diff --git a/src/app/WriteClient.cpp b/src/app/WriteClient.cpp
index 211d8db96214c0..26699e402b76a3 100644
--- a/src/app/WriteClient.cpp
+++ b/src/app/WriteClient.cpp
@@ -244,12 +244,21 @@ CHIP_ERROR WriteClient::SendWriteRequest(SessionHandle session, System::Clock::T
     // Create a new exchange context.
     mpExchangeCtx = mpExchangeMgr->NewContext(session, this);
     VerifyOrExit(mpExchangeCtx != nullptr, err = CHIP_ERROR_NO_MEMORY);
-    mpExchangeCtx->SetResponseTimeout(timeout);
+    if (session.IsGroupSession())
+    {
+        // Exchange will be closed by WriteClientHandle::SendWriteRequest for group messages
+        err = mpExchangeCtx->SendMessage(Protocols::InteractionModel::MsgType::WriteRequest, std::move(packet),
+                                         Messaging::SendFlags(Messaging::SendMessageFlags::kNoAutoRequestAck));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        mpExchangeCtx->SetResponseTimeout(timeout);
 
-    err = mpExchangeCtx->SendMessage(Protocols::InteractionModel::MsgType::WriteRequest, std::move(packet),
-                                     Messaging::SendFlags(Messaging::SendMessageFlags::kExpectResponse));
-    SuccessOrExit(err);
-    MoveToState(State::AwaitingResponse);
+        err = mpExchangeCtx->SendMessage(Protocols::InteractionModel::MsgType::WriteRequest, std::move(packet),
+                                         Messaging::SendFlags(Messaging::SendMessageFlags::kExpectResponse));
+        SuccessOrExit(err);
+        MoveToState(State::AwaitingResponse);
+    }
 
 exit:
     if (err != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
@@ -350,10 +359,11 @@ CHIP_ERROR WriteClientHandle::SendWriteRequest(SessionHandle session, System::Cl
 {
     CHIP_ERROR err = mpWriteClient->SendWriteRequest(session, timeout);
 
-    if (err == CHIP_NO_ERROR)
+    // Transferring ownership of the underlying WriteClient to the IM layer. IM will manage its lifetime.
+    // For groupcast writes, there is no transfer of ownership since the interaction is done upon transmission of the action
+    if (err == CHIP_NO_ERROR && !session.IsGroupSession())
     {
-        // On success, the InteractionModelEngine will be responible to take care of the lifecycle of the WriteClient, so we release
-        // the WriteClient without closing it.
+        // Release the WriteClient without closing it.
         mpWriteClient = nullptr;
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/app/tests/TestWriteInteraction.cpp b/src/app/tests/TestWriteInteraction.cpp
index 1a5067e5cc0976..fd83dd21491365 100644
--- a/src/app/tests/TestWriteInteraction.cpp
+++ b/src/app/tests/TestWriteInteraction.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class TestWriteInteraction
 {
 public:
     static void TestWriteClient(nlTestSuite * apSuite, void * apContext);
+    static void TestWriteClientGroup(nlTestSuite * apSuite, void * apContext);
     static void TestWriteHandler(nlTestSuite * apSuite, void * apContext);
     static void TestWriteRoundtrip(nlTestSuite * apSuite, void * apContext);
     static void TestWriteRoundtripWithClusterObjects(nlTestSuite * apSuite, void * apContext);
@@ -233,6 +234,33 @@ void TestWriteInteraction::TestWriteClient(nlTestSuite * apSuite, void * apConte
     NL_TEST_ASSERT(apSuite, rm->TestGetCountRetransTable() == 0);
 }
 
