diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
index 3b93c7a1b..bf5ea97c9 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_remove_network(DBusMessage *message,
 {
 	DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
 	const char *op;
-	char *iface = NULL, *net_id = NULL;
+	char *iface, *net_id;
 	int id;
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid;
 	int was_disabled;
@@ -1648,7 +1648,9 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_remove_network(DBusMessage *message,
 
 	/* Extract the network ID and ensure the network */
 	/* is actually a child of this interface */
-	iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(op, 0, &net_id, NULL);
+	iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(op,
+						    WPAS_DBUS_NEW_NETWORKS_PART,
+						    &net_id);
 	if (iface == NULL || net_id == NULL ||
 	    os_strcmp(iface, wpa_s->dbus_new_path) != 0) {
 		reply = wpas_dbus_error_invalid_args(message, op);
@@ -1694,7 +1696,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_remove_network(DBusMessage *message,
 
 out:
 	os_free(iface);
-	os_free(net_id);
 	return reply;
 }
 
@@ -1752,7 +1753,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_select_network(DBusMessage *message,
 {
 	DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
 	const char *op;
-	char *iface = NULL, *net_id = NULL;
+	char *iface, *net_id;
 	int id;
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid;
 
@@ -1761,7 +1762,9 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_select_network(DBusMessage *message,
 
 	/* Extract the network ID and ensure the network */
 	/* is actually a child of this interface */
-	iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(op, 0, &net_id, NULL);
+	iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(op,
+						    WPAS_DBUS_NEW_NETWORKS_PART,
+						    &net_id);
 	if (iface == NULL || net_id == NULL ||
 	    os_strcmp(iface, wpa_s->dbus_new_path) != 0) {
 		reply = wpas_dbus_error_invalid_args(message, op);
@@ -1786,7 +1789,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_select_network(DBusMessage *message,
 
 out:
 	os_free(iface);
-	os_free(net_id);
 	return reply;
 }
 
@@ -1805,7 +1807,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_network_reply(DBusMessage *message,
 #ifdef IEEE8021X_EAPOL
 	DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
 	const char *op, *field, *value;
-	char *iface = NULL, *net_id = NULL;
+	char *iface, *net_id;
 	int id;
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid;
 
@@ -1818,7 +1820,9 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_network_reply(DBusMessage *message,
 
 	/* Extract the network ID and ensure the network */
 	/* is actually a child of this interface */
-	iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(op, 0, &net_id, NULL);
+	iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(op,
+						    WPAS_DBUS_NEW_NETWORKS_PART,
+						    &net_id);
 	if (iface == NULL || net_id == NULL ||
 	    os_strcmp(iface, wpa_s->dbus_new_path) != 0) {
 		reply = wpas_dbus_error_invalid_args(message, op);
@@ -1848,7 +1852,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_network_reply(DBusMessage *message,
 
 out:
 	os_free(iface);
-	os_free(net_id);
 	return reply;
 #else /* IEEE8021X_EAPOL */
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "CTRL_IFACE: 802.1X not included");
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers_p2p.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers_p2p.c
index e95ee98d2..e3b850555 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers_p2p.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers_p2p.c
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_p2p_group_add(DBusMessage *message,
 	int persistent_group = 0;
 	int freq = 0;
 	char *iface = NULL;
-	char *net_id_str = NULL;
 	unsigned int group_id = 0;
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid;
 
@@ -342,13 +341,16 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_p2p_group_add(DBusMessage *message,
 		wpa_s = wpa_s->p2p_dev;
 
 	if (pg_object_path != NULL) {
+		char *net_id_str;
+
 		/*
 		 * A persistent group Object Path is defined meaning we want
 		 * to re-invoke a persistent group.
 		 */
 
