NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(simcom_sim7080, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY, AF_UNSPEC,
-		    offload_is_supported, offload_socket);
+NET_SOCKET_OFFLOAD_REGISTER(simcom_sim7080, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY,
+			    AF_UNSPEC, offload_is_supported, offload_socket);
diff --git a/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c b/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c
index cbe1ddcd9f..df61da72c7 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c
+++ b/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c
@@ -1966,8 +1966,8 @@ static bool offload_is_supported(int family, int type, int proto)
 	return true;
 }
 
-NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(ublox_sara_r4, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY, AF_UNSPEC,
-		    offload_is_supported, offload_socket);
+NET_SOCKET_OFFLOAD_REGISTER(ublox_sara_r4, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY,
+			    AF_UNSPEC, offload_is_supported, offload_socket);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER)
 /* TODO: This is a bare-bones implementation of DNS handling
diff --git a/drivers/wifi/eswifi/eswifi_socket_offload.c b/drivers/wifi/eswifi/eswifi_socket_offload.c
index 0b82801ec9..685f460436 100644
--- a/drivers/wifi/eswifi/eswifi_socket_offload.c
+++ b/drivers/wifi/eswifi/eswifi_socket_offload.c
@@ -588,8 +588,8 @@ static const struct socket_op_vtable eswifi_socket_fd_op_vtable = {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD
-NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(eswifi, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY, AF_UNSPEC,
-		    eswifi_socket_is_supported, eswifi_socket_create);
+NET_SOCKET_OFFLOAD_REGISTER(eswifi, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY, AF_UNSPEC,
+			    eswifi_socket_is_supported, eswifi_socket_create);
 #endif
 
 static int eswifi_off_getaddrinfo(const char *node, const char *service,
diff --git a/drivers/wifi/simplelink/simplelink_sockets.c b/drivers/wifi/simplelink/simplelink_sockets.c
index 275f65b06c..f65495d3bc 100644
--- a/drivers/wifi/simplelink/simplelink_sockets.c
+++ b/drivers/wifi/simplelink/simplelink_sockets.c
@@ -1304,8 +1304,8 @@ static int simplelink_socket_accept(void *obj, struct sockaddr *addr,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD
-NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(simplelink, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY, AF_UNSPEC,
-		    simplelink_is_supported, simplelink_socket_create);
+NET_SOCKET_OFFLOAD_REGISTER(simplelink, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY, AF_UNSPEC,
+			    simplelink_is_supported, simplelink_socket_create);
 #endif
 
 void simplelink_sockets_init(void)
diff --git a/include/zephyr/net/socket.h b/include/zephyr/net/socket.h
index 4bcf36f3f6..492a8cd19d 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/net/socket.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/net/socket.h
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ struct ifreq {
  */
 struct net_socket_register {
 	int family;
+	bool is_offloaded;
 	bool (*is_supported)(int family, int type, int proto);
 	int (*handler)(int family, int type, int proto);
 };
@@ -943,14 +944,21 @@ struct net_socket_register {
 #define NET_SOCKET_GET_NAME(socket_name, prio)	\
 	__net_socket_register_##prio##_##socket_name
 
-#define NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(socket_name, prio, _family, _is_supported, _handler) \
+#define _NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(socket_name, prio, _family, _is_supported, _handler, _is_offloaded) \
 	static const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(net_socket_register,	\
-			NET_SOCKET_GET_NAME(socket_name, prio)) = {		\
+			NET_SOCKET_GET_NAME(socket_name, prio)) = {	\
 		.family = _family,					\
+		.is_offloaded = _is_offloaded,				\
 		.is_supported = _is_supported,				\
 		.handler = _handler,					\
 	}
 
+#define NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(socket_name, prio, _family, _is_supported, _handler) \
+	_NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(socket_name, prio, _family, _is_supported, _handler, false)
+
+#define NET_SOCKET_OFFLOAD_REGISTER(socket_name, prio, _family, _is_supported, _handler) \
+	_NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(socket_name, prio, _family, _is_supported, _handler, true)
+
 /** @endcond */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus