diff --git a/lib/mgmt_fe_client.c b/lib/mgmt_fe_client.c
index cc33b9d2d6a2..73fcbe3ff207 100644
--- a/lib/mgmt_fe_client.c
+++ b/lib/mgmt_fe_client.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int mgmt_fe_send_regnotify_req(struct mgmt_fe_client *client,
 int mgmt_fe_send_get_data_req(struct mgmt_fe_client *client, uint64_t session_id,
 			      uint64_t req_id, LYD_FORMAT result_type,
 			      enum mgmt_msg_get_data_content content,
-			      const char *xpath)
+			      bool exact, const char *xpath)
 {
 	struct mgmt_msg_get_data *msg;
 	size_t xplen = strlen(xpath);
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ int mgmt_fe_send_get_data_req(struct mgmt_fe_client *client, uint64_t session_id
 	msg->code = MGMT_MSG_CODE_GET_DATA;
 	msg->result_type = result_type;
 	msg->content = content;
+	msg->exact = exact;
 	strlcpy(msg->xpath, xpath, xplen + 1);
 
 	MGMTD_FE_CLIENT_DBG("Sending GET_DATA_REQ session-id %" PRIu64
diff --git a/lib/mgmt_fe_client.h b/lib/mgmt_fe_client.h
index 3e31f2bed321..5c579b1f8974 100644
--- a/lib/mgmt_fe_client.h
+++ b/lib/mgmt_fe_client.h
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ extern int mgmt_fe_send_regnotify_req(struct mgmt_fe_client *client,
  * content
  *    The content type of the result.
  *
+ * exact
+ *    Return the exact node requested instead of the full tree.
+ *
  * xpath
  *    the xpath to get.
  *
@@ -395,7 +398,7 @@ extern int mgmt_fe_send_get_data_req(struct mgmt_fe_client *client,
 				     uint64_t session_id, uint64_t req_id,
 				     LYD_FORMAT result_type,
 				     enum mgmt_msg_get_data_content content,
-				     const char *xpath);
+				     bool exact, const char *xpath);
 
 /*
  * Destroy library and cleanup everything.
diff --git a/lib/mgmt_msg_native.h b/lib/mgmt_msg_native.h
index b6759b811c97..be18e5caca6c 100644
--- a/lib/mgmt_msg_native.h
+++ b/lib/mgmt_msg_native.h
@@ -250,13 +250,15 @@ enum mgmt_msg_get_data_content {
  *
  * @result_type: ``LYD_FORMAT`` for the returned result.
  * @content: ``enum mgmt_msg_get_data_content``.
+ * @exact: return the exact node requested instead of the full tree.
  * @xpath: the query for the data to return.
  */
 struct mgmt_msg_get_data {
 	struct mgmt_msg_header;
 	uint8_t result_type;
 	uint8_t content;
-	uint8_t resv2[6];
+	uint8_t exact;
+	uint8_t resv2[5];
 
 	alignas(8) char xpath[];
 };
diff --git a/lib/vty.c b/lib/vty.c
index 4cf61d6633b5..055479741c69 100644
--- a/lib/vty.c
+++ b/lib/vty.c
@@ -4107,7 +4107,7 @@ int vty_mgmt_send_get_req(struct vty *vty, bool is_config,
 
 int vty_mgmt_send_get_data_req(struct vty *vty, LYD_FORMAT result_type,
 			       enum mgmt_msg_get_data_content content,
-			       const char *xpath)
+			       bool exact, const char *xpath)
 {
 	LYD_FORMAT intern_format = result_type;
 
@@ -4115,7 +4115,7 @@ int vty_mgmt_send_get_data_req(struct vty *vty, LYD_FORMAT result_type,
 
 	if (mgmt_fe_send_get_data_req(mgmt_fe_client, vty->mgmt_session_id,
 				      vty->mgmt_req_id, intern_format, content,
-				      xpath)) {
+				      exact, xpath)) {
 		zlog_err("Failed to send GET-DATA to MGMTD session-id: %" PRIu64
 			 " req-id %" PRIu64 ".",
 			 vty->mgmt_session_id, vty->mgmt_req_id);
diff --git a/lib/vty.h b/lib/vty.h
index 7162a6b7788b..f68f7c786b2a 100644
--- a/lib/vty.h
+++ b/lib/vty.h
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ extern int vty_mgmt_send_get_req(struct vty *vty, bool is_config,
 				 const char **xpath_list, int num_req);
 extern int vty_mgmt_send_get_data_req(struct vty *vty, LYD_FORMAT result_type,
 				      enum mgmt_msg_get_data_content content,
-				      const char *xpath);
+				      bool exact, const char *xpath);
 extern int vty_mgmt_send_lockds_req(struct vty *vty, Mgmtd__DatastoreId ds_id,
 				    bool lock, bool scok);
 extern void vty_mgmt_resume_response(struct vty *vty, int ret);
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_fe_adapter.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_fe_adapter.c
index 1605a2fd6f5f..06a27f60c667 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_fe_adapter.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_fe_adapter.c
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ static void fe_adapter_handle_get_data(struct mgmt_fe_session_ctx *session,
 	/* Create a GET-TREE request under the transaction */
 	ret = mgmt_txn_send_get_tree_oper(session->txn_id, req_id, clients,
 					  msg->result_type, msg->content,
-					  simple_xpath, msg->xpath);
+					  msg->exact, simple_xpath, msg->xpath);
 	if (ret) {
 		/* destroy the just created txn */
 		mgmt_destroy_txn(&session->txn_id);
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
index c1010e197cc4..178c2bc8720d 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ struct txn_req_get_tree {
 	uint64_t recv_clients; /* Bitmask of clients recv reply from */
 	int32_t partial_error; /* an error while gather results */
 	uint8_t result_type;   /* LYD_FORMAT for results */
+	uint8_t exact;	       /* if exact node is requested */
 	uint8_t simple_xpath;  /* if xpath is simple */
 	struct lyd_node *client_results; /* result tree from clients */
 };
@@ -1258,6 +1259,7 @@ static int txn_get_tree_data_done(struct mgmt_txn_ctx *txn,
 {
 	struct txn_req_get_tree *get_tree = txn_req->req.get_tree;
 	uint64_t req_id = txn_req->req_id;
+	struct lyd_node *result;
 	int ret = NB_OK;
 
