diff --git a/src/core/thread/network_data_service.cpp b/src/core/thread/network_data_service.cpp
index 878c027c2..f4d7f5813 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/network_data_service.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/network_data_service.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ Error Manager::GetNextDnsSrpUnicastInfo(Iterator &aIterator, DnsSrpUnicast::Info
 
                 aInfo.mSockAddr.SetAddress(serverData->GetAddress());
                 aInfo.mSockAddr.SetPort(serverData->GetPort());
+                aInfo.mOrigin = DnsSrpUnicast::kFromServerData;
                 ExitNow();
             }
 
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ Error Manager::GetNextDnsSrpUnicastInfo(Iterator &aIterator, DnsSrpUnicast::Info
                 aInfo.mSockAddr.GetAddress().SetToRoutingLocator(Get<Mle::Mle>().GetMeshLocalPrefix(),
                                                                  aIterator.mServerSubTlv->GetServer16());
                 aInfo.mSockAddr.SetPort(Encoding::BigEndian::ReadUint16(data.GetBytes()));
+                aInfo.mOrigin = DnsSrpUnicast::kFromServerData;
                 ExitNow();
             }
         }
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ Error Manager::GetNextDnsSrpUnicastInfo(Iterator &aIterator, DnsSrpUnicast::Info
             dnsServiceData = reinterpret_cast<const DnsSrpUnicast::ServiceData *>(serviceData.GetBytes());
             aInfo.mSockAddr.SetAddress(dnsServiceData->GetAddress());
             aInfo.mSockAddr.SetPort(dnsServiceData->GetPort());
+            aInfo.mOrigin = DnsSrpUnicast::kFromServiceData;
             ExitNow();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/core/thread/network_data_service.hpp b/src/core/thread/network_data_service.hpp
index b7f16f97c..25cf77094 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/network_data_service.hpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/network_data_service.hpp
@@ -259,6 +259,16 @@ public:
      */
     static const uint8_t kServiceData = kServiceNumber;
 
+    /**
+     * This enumeration represents the origin a `DnsSrpUnicast` entry.
+     *
+     */
+    enum Origin : uint8_t
+    {
+        kFromServiceData, ///< Socket address is from service data.
+        kFromServerData,  ///< Socket address is from server data.
+    };
+
     /**
      * This structure represents information about an DNS/SRP server parsed from related Network Data service entries.
      *
@@ -266,6 +276,7 @@ public:
     struct Info
     {
         Ip6::SockAddr mSockAddr; ///< The socket address (IPv6 address and port) of the DNS/SRP server.
+        Origin        mOrigin;   ///< The origin of the socket address (whether from service or server data).
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_network_data.cpp b/tests/unit/test_network_data.cpp
index 31438a1d1..93d607e8a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_network_data.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/test_network_data.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,11 @@ void TestNetworkDataFindNextService(void)
 
 void TestNetworkDataDsnSrpServices(void)
 {
+    static const char *kOriginStrings[] = {
+        "service-data", // (0) Service::DnsSrpUnicast::kFromServiceData
+        "server-data",  // (1) Service::DnsSrpUnicast::kFromServerData
+    };
+
     class TestLeader : public Leader
     {
     public:
@@ -353,8 +358,9 @@ void TestNetworkDataDsnSrpServices(void)
 
         struct UnicastEntry
         {
-            const char *mAddress;
-            uint16_t    mPort;
+            const char *                   mAddress;
+            uint16_t                       mPort;
+            Service::DnsSrpUnicast::Origin mOrigin;
 
             bool Matches(Service::DnsSrpUnicast::Info aInfo) const
             {
@@ -363,7 +369,7 @@ void TestNetworkDataDsnSrpServices(void)
                 SuccessOrQuit(sockAddr.GetAddress().FromString(mAddress));
                 sockAddr.SetPort(mPort);
 
-                return (aInfo.mSockAddr == sockAddr);
+                return (aInfo.mSockAddr == sockAddr) && (aInfo.mOrigin == mOrigin);
             }
         };
 
@@ -384,9 +390,11 @@ void TestNetworkDataDsnSrpServices(void)
         };
 
         const UnicastEntry kUnicastEntries[] = {
-            {"fdde:ad00:beef:0:2d0e:c627:5556:18d9", 0x1234}, {"fd00:aabb:ccdd:eeff:11:2233:4455:6677", 0xabcd},
-            {"fdde:ad00:beef:0:0:ff:fe00:2800", 0x5678},      {"fd00:1234:5678:9abc:def0:123:4567:89ab", 0x0e},
-            {"fdde:ad00:beef:0:0:ff:fe00:6c00", 0xcd12},
+            {"fdde:ad00:beef:0:2d0e:c627:5556:18d9", 0x1234, Service::DnsSrpUnicast::kFromServiceData},
+            {"fd00:aabb:ccdd:eeff:11:2233:4455:6677", 0xabcd, Service::DnsSrpUnicast::kFromServerData},
+            {"fdde:ad00:beef:0:0:ff:fe00:2800", 0x5678, Service::DnsSrpUnicast::kFromServerData},
+            {"fd00:1234:5678:9abc:def0:123:4567:89ab", 0x0e, Service::DnsSrpUnicast::kFromServerData},
+            {"fdde:ad00:beef:0:0:ff:fe00:6c00", 0xcd12, Service::DnsSrpUnicast::kFromServerData},
         };
 
         const uint8_t kPreferredAnycastEntryIndex = 2;
@@ -436,7 +444,8 @@ void TestNetworkDataDsnSrpServices(void)
         for (const UnicastEntry &entry : kUnicastEntries)
         {
             SuccessOrQuit(manager.GetNextDnsSrpUnicastInfo(iterator, unicastInfo));
-            printf("\nunicastInfo %s", unicastInfo.mSockAddr.ToString().AsCString());
+            printf("\nunicastInfo { %s, origin:%s }", unicastInfo.mSockAddr.ToString().AsCString(),
+                   kOriginStrings[unicastInfo.mOrigin]);
 
             VerifyOrQuit(entry.Matches(unicastInfo), "GetNextDnsSrpUnicastInfo() returned incorrect info");
         }