-		iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(pg_object_path, 1,
-							    &net_id_str, NULL);
+		iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(
+			pg_object_path, WPAS_DBUS_NEW_PERSISTENT_GROUPS_PART,
+			&net_id_str);
 		if (iface == NULL ||
 		    os_strcmp(iface, wpa_s->dbus_new_path) != 0) {
 			reply =
@@ -381,7 +383,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_p2p_group_add(DBusMessage *message,
 
 out:
 	os_free(pg_object_path);
-	os_free(net_id_str);
 	os_free(iface);
 	return reply;
 inv_args_clear:
@@ -594,7 +595,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_p2p_invite(DBusMessage *message,
 	char *peer_object_path = NULL;
 	char *pg_object_path = NULL;
 	char *iface = NULL;
-	char *net_id_str = NULL;
 	u8 peer_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	unsigned int group_id = 0;
 	int persistent = 0;
@@ -635,13 +635,16 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_p2p_invite(DBusMessage *message,
 		wpa_s = wpa_s->p2p_dev;
 
 	if (persistent) {
+		char *net_id_str;
 		/*
 		 * A group ID is defined meaning we want to re-invoke a
 		 * persistent group
 		 */
 
-		iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(pg_object_path, 1,
-							    &net_id_str, NULL);
+		iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(
+			pg_object_path,
+			WPAS_DBUS_NEW_PERSISTENT_GROUPS_PART,
+			&net_id_str);
 		if (iface == NULL ||
 		    os_strcmp(iface, wpa_s->dbus_new_path) != 0) {
 			reply = wpas_dbus_error_invalid_args(message,
@@ -681,6 +684,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_p2p_invite(DBusMessage *message,
 	}
 
 out:
+	os_free(iface);
 	os_free(pg_object_path);
 	os_free(peer_object_path);
 	return reply;
@@ -1879,7 +1883,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_remove_persistent_group(
 {
 	DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
 	const char *op;
-	char *iface = NULL, *persistent_group_id = NULL;
+	char *iface = NULL, *persistent_group_id;
 	int id;
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid;
 
@@ -1890,9 +1894,9 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_remove_persistent_group(
 	 * Extract the network ID and ensure the network is actually a child of
 	 * this interface.
 	 */
-	iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(op, 1,
-						    &persistent_group_id,
-						    NULL);
+	iface = wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(
+		op, WPAS_DBUS_NEW_PERSISTENT_GROUPS_PART,
+		&persistent_group_id);
 	if (iface == NULL || os_strcmp(iface, wpa_s->dbus_new_path) != 0) {
 		reply = wpas_dbus_error_invalid_args(message, op);
 		goto out;
@@ -1925,7 +1929,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_remove_persistent_group(
 
 out:
 	os_free(iface);
-	os_free(persistent_group_id);
 	return reply;
 }
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_helpers.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_helpers.c
index 9086e4f9a..2cd3fe82f 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_helpers.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_helpers.c
@@ -969,29 +969,34 @@ dbus_bool_t wpa_dbus_get_object_properties(struct wpas_dbus_priv *iface,
 /**
  * wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path - Decompose an interface object path into parts
  * @path: The dbus object path
- * @p2p_persistent_group: indicates whether to parse the path as a P2P
- *                        persistent group object
- * @network: (out) the configured network this object path refers to, if any
- * @bssid: (out) the scanned bssid this object path refers to, if any
- * Returns: The object path of the network interface this path refers to
+ * @sep: Separating part (e.g., "Networks" or "PersistentGroups")
+ * @item: (out) The part following the specified separator, if any
+ * Returns: The object path of the interface this path refers to
  *
- * For a given object path, decomposes the object path into object id, network,
- * and BSSID parts, if those parts exist.
+ * For a given object path, decomposes the object path into object id and
+ * requested part, if those parts exist. The caller is responsible for freeing
+ * the returned value. The *item pointer points to that allocated value and must
+ * not be freed separately.
+ *
+ * As an example, path = "/fi/w1/wpa_supplicant1/Interfaces/1/Networks/0" and
+ * sep = "Networks" would result in "/fi/w1/wpa_supplicant1/Interfaces/1"
+ * getting returned and *items set to point to "0".
  */
-char *wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(const char *path,
-					   int p2p_persistent_group,
-					   char **network,
-					   char **bssid)
+char * wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(const char *path, const char *sep,
+					   char **item)
 {
 	const unsigned int dev_path_prefix_len =
 		os_strlen(WPAS_DBUS_NEW_PATH_INTERFACES "/");
 	char *obj_path_only;
-	char *next_sep;
+	char *pos;
+	size_t sep_len;
 