 	/* cancel timer and send reply onward */
@@ -1272,12 +1274,17 @@ static int txn_get_tree_data_done(struct mgmt_txn_ctx *txn,
 			ret = NB_ERR;
 	}
 
+	result = get_tree->client_results;
+
+	if (ret == NB_OK && result && get_tree->exact)
+		result = yang_dnode_get(result, get_tree->xpath);
+
 	if (ret == NB_OK)
 		ret = mgmt_fe_adapter_send_tree_data(txn->session_id,
 						     txn->txn_id,
 						     txn_req->req_id,
 						     get_tree->result_type,
-						     get_tree->client_results,
+						     result,
 						     get_tree->partial_error,
 						     false);
 
@@ -2365,7 +2372,7 @@ int mgmt_txn_send_get_req(uint64_t txn_id, uint64_t req_id,
 int mgmt_txn_send_get_tree_oper(uint64_t txn_id, uint64_t req_id,
 				uint64_t clients, LYD_FORMAT result_type,
 				enum mgmt_msg_get_data_content content,
-				bool simple_xpath, const char *xpath)
+				bool exact, bool simple_xpath, const char *xpath)
 {
 	struct mgmt_msg_get_tree *msg;
 	struct mgmt_txn_ctx *txn;
@@ -2383,6 +2390,7 @@ int mgmt_txn_send_get_tree_oper(uint64_t txn_id, uint64_t req_id,
 	txn_req = mgmt_txn_req_alloc(txn, req_id, MGMTD_TXN_PROC_GETTREE);
 	get_tree = txn_req->req.get_tree;
 	get_tree->result_type = result_type;
+	get_tree->exact = exact;
 	get_tree->simple_xpath = simple_xpath;
 	get_tree->xpath = XSTRDUP(MTYPE_MGMTD_XPATH, xpath);
 
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.h b/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.h
index b4a15813e886..0bf1c836704d 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.h
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ extern int mgmt_txn_send_get_req(uint64_t txn_id, uint64_t req_id,
  *	clients: Bitmask of clients to send get-tree to.
  *	result_type: LYD_FORMAT result format.
  *	content: The content type to get.
+ *	exact: request the exact node instead of the full tree.
  *	simple_xpath: true if xpath is simple (only key predicates).
  *	xpath: The xpath to get the tree from.
  *
@@ -213,7 +214,8 @@ extern int mgmt_txn_send_get_req(uint64_t txn_id, uint64_t req_id,
 extern int mgmt_txn_send_get_tree_oper(uint64_t txn_id, uint64_t req_id,
 				       uint64_t clients, LYD_FORMAT result_type,
 				       enum mgmt_msg_get_data_content content,
-				       bool simple_xpath, const char *xpath);
+				       bool exact, bool simple_xpath,
+				       const char *xpath);
 
 /*
  * Notifiy backend adapter on connection.
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_vty.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_vty.c
index fe8bd8b9654e..fe0d3ea16aae 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_vty.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_vty.c
@@ -251,13 +251,14 @@ DEFPY(show_mgmt_get_config, show_mgmt_get_config_cmd,
 }
 
 DEFPY(show_mgmt_get_data, show_mgmt_get_data_cmd,
-      "show mgmt get-data WORD$path [with-config|only-config]$cont [json|xml]$fmt",
+      "show mgmt get-data WORD$path [with-config|only-config]$cont [exact]$exact [json|xml]$fmt",
       SHOW_STR
       MGMTD_STR
       "Get a data from the operational datastore\n"
       "XPath expression specifying the YANG data root\n"
       "Include \"config true\" data\n"
       "Get only \"config true\" data\n"
+      "Get exact node instead of the whole data tree\n"
       "JSON output format\n"
       "XML output format\n")
 {
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ DEFPY(show_mgmt_get_data, show_mgmt_get_data_cmd,
 		path = xpath;
 	}
 
-	vty_mgmt_send_get_data_req(vty, format, content, path);
+	vty_mgmt_send_get_data_req(vty, format, content, exact ? true : false, path);
 
 	if (xpath)
 		XFREE(MTYPE_TMP, xpath);