diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm
index d51e3a50d7004d..a436003d7605b9 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ - (BOOL)startup:(MTRDeviceControllerStartupParamsInternal *)startupParams
             commissionerParams.controllerNOC = noc;
         }
         commissionerParams.controllerVendorId = static_cast<chip::VendorId>([startupParams.vendorID unsignedShortValue]);
+        commissionerParams.enableServerInteractions = startupParams.advertiseOperational;
         commissionerParams.deviceAttestationVerifier = _factory.deviceAttestationVerifier;
 
         auto & factory = chip::Controller::DeviceControllerFactory::GetInstance();
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerFactory.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerFactory.mm
index d71acaab034c11..ada02b3817529b 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerFactory.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerFactory.mm
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ @interface MTRDeviceControllerFactory ()
 @property (readonly) Credentials::PersistentStorageOpCertStore * opCertStore;
 @property (readonly) MTROperationalBrowser * operationalBrowser;
 @property () chip::Credentials::DeviceAttestationVerifier * deviceAttestationVerifier;
+@property (readonly) BOOL advertiseOperational;
 
 - (BOOL)findMatchingFabric:(FabricTable &)fabricTable
                     params:(MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams *)params
@@ -435,9 +436,7 @@ - (BOOL)startControllerFactory:(MTRDeviceControllerFactoryParams *)startupParams
         if (startupParams.port != nil) {
             params.listenPort = [startupParams.port unsignedShortValue];
         }
-        if (startupParams.shouldStartServer == YES) {
-            params.enableServerInteractions = true;
-        }
+        params.enableServerInteractions = startupParams.shouldStartServer;
 
         params.groupDataProvider = _groupDataProvider;
         params.sessionKeystore = _sessionKeystore;
@@ -470,6 +469,7 @@ - (BOOL)startControllerFactory:(MTRDeviceControllerFactoryParams *)startupParams
         _controllerFactory->RetainSystemState();
         _controllerFactory->ReleaseSystemState();
 
+        self->_advertiseOperational = startupParams.shouldStartServer;
         self->_running = YES;
     });
 
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ - (MTRDeviceController * _Nullable)createControllerOnExistingFabric:(MTRDeviceCo
         params = [[MTRDeviceControllerStartupParamsInternal alloc] initForExistingFabric:fabricTable
                                                                              fabricIndex:fabric->GetFabricIndex()
                                                                                 keystore:_keystore
+                                                                    advertiseOperational:self.advertiseOperational
                                                                                   params:startupParams];
         if (params == nil) {
             fabricError = CHIP_ERROR_NO_MEMORY;
@@ -649,6 +650,7 @@ - (MTRDeviceController * _Nullable)createControllerOnNewFabric:(MTRDeviceControl
 
         params = [[MTRDeviceControllerStartupParamsInternal alloc] initForNewFabric:fabricTable
                                                                            keystore:_keystore
+                                                               advertiseOperational:self.advertiseOperational
                                                                              params:startupParams];
         if (params == nil) {
             fabricError = CHIP_ERROR_NO_MEMORY;
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams.mm
index ba247576e916fa..4023220fc34396 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams.mm
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithParams:(MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams *)params
 
 - (instancetype)initForNewFabric:(chip::FabricTable *)fabricTable
                         keystore:(chip::Crypto::OperationalKeystore *)keystore
+            advertiseOperational:(BOOL)advertiseOperational
                           params:(MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams *)params
 {
     if (!(self = [self initWithParams:params])) {
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ - (instancetype)initForNewFabric:(chip::FabricTable *)fabricTable
 
     _fabricTable = fabricTable;
     _keystore = keystore;
+    _advertiseOperational = advertiseOperational;
 
     return self;
 }
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ - (instancetype)initForNewFabric:(chip::FabricTable *)fabricTable
 - (instancetype)initForExistingFabric:(FabricTable *)fabricTable
                           fabricIndex:(FabricIndex)fabricIndex
                              keystore:(chip::Crypto::OperationalKeystore *)keystore
+                 advertiseOperational:(BOOL)advertiseOperational
                                params:(MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams *)params
 {
     if (!(self = [self initWithParams:params])) {
@@ -352,6 +355,7 @@ - (instancetype)initForExistingFabric:(FabricTable *)fabricTable
     _fabricTable = fabricTable;
     _fabricIndex.Emplace(fabricIndex);
     _keystore = keystore;
+    _advertiseOperational = advertiseOperational;
 
     return self;
 }
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams_Internal.h b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams_Internal.h
index 79751cc95362e8..146a4bad978985 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams_Internal.h
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams_Internal.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 // Key store we're using with our fabric table, for sanity checks.
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) chip::Crypto::OperationalKeystore * keystore;
 
+@property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) BOOL advertiseOperational;
+
 /**
  * Helper method that checks that our keypairs match our certificates.
  * Specifically:
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 - (instancetype)initForNewFabric:(chip::FabricTable *)fabricTable
                         keystore:(chip::Crypto::OperationalKeystore *)keystore
+            advertiseOperational:(BOOL)advertiseOperational
                           params:(MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams *)params;
 
 /**
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 - (instancetype)initForExistingFabric:(chip::FabricTable *)fabricTable
                           fabricIndex:(chip::FabricIndex)fabricIndex
                              keystore:(chip::Crypto::OperationalKeystore *)keystore
+                 advertiseOperational:(BOOL)advertiseOperational
                                params:(MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams *)params;
 
 /**