diff --git a/examples/all-clusters-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp b/examples/all-clusters-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
index 1d5a001dd1e9b1..0cee0e74ba78c8 100644
--- a/examples/all-clusters-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/all-clusters-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ void AppTask::ChipEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t /* arg */
         UpdateStatusLED();
         break;
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD)
-    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
 #if CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
         InitBasicOTARequestor();
 #endif // CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
diff --git a/examples/all-clusters-minimal-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp b/examples/all-clusters-minimal-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
index b0e23d9c4c54e4..fc565a94d1c12f 100644
--- a/examples/all-clusters-minimal-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/all-clusters-minimal-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ void AppTask::ChipEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t /* arg */
         sIsNetworkEnabled     = ConnectivityMgr().IsThreadEnabled();
         UpdateStatusLED();
         break;
-    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
 #if CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
         InitBasicOTARequestor();
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/contact-sensor-app/nxp/k32w/k32w0/main/AppTask.cpp b/examples/contact-sensor-app/nxp/k32w/k32w0/main/AppTask.cpp
index 91c8a240169627..7c3f30d33e6644 100644
--- a/examples/contact-sensor-app/nxp/k32w/k32w0/main/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/contact-sensor-app/nxp/k32w/k32w0/main/AppTask.cpp
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ void AppTask::MatterEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t)
     }
 
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_OTA_REQUESTOR
-    if (event->Type == DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized)
+    if (event->Type == DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized)
     {
         K32W_LOG("Dnssd platform initialized.");
         PlatformMgr().ScheduleWork(AppTask::InitOTA, 0);
diff --git a/examples/light-switch-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp b/examples/light-switch-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
index d2f7a6a6581c8d..1adb749a1cc931 100644
--- a/examples/light-switch-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/light-switch-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void AppTask::ChipEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t /* arg */
         UpdateStatusLED();
         break;
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD)
-    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
 #if CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
         InitBasicOTARequestor();
 #endif // CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp b/examples/lighting-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
index 8948ae1d3b3d33..485d000d5cfb75 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ void AppTask::ChipEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t /* arg */
         UpdateStatusLED();
         break;
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD)
-    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
 #if CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
         InitBasicOTARequestor();
 #endif /* CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR */
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/nxp/k32w/k32w0/main/AppTask.cpp b/examples/lighting-app/nxp/k32w/k32w0/main/AppTask.cpp
index 9a66623836036b..dca537f2d97881 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/nxp/k32w/k32w0/main/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/nxp/k32w/k32w0/main/AppTask.cpp
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ void AppTask::MatterEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t)
     }
 
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_OTA_REQUESTOR
-    if (event->Type == DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized)
+    if (event->Type == DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized)
     {
         K32W_LOG("Dnssd platform initialized.");
         PlatformMgr().ScheduleWork(AppTask::InitOTA, 0);
diff --git a/examples/lock-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp b/examples/lock-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
index fc6c6bece1faf2..c6b6a1fd5b6654 100644
--- a/examples/lock-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/lock-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ void AppTask::ChipEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t /* arg */
         UpdateStatusLED();
         break;
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD)
-    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
 #if CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
         InitBasicOTARequestor();
 #endif // CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
diff --git a/examples/pump-app/cc13x2x7_26x2x7/main/DeviceCallbacks.cpp b/examples/pump-app/cc13x2x7_26x2x7/main/DeviceCallbacks.cpp
index a276405355482f..8cda813016e45e 100644
--- a/examples/pump-app/cc13x2x7_26x2x7/main/DeviceCallbacks.cpp
+++ b/examples/pump-app/cc13x2x7_26x2x7/main/DeviceCallbacks.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void DeviceCallbacks::DeviceEventCallback(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_
         PLAT_LOG("## Operational network enabled");
         break;
 