-	/* Be a bit paranoid about path */
-	if (!path || os_strncmp(path, WPAS_DBUS_NEW_PATH_INTERFACES "/",
-				dev_path_prefix_len))
-		return NULL;
+	*item = NULL;
+
+	/* Verify that this starts with our interface prefix */
+	if (os_strncmp(path, WPAS_DBUS_NEW_PATH_INTERFACES "/",
+		       dev_path_prefix_len) != 0)
+		return NULL; /* not our path */
 
 	/* Ensure there's something at the end of the path */
 	if ((path + dev_path_prefix_len)[0] == '\0')
@@ -1001,39 +1006,20 @@ char *wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(const char *path,
 	if (obj_path_only == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	next_sep = os_strchr(obj_path_only + dev_path_prefix_len, '/');
-	if (next_sep != NULL) {
-		const char *net_part = os_strstr(
-			next_sep, p2p_persistent_group ?
-			WPAS_DBUS_NEW_PERSISTENT_GROUPS_PART "/" :
-			WPAS_DBUS_NEW_NETWORKS_PART "/");
-		const char *bssid_part = os_strstr(
-			next_sep, WPAS_DBUS_NEW_BSSIDS_PART "/");
+	pos = obj_path_only + dev_path_prefix_len;
+	pos = os_strchr(pos, '/');
+	if (pos == NULL)
+		return obj_path_only; /* no next item on the path */
 
-		if (network && net_part) {
-			/* Deal with a request for a configured network */
-			const char *net_name = net_part +
-				os_strlen(p2p_persistent_group ?
-					  WPAS_DBUS_NEW_PERSISTENT_GROUPS_PART
-					  "/" :
-					  WPAS_DBUS_NEW_NETWORKS_PART "/");
-			*network = NULL;
-			if (os_strlen(net_name))
-				*network = os_strdup(net_name);
-		} else if (bssid && bssid_part) {
-			/* Deal with a request for a scanned BSSID */
-			const char *bssid_name = bssid_part +
-				os_strlen(WPAS_DBUS_NEW_BSSIDS_PART "/");
-			if (os_strlen(bssid_name))
-				*bssid = os_strdup(bssid_name);
-			else
-				*bssid = NULL;
-		}
+	 /* Separate network interface prefix from the path */
+	*pos++ = '\0';
 
-		/* Cut off interface object path before "/" */
-		*next_sep = '\0';
-	}
+	sep_len = os_strlen(sep);
+	if (os_strncmp(pos, sep, sep_len) != 0 || pos[sep_len] != '/')
+		return obj_path_only; /* no match */
 
+	 /* return a pointer to the requested item */
+	*item = pos + sep_len + 1;
 	return obj_path_only;
 }
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_helpers.h b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_helpers.h
index 6d31ad53c..dd7e21045 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_helpers.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_helpers.h
@@ -137,10 +137,8 @@ void wpa_dbus_mark_property_changed(struct wpas_dbus_priv *iface,
 DBusMessage * wpa_dbus_introspect(DBusMessage *message,
 				  struct wpa_dbus_object_desc *obj_dsc);
 
-char *wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(const char *path,
-					   int p2p_persistent_group,
-					   char **network,
-					   char **bssid);
+char * wpas_dbus_new_decompose_object_path(const char *path, const char *sep,
+					   char **item);
 
 DBusMessage *wpas_dbus_reply_new_from_error(DBusMessage *message,
 					    DBusError *error,