+void TestWriteInteraction::TestWriteClientGroup(nlTestSuite * apSuite, void * apContext)
+{
+    TestContext & ctx = *static_cast<TestContext *>(apContext);
+
+    CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
+
+    app::WriteClient writeClient;
+    app::WriteClientHandle writeClientHandle;
+    writeClientHandle.SetWriteClient(&writeClient);
+
+    System::PacketBufferHandle buf = System::PacketBufferHandle::New(System::PacketBuffer::kMaxSize);
+    TestWriteClientCallback callback;
+    err = writeClient.Init(&ctx.GetExchangeManager(), &callback);
+    NL_TEST_ASSERT(apSuite, err == CHIP_NO_ERROR);
+    AddAttributeDataIB(apSuite, apContext, writeClientHandle);
+
+    SessionHandle groupSession = ctx.GetSessionBobToFriends();
+    NL_TEST_ASSERT(apSuite, groupSession.IsGroupSession());
+
+    err = writeClientHandle.SendWriteRequest(groupSession);
+
+    // Write will fail until issue #11078 is completed
+    NL_TEST_ASSERT(apSuite, err == CHIP_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED);
+    // The internal WriteClient should be shutdown once we SendWriteRequest for group.
+    NL_TEST_ASSERT(apSuite, nullptr == writeClientHandle.mpWriteClient);
+}
+
 void TestWriteInteraction::TestWriteHandler(nlTestSuite * apSuite, void * apContext)
 {
     TestContext & ctx = *static_cast<TestContext *>(apContext);
@@ -384,6 +412,7 @@ namespace {
 const nlTest sTests[] =
 {
         NL_TEST_DEF("CheckWriteClient", chip::app::TestWriteInteraction::TestWriteClient),
+        NL_TEST_DEF("CheckWriteClientGroup", chip::app::TestWriteInteraction::TestWriteClientGroup),
         NL_TEST_DEF("CheckWriteHandler", chip::app::TestWriteInteraction::TestWriteHandler),
         NL_TEST_DEF("CheckWriteRoundtrip", chip::app::TestWriteInteraction::TestWriteRoundtrip),
         NL_TEST_DEF("TestWriteRoundtripWithClusterObjects", chip::app::TestWriteInteraction::TestWriteRoundtripWithClusterObjects),
diff --git a/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.cpp b/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.cpp
index f680c40586a0dc..fa09f93cefcd4a 100644
--- a/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.cpp
+++ b/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ SessionHandle MessagingContext::GetSessionAliceToBob()
     return SessionHandle(GetBobNodeId(), GetAliceKeyId(), GetBobKeyId(), mDestFabricIndex);
 }
 
+SessionHandle MessagingContext::GetSessionBobToFriends()
+{
+    return SessionHandle(GetBobKeyId(), GetFriendsGroupId(), GetFabricIndex());
+}
+
 Messaging::ExchangeContext * MessagingContext::NewUnauthenticatedExchangeToAlice(Messaging::ExchangeDelegate * delegate)
 {
     return mExchangeManager.NewContext(mSessionManager.CreateUnauthenticatedSession(mAliceAddress).Value(), delegate);
diff --git a/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.h b/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.h
index 4c8e9755fb02b1..0e9159648fd135 100644
--- a/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.h
+++ b/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class MessagingContext
 
     uint16_t GetBobKeyId() const { return mBobKeyId; }
     uint16_t GetAliceKeyId() const { return mAliceKeyId; }
+    GroupId GetFriendsGroupId() const { return mFriendsGroupId; }
 
     void SetBobKeyId(uint16_t id) { mBobKeyId = id; }
     void SetAliceKeyId(uint16_t id) { mAliceKeyId = id; }
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class MessagingContext
 
     SessionHandle GetSessionBobToAlice();
     SessionHandle GetSessionAliceToBob();
+    SessionHandle GetSessionBobToFriends();
 
     Messaging::ExchangeContext * NewUnauthenticatedExchangeToAlice(Messaging::ExchangeDelegate * delegate);
     Messaging::ExchangeContext * NewUnauthenticatedExchangeToBob(Messaging::ExchangeDelegate * delegate);
@@ -94,10 +96,11 @@ class MessagingContext
     secure_channel::MessageCounterManager mMessageCounterManager;
     IOContext * mIOContext;
 
-    NodeId mBobNodeId    = 123654;
-    NodeId mAliceNodeId  = 111222333;
-    uint16_t mBobKeyId   = 1;
-    uint16_t mAliceKeyId = 2;
+    NodeId mBobNodeId       = 123654;
+    NodeId mAliceNodeId     = 111222333;
+    uint16_t mBobKeyId      = 1;
+    uint16_t mAliceKeyId    = 2;
+    GroupId mFriendsGroupId = 517;
     Transport::PeerAddress mAliceAddress;
     Transport::PeerAddress mBobAddress;
     SecurePairingUsingTestSecret mPairingAliceToBob;