diff --git a/src/controller/tests/TestEventCaching.cpp b/src/controller/tests/TestEventCaching.cpp
index ee6dc6c852bc93..6609f3c314ba91 100644
--- a/src/controller/tests/TestEventCaching.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/tests/TestEventCaching.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ class TestContext : public chip::Test::AppContext
 
         auto * ctx = static_cast<TestContext *>(context);
 
+        if (ctx->mEventCounter.Init(0) != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
+        {
+            return FAILURE;
+        }
+
         chip::app::LogStorageResources logStorageResources[] = {
             { &gDebugEventBuffer[0], sizeof(gDebugEventBuffer), chip::app::PriorityLevel::Debug },
             { &gInfoEventBuffer[0], sizeof(gInfoEventBuffer), chip::app::PriorityLevel::Info },
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ class TestContext : public chip::Test::AppContext
 
         chip::app::EventManagement::CreateEventManagement(&ctx->GetExchangeManager(),
                                                           sizeof(logStorageResources) / sizeof(logStorageResources[0]),
-                                                          gCircularEventBuffer, logStorageResources, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
+                                                          gCircularEventBuffer, logStorageResources, &ctx->mEventCounter);
 
         return SUCCESS;
     }
@@ -83,6 +88,9 @@ class TestContext : public chip::Test::AppContext
 
         return SUCCESS;
     }
+
+private:
+    MonotonicallyIncreasingCounter mEventCounter;
 };
 
 nlTestSuite * gSuite = nullptr;