diff --git a/lib/hook.h b/lib/hook.h
index 19e0f1fbfc..58aa2009b9 100644
--- a/lib/hook.h
+++ b/lib/hook.h
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ extern void _hook_unregister(struct hook *hook, void *funcptr, void *arg,
 	_hook_unregister(&_hook_##hookname,                                    \
 			 _hook_typecheck_arg_##hookname(func), arg, true)
 
+#define hook_have_hooks(hookname) (_hook_##hookname.entries != NULL)
+
 /* invoke hooks
  * this is private (static) to the file that has the DEFINE_HOOK statement
  */
diff --git a/lib/mgmt_be_client.c b/lib/mgmt_be_client.c
index 286555c564..589bf82c95 100644
--- a/lib/mgmt_be_client.c
+++ b/lib/mgmt_be_client.c
@@ -311,13 +311,15 @@ static int be_client_send_error(struct mgmt_be_client *client, uint64_t txn_id,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void mgmt_be_send_notification(struct lyd_node *tree)
+static int mgmt_be_send_notification(void *__be_client, const char *xpath,
+				     const struct lyd_node *tree)
 {
 	struct mgmt_be_client *client = __be_client;
 	struct mgmt_msg_notify_data *msg = NULL;
 	LYD_FORMAT format = LYD_JSON;
 	uint8_t **darrp;
 	LY_ERR err;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	assert(tree);
 
@@ -339,6 +341,7 @@ void mgmt_be_send_notification(struct lyd_node *tree)
 		flog_err(EC_LIB_LIBYANG,
 			 "%s: error creating notification data: %s", __func__,
 			 ly_strerrcode(err));
+		ret = 1;
 		goto done;
 	}
 
@@ -346,53 +349,7 @@ void mgmt_be_send_notification(struct lyd_node *tree)
 					mgmt_msg_native_get_msg_len(msg), false);
 done:
 	mgmt_msg_native_free_msg(msg);
-	lyd_free_all(tree);
-}
-
-/*
- * Convert old style NB notification data into new MGMTD YANG tree and send.
- */
-static int mgmt_be_notification_send(void *arg, const char *xpath,
-				     struct list *args)
-{
-	struct lyd_node *root = NULL;
-	struct lyd_node *dnode;
-	struct yang_data *data;
-	struct listnode *ln;
-	LY_ERR err;
-
-	debug_be_client("%s: sending notification: %s", __func__, xpath);
-
-	/*
-	 * Convert yang data args list to a libyang data tree
-	 */
-	for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS_RO(args, ln, data)) {
-		err = lyd_new_path(root, ly_native_ctx, data->xpath,
-				   data->value, LYD_NEW_PATH_UPDATE, &dnode);
-		if (err != LY_SUCCESS) {
-lyerr:
-			flog_err(EC_LIB_LIBYANG,
-				 "%s: error creating notification data: %s",
-				 __func__, ly_strerrcode(err));
-			if (root)
-				lyd_free_all(root);
-			return 1;
-		}
-		if (!root) {
-			root = dnode;
-			while (root->parent)
-				root = lyd_parent(root);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!root) {
-		err = lyd_new_path(NULL, ly_native_ctx, xpath, "", 0, &root);
-		if (err)
-			goto lyerr;
-	}
-
-	mgmt_be_send_notification(root);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int mgmt_be_send_txn_reply(struct mgmt_be_client *client_ctx,
@@ -1202,7 +1159,7 @@ struct mgmt_be_client *mgmt_be_client_create(const char *client_name,
 			"BE-client", debug_check_be_client());
 
 	/* Hook to receive notifications */
-	hook_register_arg(nb_notification_send, mgmt_be_notification_send,
+	hook_register_arg(nb_notification_tree_send, mgmt_be_send_notification,
 			  client);
 
 	debug_be_client("Initialized client '%s'", client_name);
diff --git a/lib/mgmt_be_client.h b/lib/mgmt_be_client.h
index 361899fc1d..cd8b237526 100644
--- a/lib/mgmt_be_client.h
+++ b/lib/mgmt_be_client.h
@@ -143,15 +143,6 @@ extern int mgmt_be_send_subscr_req(struct mgmt_be_client *client_ctx,
 				   int n_config_xpaths, char **config_xpaths,
 				   int n_oper_xpaths, char **oper_xpaths);
 
