diff --git a/dmentry.c b/dmentry.c
index 5c21cb0b..b0d33248 100644
--- a/dmentry.c
+++ b/dmentry.c
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ int dm_entry_param_method(struct dmctx *ctx, int cmd, char *inparam, char *arg1,
 			fault = dm_entry_get_schema(ctx);
 			break;
 		case CMD_GET_INSTANCES:
+			if (arg1)
+				string_to_bool(arg1, &ctx->nextlevel);
+
 			fault = dm_entry_get_instances(ctx);
 			break;
 #ifdef BBF_TR064
diff --git a/libbbf_api/dmbbf.c b/libbbf_api/dmbbf.c
index 5c59f6c7..9a99143c 100644
--- a/libbbf_api/dmbbf.c
+++ b/libbbf_api/dmbbf.c
@@ -1425,31 +1425,31 @@ static int mparam_get_schema_name(DMPARAM_ARGS)
 /* **************
  * get_instances
  * **************/
-int dm_entry_get_instances(struct dmctx *dmctx)
+int dm_entry_get_instances(struct dmctx *ctx)
 {
-	DMOBJ *root = dmctx->dm_entryobj;
+	DMOBJ *root = ctx->dm_entryobj;
 	DMNODE node = { .current_object = "" };
 	char buf[4] = { dm_delim, 0 };
 	size_t plen;
 	int err;
 
-	if (dmctx->in_param[0] == 0)
-		dmctx->in_param = buf;
+	if (ctx->in_param[0] == 0)
+		ctx->in_param = buf;
 
-	plen = strlen(dmctx->in_param);
-	if (dmctx->in_param[plen - 1] != dm_delim)
+	plen = strlen(ctx->in_param);
+	if (ctx->in_param[plen - 1] != dm_delim)
 		return FAULT_9005;
 
-	dmctx->inparam_isparam = 0;
-	dmctx->findparam = 0;
-	dmctx->stop = 0;
-	dmctx->checkobj = plugin_obj_match;
-	dmctx->checkleaf = plugin_leaf_match;
-	dmctx->method_obj = mobj_get_instances_in_obj;
-	dmctx->method_param = mparam_get_instances_in_obj;
+	ctx->inparam_isparam = 0;
+	ctx->findparam = 0;
+	ctx->stop = 0;
+	ctx->checkobj = (ctx->nextlevel) ? plugin_obj_nextlevel_match : plugin_obj_match;
+	ctx->checkleaf = (ctx->nextlevel) ? plugin_leaf_nextlevel_match : plugin_leaf_match;
+	ctx->method_obj = mobj_get_instances_in_obj;
+	ctx->method_param = mparam_get_instances_in_obj;
 
-	err = dm_browse(dmctx, &node, root, NULL, NULL);
-	if (dmctx->findparam == 0)
+	err = dm_browse(ctx, &node, root, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ctx->findparam == 0)
 		return err;
 
 	return 0;