diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/adv.h b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/adv.h
index 563a2118b71..2db83d59211 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/adv.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/adv.h
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ struct bt_mesh_adv_ctx {
 };
 
 struct bt_mesh_adv {
-	sys_snode_t node;
+	void *adv_bearer;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_MESH_GATT)
+	void *gatt_bearer[CONFIG_BT_MAX_CONN];
+#endif
 
 	struct bt_mesh_adv_ctx ctx;
 
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_msg.c b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_msg.c
index edee3ad384c..a4d8c8c14b2 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_msg.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/proxy_msg.c
@@ -56,6 +56,24 @@ static struct bt_mesh_proxy_role roles[CONFIG_BT_MAX_CONN];
 
 static int conn_count;
 
+static void proxy_queue_put(struct bt_mesh_proxy_role *role, struct bt_mesh_adv *adv)
+{
+	k_fifo_put(&role->pending, &(adv->gatt_bearer[bt_conn_index(role->conn)]));
+}
+
+static struct bt_mesh_adv *proxy_queue_get(struct bt_mesh_proxy_role *role)
+{
+	void *gatt_bearer;
+
+	gatt_bearer = k_fifo_get(&role->pending, K_NO_WAIT);
+	if (!gatt_bearer) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return CONTAINER_OF(gatt_bearer, struct bt_mesh_adv,
+			    gatt_bearer[bt_conn_index(role->conn)]);
+}
+
 static void proxy_sar_timeout(struct k_work *work)
 {
 	struct bt_mesh_proxy_role *role;
@@ -66,7 +84,7 @@ static void proxy_sar_timeout(struct k_work *work)
 	role = CONTAINER_OF(dwork, struct bt_mesh_proxy_role, sar_timer);
 
 	while (!k_fifo_is_empty(&role->pending)) {
-		struct bt_mesh_adv *adv = k_fifo_get(&role->pending, K_NO_WAIT);
+		struct bt_mesh_adv *adv = proxy_queue_get(role);
 
 		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(adv);
 
@@ -243,7 +261,7 @@ int bt_mesh_proxy_relay_send(struct bt_conn *conn, struct bt_mesh_adv *adv)
 {
 	struct bt_mesh_proxy_role *role = &roles[bt_conn_index(conn)];
 
-	k_fifo_put(&role->pending, bt_mesh_adv_ref(adv));
+	proxy_queue_put(role, bt_mesh_adv_ref(adv));
 
 	bt_mesh_wq_submit(&role->work);
 
@@ -259,7 +277,7 @@ static void proxy_msg_send_pending(struct k_work *work)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	adv = k_fifo_get(&role->pending, K_NO_WAIT);
+	adv = proxy_queue_get(role);
 	if (!adv) {
 		return;
 	}