-/**
- * mgmt_be_notification_send() - send a YANG notification to FE clients.
- * @tree: libyang tree for the notification. The tree will be freed by
- *        this function.
- *
- */
-extern void mgmt_be_send_notification(struct lyd_node *tree);
-
-
 /*
  * Destroy backend client and cleanup everything.
  */
diff --git a/lib/northbound.c b/lib/northbound.c
index d74773194c..a3d91e56af 100644
--- a/lib/northbound.c
+++ b/lib/northbound.c
@@ -2076,20 +2076,68 @@ DEFINE_HOOK(nb_notification_send, (const char *xpath, struct list *arguments),
 
 int nb_notification_send(const char *xpath, struct list *arguments)
 {
+	struct lyd_node *root = NULL;
+	struct lyd_node *dnode;
+	struct yang_data *data;
+	struct listnode *ln;
+	LY_ERR err;
 	int ret;
 
 	DEBUGD(&nb_dbg_notif, "northbound notification: %s", xpath);
 
+	/*
+	 * Call old hook functions
+	 */
 	ret = hook_call(nb_notification_send, xpath, arguments);
+
+	if (!hook_have_hooks(nb_notification_tree_send))
+		goto done;
+	/*
+	 * Convert yang data arguments list to a libyang data tree for new hook
+	 * functions.
+	 */
+	for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS_RO(arguments, ln, data)) {
+		err = lyd_new_path(root, ly_native_ctx, data->xpath,
+				   data->value, LYD_NEW_PATH_UPDATE, &dnode);
+		if (err != LY_SUCCESS)
+			goto lyerr;
+		if (!root) {
+			root = dnode;
+			while (root->parent)
+				root = lyd_parent(root);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!root) {
+		err = lyd_new_path(NULL, ly_native_ctx, xpath, "", 0, &root);
+		if (err) {
+lyerr:
+			flog_err(EC_LIB_LIBYANG,
+				 "%s: error creating notification data: %s",
+				 __func__, ly_strerrcode(err));
+			ret += 1;
+			goto done;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Call new hook functions
+	 */
+	ret += nb_notification_tree_send(xpath, root);
+
+done:
+	if (root)
+		lyd_free_all(root);
 	if (arguments)
 		list_delete(&arguments);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-DEFINE_HOOK(nb_notification_tree_send, (struct lyd_node *tree), (tree));
+DEFINE_HOOK(nb_notification_tree_send,
+	    (const char *xpath, const struct lyd_node *tree), (xpath, tree));
 
-int nb_notification_tree_send(struct lyd_node *tree)
+int nb_notification_tree_send(const char *xpath, const struct lyd_node *tree)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2098,8 +2146,7 @@ int nb_notification_tree_send(struct lyd_node *tree)
 	DEBUGD(&nb_dbg_notif, "northbound tree notification: %s",
 	       tree->schema->name);
 
-	ret = hook_call(nb_notification_tree_send, tree);
-	lyd_free_all(tree);
+	ret = hook_call(nb_notification_tree_send, xpath, tree);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/lib/northbound.h b/lib/northbound.h
index e9f2db9b6e..5be111cf0a 100644
--- a/lib/northbound.h
+++ b/lib/northbound.h
@@ -803,6 +803,8 @@ typedef enum nb_error (*nb_oper_data_finish_cb)(const struct lyd_node *tree,
 /* Hooks. */
 DECLARE_HOOK(nb_notification_send, (const char *xpath, struct list *arguments),
 	     (xpath, arguments));
+DECLARE_HOOK(nb_notification_tree_send,
+	     (const char *xpath, const struct lyd_node *tree), (xpath, tree));
 DECLARE_HOOK(nb_client_debug_config_write, (struct vty *vty), (vty));
 DECLARE_HOOK(nb_client_debug_set_all, (uint32_t flags, bool set), (flags, set));
 
@@ -1491,14 +1493,17 @@ extern int nb_notification_send(const char *xpath, struct list *arguments);
  * Send a YANG notification from a backend . This is a no-op unless th
  * 'nb_notification_tree_send' hook was registered by a northbound plugin.
  *
+ * xpath
+ *    XPath of the YANG notification.
+ *
  * tree
- *    The libyang tree for the notification. The tree will be freed by
- *    this call.
+ *    The libyang tree for the notification.
  *
  * Returns:
  *    NB_OK on success, NB_ERR otherwise.
  */
-extern int nb_notification_tree_send(struct lyd_node *tree);
+extern int nb_notification_tree_send(const char *xpath,
+				     const struct lyd_node *tree);
 
 /*
  * Associate a user pointer to a configuration node.