-    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
         PLAT_LOG("## Dnssd platform initialized");
         break;
 
diff --git a/examples/pump-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp b/examples/pump-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
index ac94f703c2ce2f..94a7088dbc7644 100644
--- a/examples/pump-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/pump-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void AppTask::ChipEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t /* arg */
         sIsNetworkEnabled     = ConnectivityMgr().IsThreadEnabled();
         UpdateStatusLED();
         break;
-    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
 #if CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
         InitBasicOTARequestor();
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/pump-controller-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp b/examples/pump-controller-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
index 2b11e7cbbb37ac..b97b11eabc1baf 100644
--- a/examples/pump-controller-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/pump-controller-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ void AppTask::ChipEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t /* arg */
         sIsNetworkEnabled     = ConnectivityMgr().IsThreadEnabled();
         UpdateStatusLED();
         break;
-    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
 #if CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
         InitBasicOTARequestor();
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/window-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp b/examples/window-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
index 119f8346c4cdda..deb0cffb5e1a44 100644
--- a/examples/window-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/window-app/nrfconnect/main/AppTask.cpp
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ void AppTask::ChipEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t /* arg */
         sIsNetworkEnabled     = ConnectivityMgr().IsThreadEnabled();
         UpdateStatusLED();
         break;
-    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
 #if CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
         InitBasicOTARequestor();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/app/server/Dnssd.cpp b/src/app/server/Dnssd.cpp
index 40f0da6f8ccca5..fc1faeb25b328a 100644
--- a/src/app/server/Dnssd.cpp
+++ b/src/app/server/Dnssd.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void OnPlatformEvent(const DeviceLayer::ChipDeviceEvent * event)
 {
     switch (event->Type)
     {
-    case DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
     case DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kDnssdRestartNeeded:
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_SED
     case DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kSEDIntervalChange:
diff --git a/src/app/server/Server.cpp b/src/app/server/Server.cpp
index c1d6d25414eef7..c3fd69e80817e0 100644
--- a/src/app/server/Server.cpp
+++ b/src/app/server/Server.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ void Server::OnPlatformEvent(const DeviceLayer::ChipDeviceEvent & event)
 {
     switch (event.Type)
     {
-    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized:
+    case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
         // Platform DNS-SD implementation uses kPlatformDnssdInitialized event to signal that it's ready.
         if (!mIsDnssdReady)
         {
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@ void Server::CheckServerReadyEvent()
     // are ready, and emit the 'server ready' event if so.
     if (mIsDnssdReady)
     {
+        ChipLogError(AppServer, "Server initialization complete");
+
         ChipDeviceEvent event = { .Type = DeviceEventType::kServerReady };
         PlatformMgr().PostEventOrDie(&event);
     }
diff --git a/src/include/platform/CHIPDeviceEvent.h b/src/include/platform/CHIPDeviceEvent.h
index 5d9dd5ee312f35..591794cbc21705 100644
--- a/src/include/platform/CHIPDeviceEvent.h
+++ b/src/include/platform/CHIPDeviceEvent.h
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ enum PublicEventTypes
     kOperationalNetworkEnabled,
 
     /**
-     * Signals that DNS-SD platform layer was initialized and is ready to operate.
+     * Signals that DNS-SD has been initialized and is ready to operate.
      */
-    kDnssdPlatformInitialized,
+    kDnssdInitialized,
 
     /**
      * Signals that DNS-SD backend was restarted and services must be published again.
diff --git a/src/lib/dnssd/Advertiser_ImplMinimalMdns.cpp b/src/lib/dnssd/Advertiser_ImplMinimalMdns.cpp
index d38b8f5ff1e37d..47ee3b10e7d073 100644
--- a/src/lib/dnssd/Advertiser_ImplMinimalMdns.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/dnssd/Advertiser_ImplMinimalMdns.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR AdvertiserMinMdns::Init(chip::Inet::EndPointManager<chip::Inet::UDPEn
     // is true.  But we don't handle updates to our set of interfaces right now,
     // so rely on the logic in this function to shut down and restart the
     // GlobalMinimalMdnsServer to handle that.
-    GlobalMinimalMdnsServer::Server().Shutdown();
+    GlobalMinimalMdnsServer::Server().ShutdownEndpoints();
 
     if (!mIsInitialized)
     {
diff --git a/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp b/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp
index 5d8ef3eeaaf7f8..c20fd990fef95a 100644
--- a/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void DiscoveryImplPlatform::HandleDnssdInit(void * context, CHIP_ERROR initError
 
         // Post an event that will start advertising
         DeviceLayer::ChipDeviceEvent event;
-        event.Type = DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kDnssdPlatformInitialized;
+        event.Type = DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized;
 
