diff --git a/src/bindings/python/src/openvino/frontend/frontend.py b/src/bindings/python/src/openvino/frontend/frontend.py
index 09e23df2bf4c9a..4d549d24b4ef7c 100644
--- a/src/bindings/python/src/openvino/frontend/frontend.py
+++ b/src/bindings/python/src/openvino/frontend/frontend.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ def __init__(self, fe: FrontEndBase) -> None:
         super().__init__(fe)
 
     def convert(self, model: Union[Model, InputModel]) -> Model:
-        if isinstance(model, Model):
-            model = model._Model__model
         converted_model = super().convert(model)
         if isinstance(model, InputModel):
             return Model(converted_model)
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ def decode(self, model: InputModel) -> Model:
         return Model(super().decode(model))
 
     def normalize(self, model: Model) -> None:
-        super().normalize(model._Model__model)
+        super().normalize(model)
 
 
 class FrontEndManager(FrontEndManagerBase):
diff --git a/src/bindings/python/src/pyopenvino/frontend/frontend.cpp b/src/bindings/python/src/pyopenvino/frontend/frontend.cpp
index 758fb505f5f885..52707b0b8248ce 100644
--- a/src/bindings/python/src/pyopenvino/frontend/frontend.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/python/src/pyopenvino/frontend/frontend.cpp
@@ -113,10 +113,13 @@ void regclass_frontend_FrontEnd(py::module m) {
                 :rtype: openvino.runtime.Model
              )");
 
-    fem.def("convert",
-            static_cast<void (FrontEnd::*)(const std::shared_ptr<ov::Model>&) const>(&FrontEnd::convert),
-            py::arg("model"),
-            R"(
+    fem.def(
+        "convert",
+        [](FrontEnd& self, const py::object& ie_api_model) {
+            return self.convert(Common::utils::convert_to_model(ie_api_model));
+        },
+        py::arg("model"),
+        R"(
                 Completely convert the remaining, not converted part of a function.
 
                 :param model: Partially converted OpenVINO model.
@@ -153,10 +156,13 @@ void regclass_frontend_FrontEnd(py::module m) {
                 :rtype: openvino.runtime.Model
              )");
 
-    fem.def("normalize",
-            &FrontEnd::normalize,
-            py::arg("model"),
-            R"(
+    fem.def(
+        "normalize",
+        [](FrontEnd& self, const py::object& ie_api_model) {
+            self.normalize(Common::utils::convert_to_model(ie_api_model));
+        },
+        py::arg("model"),
+        R"(
                 Runs normalization passes on function that was loaded with partial conversion.
 
                 :param model : Partially converted OpenVINO model.
diff --git a/src/bindings/python/tests/test_runtime/test_model.py b/src/bindings/python/tests/test_runtime/test_model.py
index f19eac63c11bb7..425cdb97129c69 100644
--- a/src/bindings/python/tests/test_runtime/test_model.py
+++ b/src/bindings/python/tests/test_runtime/test_model.py
@@ -829,16 +829,16 @@ def test_model_with_statement():
 
         with Core().read_model(f"{model_save_dir}/model.xml") as model:
             assert mem_model.friendly_name == model.friendly_name
-   
+
         with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
             save_model(model, f"{model_save_dir}/model.xml")
 
     # Behavior after exiting the context manager
     with mem_model as model:
         pass
-    assert type(mem_model) == Model
+    assert isinstance(mem_model, Model)
     with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match="attribute is no longer accessible."):
-            model.friendly_name
+        model.friendly_name
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != "win32", reason="Windows only")