diff --git a/include/openthread/instance.h b/include/openthread/instance.h
index 271378edc..6d335099b 100644
--- a/include/openthread/instance.h
+++ b/include/openthread/instance.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * @note This number versions both OpenThread platform and user APIs.
  *
  */
-#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (190)
+#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (191)
 
 /**
  * @addtogroup api-instance
diff --git a/include/openthread/link.h b/include/openthread/link.h
index 1a6b0a84b..719ee371b 100644
--- a/include/openthread/link.h
+++ b/include/openthread/link.h
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 typedef struct otThreadLinkInfo
 {
-    uint16_t mPanId;        ///< Source PAN ID
-    uint8_t  mChannel;      ///< 802.15.4 Channel
-    int8_t   mRss;          ///< Received Signal Strength in dBm.
-    uint8_t  mLqi;          ///< Link Quality Indicator for a received message.
-    bool     mLinkSecurity; ///< Indicates whether or not link security is enabled.
+    uint16_t mPanId;                   ///< Source PAN ID
+    uint8_t  mChannel;                 ///< 802.15.4 Channel
+    int8_t   mRss;                     ///< Received Signal Strength in dBm.
+    uint8_t  mLqi;                     ///< Link Quality Indicator for a received message.
+    bool     mLinkSecurity : 1;        ///< Indicates whether or not link security is enabled.
+    bool     mIsDstPanIdBroadcast : 1; ///< Indicates whether or not destination PAN ID is broadcast.
 
     // Applicable/Required only when time sync feature (`OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TIME_SYNC_ENABLE`) is enabled.
     uint8_t mTimeSyncSeq;       ///< The time sync sequence.
diff --git a/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.cpp b/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.cpp
index 161f59670..c62257578 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ void ThreadLinkInfo::SetFrom(const Mac::RxFrame &aFrame)
         IgnoreError(aFrame.GetDstPanId(mPanId));
     }
 
+    {
+        Mac::PanId dstPanId;
+
+        if (kErrorNone != aFrame.GetDstPanId(dstPanId))
+        {
+            dstPanId = mPanId;
+        }
+
+        mIsDstPanIdBroadcast = (dstPanId == Mac::kPanIdBroadcast);
+    }
+
     mChannel      = aFrame.GetChannel();
     mRss          = aFrame.GetRssi();
     mLqi          = aFrame.GetLqi();
diff --git a/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.hpp b/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.hpp
index 1f05a803c..a0847a773 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.hpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.hpp
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ public:
      */
     uint8_t GetChannel(void) const { return mChannel; }
 
+    /**
+     * This method returns whether the Destination PAN ID is broadcast.
+     *
+     * @retval TRUE   If Destination PAN ID is broadcast.
+     * @retval FALSE  If Destination PAN ID is not broadcast.
+     *
+     */
+    bool IsDstPanIdBroadcast(void) const { return mIsDstPanIdBroadcast; }
+
     /**
      * This method indicates whether or not link security is enabled.
      *
diff --git a/src/core/thread/mle.cpp b/src/core/thread/mle.cpp
index 89a662fb3..0b00e8f62 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/mle.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/mle.cpp
@@ -2834,8 +2834,8 @@ void Mle::HandleUdpReceive(Message &aMessage, const Ip6::MessageInfo &aMessageIn
         // We skip logging security check failures for broadcast MLE
         // messages since it can be common to receive such messages
         // from adjacent Thread networks.
-        skipLoggingError = (aMessageInfo.GetSockAddr().IsMulticast() &&
-                            aMessageInfo.GetThreadLinkInfo()->GetPanId() == Mac::kPanIdBroadcast);
+        skipLoggingError =
+            (aMessageInfo.GetSockAddr().IsMulticast() && aMessageInfo.GetThreadLinkInfo()->IsDstPanIdBroadcast());
         ExitNow(error = kErrorSecurity);
     }
 #endif