diff --git a/src/core/meshcop/commissioner.cpp b/src/core/meshcop/commissioner.cpp
index 64dc3bd87..1bc30b042 100644
--- a/src/core/meshcop/commissioner.cpp
+++ b/src/core/meshcop/commissioner.cpp
@@ -767,11 +767,18 @@ void Commissioner::HandleMgmtCommissionerSetResponse(Coap::Message          *aMe
 {
     OT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(aMessageInfo);
 
-    VerifyOrExit(aResult == kErrorNone && aMessage->GetCode() == Coap::kCodeChanged);
-    LogInfo("Received %s response", UriToString<kUriCommissionerSet>());
+    Error   error;
+    uint8_t state;
 
+    SuccessOrExit(error = aResult);
+    VerifyOrExit(aMessage->GetCode() == Coap::kCodeChanged && Tlv::Find<StateTlv>(*aMessage, state) == kErrorNone &&
+                     state != StateTlv::kPending,
+                 error = kErrorParse);
+
+    OT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(error);
 exit:
-    return;
+    LogInfo("Received %s response: %s", UriToString<kUriCommissionerSet>(),
+            error == kErrorNone ? StateTlv::StateToString(static_cast<StateTlv::State>(state)) : ErrorToString(error));
 }
 
 Error Commissioner::SendPetition(void)
diff --git a/src/core/meshcop/dataset_manager.cpp b/src/core/meshcop/dataset_manager.cpp
index b95b99ea9..043f88c2a 100644
--- a/src/core/meshcop/dataset_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/meshcop/dataset_manager.cpp
@@ -315,23 +315,12 @@ void DatasetManager::HandleMgmtSetResponse(Coap::Message *aMessage, const Ip6::M
     uint8_t state;
 
     SuccessOrExit(error = aError);
-    VerifyOrExit(Tlv::Find<StateTlv>(*aMessage, state) == kErrorNone, error = kErrorParse);
-
-    switch (state)
-    {
-    case StateTlv::kReject:
-        error = kErrorRejected;
-        break;
-    case StateTlv::kAccept:
-        error = kErrorNone;
-        break;
-    default:
-        error = kErrorParse;
-        break;
-    }
+    VerifyOrExit(Tlv::Find<StateTlv>(*aMessage, state) == kErrorNone && state != StateTlv::kPending,
+                 error = kErrorParse);
 
 exit:
-    LogInfo("MGMT_SET finished: %s", ErrorToString(error));
+    LogInfo("MGMT_SET finished: %s",
+            error == kErrorNone ? StateTlv::StateToString(static_cast<StateTlv::State>(state)) : ErrorToString(error));
 
     mMgmtPending = false;
 
diff --git a/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.cpp b/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.cpp
index 399b7102d..0e643ac03 100644
--- a/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.cpp
+++ b/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,20 @@ void ChannelTlv::SetChannel(uint16_t aChannel)
     mChannel = HostSwap16(aChannel);
 }
 
+const char *StateTlv::StateToString(State aState)
+{
+    static const char *const kStateStrings[] = {
+        "Pending", // (0) kPending,
+        "Accept",  // (1) kAccept
+        "Reject",  // (2) kReject,
+    };
+
+    static_assert(0 == kPending, "kPending value is incorrect");
+    static_assert(1 == kAccept, "kAccept value is incorrect");
+
+    return aState == kReject ? kStateStrings[2] : kStateStrings[aState];
+}
+
 bool ChannelMaskBaseTlv::IsValid(void) const
 {
     const ChannelMaskEntryBase *cur = GetFirstEntry();
diff --git a/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.hpp b/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.hpp
index 0b04a4ff0..3eca8dc35 100644
--- a/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.hpp
+++ b/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.hpp
@@ -1087,6 +1087,16 @@ public:
         kPending = 0,    ///< Pending
         kAccept  = 1,    ///< Accept
     };
+
+    /**
+     * Converts a `State` to a string.
+     *
+     * @param[in] aState  An item state.
+     *
+     * @returns A string representation of @p aState.
+     *
+     */
+    static const char *StateToString(State aState);
 };
 
 /**