         CHIP_ERROR error = DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().PostEvent(&event);
         if (error != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
diff --git a/src/lib/dnssd/MinimalMdnsServer.cpp b/src/lib/dnssd/MinimalMdnsServer.cpp
index ec07e0e8632c5e..2fbe9fd7e6776b 100644
--- a/src/lib/dnssd/MinimalMdnsServer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/dnssd/MinimalMdnsServer.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ GlobalMinimalMdnsServer & GlobalMinimalMdnsServer::Instance()
 CHIP_ERROR GlobalMinimalMdnsServer::StartServer(chip::Inet::EndPointManager<chip::Inet::UDPEndPoint> * udpEndPointManager,
                                                 uint16_t port)
 {
-    GlobalMinimalMdnsServer::Server().Shutdown();
+    GlobalMinimalMdnsServer::Server().ShutdownEndpoints();
 
     UniquePtr<ListenIterator> endpoints = GetAddressPolicy()->GetListenEndpoints();
 
diff --git a/src/lib/dnssd/minimal_mdns/Server.cpp b/src/lib/dnssd/minimal_mdns/Server.cpp
index 9db53bee0c4c6c..ea6dc693739d86 100644
--- a/src/lib/dnssd/minimal_mdns/Server.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/dnssd/minimal_mdns/Server.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <lib/dnssd/minimal_mdns/core/DnsHeader.h>
+#include <platform/CHIPDeviceLayer.h>
 
 namespace mdns {
 namespace Minimal {
@@ -190,6 +191,12 @@ ServerBase::~ServerBase()
 }
 
 void ServerBase::Shutdown()
+{
+    ShutdownEndpoints();
+    mIsInitialized = false;
+}
+
+void ServerBase::ShutdownEndpoints()
 {
     mEndpoints.ReleaseAll();
 }
@@ -216,7 +223,7 @@ bool ServerBase::IsListening() const
 CHIP_ERROR ServerBase::Listen(chip::Inet::EndPointManager<chip::Inet::UDPEndPoint> * udpEndPointManager, ListenIterator * it,
                               uint16_t port)
 {
-    Shutdown(); // ensure everything starts fresh
+    ShutdownEndpoints(); // ensure everything starts fresh
 
     chip::Inet::InterfaceId interfaceId = chip::Inet::InterfaceId::Null();
     chip::Inet::IPAddressType addressType;
@@ -271,6 +278,17 @@ CHIP_ERROR ServerBase::Listen(chip::Inet::EndPointManager<chip::Inet::UDPEndPoin
             mEndpoints.CreateObject(interfaceId, addressType, std::move(endPointHolder));
         }
 #endif
+
+        // If at least one interface is used by the mDNS server, notify the application that DNS-SD is ready.
+        if (!mIsInitialized)
+        {
+#if !CHIP_DEVICE_LAYER_NONE
+            chip::DeviceLayer::ChipDeviceEvent event{};
+            event.Type = chip::DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized;
+            chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().PostEventOrDie(&event);
+#endif
+            mIsInitialized = true;
+        }
     }
 
     return autoShutdown.ReturnSuccess();
diff --git a/src/lib/dnssd/minimal_mdns/Server.h b/src/lib/dnssd/minimal_mdns/Server.h
index dfca413a463356..150a5e44dc8e69 100644
--- a/src/lib/dnssd/minimal_mdns/Server.h
+++ b/src/lib/dnssd/minimal_mdns/Server.h
@@ -138,9 +138,10 @@ class ServerBase
     }
     virtual ~ServerBase();
 
-    /// Closes all currently open endpoints
+    /// Closes all currently open endpoints and resets the 'initialized' flag
     void Shutdown();
 
+    void ShutdownEndpoints();
     void ShutdownEndpoint(EndpointInfo & aEndpoint);
 
     /// Listen on the given interfaces/address types.
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ class ServerBase
 #if INET_CONFIG_ENABLE_IPV4
     chip::Inet::IPAddress mIpv4BroadcastAddress;
 #endif
+    bool mIsInitialized = false;
 };
 
 // The PoolImpl impl is used as a base class because its destructor must be called after ServerBase's destructor.