diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/commands/pairing/PairingCommand.cpp b/examples/chip-tool/commands/pairing/PairingCommand.cpp
index b2aec812597a88..9f827004d087f4 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/commands/pairing/PairingCommand.cpp
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/commands/pairing/PairingCommand.cpp
@@ -109,10 +109,19 @@ CHIP_ERROR PairingCommand::PairWithCode(NodeId remoteId)
 
 CHIP_ERROR PairingCommand::Pair(NodeId remoteId, PeerAddress address)
 {
-    RendezvousParameters params =
-        RendezvousParameters().SetSetupPINCode(mSetupPINCode).SetDiscriminator(mDiscriminator).SetPeerAddress(address);
-    CommissioningParameters commissioningParams = GetCommissioningParameters();
-    return CurrentCommissioner().PairDevice(remoteId, params, commissioningParams);
+    auto params = RendezvousParameters().SetSetupPINCode(mSetupPINCode).SetDiscriminator(mDiscriminator).SetPeerAddress(address);
+
+    CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
+    if (mPaseOnly.ValueOr(false))
+    {
+        err = CurrentCommissioner().EstablishPASEConnection(remoteId, params);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        auto commissioningParams = GetCommissioningParameters();
+        err                      = CurrentCommissioner().PairDevice(remoteId, params, commissioningParams);
+    }
+    return err;
 }
 
 CHIP_ERROR PairingCommand::PairWithMdns(NodeId remoteId)
@@ -183,7 +192,7 @@ void PairingCommand::OnPairingComplete(CHIP_ERROR err)
     {
         ChipLogProgress(chipTool, "Pairing Success");
         ChipLogProgress(chipTool, "PASE establishment successful");
-        if (mPairingMode == PairingMode::CodePaseOnly)
+        if (mPairingMode == PairingMode::CodePaseOnly || mPaseOnly.ValueOr(false))
         {
             SetCommandExitStatus(err);
         }
diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/commands/pairing/PairingCommand.h b/examples/chip-tool/commands/pairing/PairingCommand.h
index af05ec42d17f81..61c7440ad9963e 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/commands/pairing/PairingCommand.h
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/commands/pairing/PairingCommand.h
@@ -89,18 +89,21 @@ class PairingCommand : public CHIPCommand,
             break;
         case PairingMode::OnNetwork:
             AddArgument("setup-pin-code", 0, 134217727, &mSetupPINCode);
+            AddArgument("pase-only", 0, 1, &mPaseOnly);
             break;
         case PairingMode::SoftAP:
             AddArgument("setup-pin-code", 0, 134217727, &mSetupPINCode);
             AddArgument("discriminator", 0, 4096, &mDiscriminator);
             AddArgument("device-remote-ip", &mRemoteAddr);
             AddArgument("device-remote-port", 0, UINT16_MAX, &mRemotePort);
+            AddArgument("pase-only", 0, 1, &mPaseOnly);
             break;
         case PairingMode::Ethernet:
             AddArgument("setup-pin-code", 0, 134217727, &mSetupPINCode);
             AddArgument("discriminator", 0, 4096, &mDiscriminator);
             AddArgument("device-remote-ip", &mRemoteAddr);
             AddArgument("device-remote-port", 0, UINT16_MAX, &mRemotePort);
+            AddArgument("pase-only", 0, 1, &mPaseOnly);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ class PairingCommand : public CHIPCommand,
     chip::Optional<uint16_t> mTimeout;
     chip::Optional<bool> mDiscoverOnce;
     chip::Optional<bool> mUseOnlyOnNetworkDiscovery;
+    chip::Optional<bool> mPaseOnly;
     uint16_t mRemotePort;
     uint16_t mDiscriminator;
     uint32_t mSetupPINCode;