diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm
index 8ff85e39f9c49c..b7c2e1395dd6ac 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
  *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  *    limitations under the License.
  */
+#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include <MTRDeviceController.h>
+#include <MTRUtilities.h>
 #import <Matter/MTRDefines.h>
 #import <Matter/MTRDeviceControllerParameters.h>
 
@@ -129,6 +132,10 @@ @implementation MTRDeviceController {
     std::atomic<std::optional<uint64_t>> _storedCompressedFabricID;
     MTRP256KeypairBridge _signingKeypairBridge;
     MTRP256KeypairBridge _operationalKeypairBridge;
+
+    NSNumber * _fabricID;
+    NSNumber * _nodeID;
+    NSData * _rootPublicKey;
 }
 
 - (os_unfair_lock_t)deviceMapLock
@@ -304,6 +311,9 @@ - (instancetype)initWithFactory:(MTRDeviceControllerFactory *)factory
 
         _storedFabricIndex = chip::kUndefinedFabricIndex;
         _storedCompressedFabricID = std::nullopt;
+        _nodeID = nil;
+        _fabricID = nil;
+        _rootPublicKey = nil;
 
         _storageBehaviorConfiguration = storageBehaviorConfiguration;
     }
@@ -330,6 +340,26 @@ - (NSUInteger)shutdownPrecheck
     return assertionCount;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)matchesPendingShutdownWithParams:(MTRDeviceControllerParameters *)parameters
+{
+    if (!parameters.operationalCertificate || !parameters.rootCertificate) {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    NSNumber *nodeID = [MTRDeviceControllerParameters nodeIDFromNOC:parameters.operationalCertificate];
+    NSNumber *fabricID = [MTRDeviceControllerParameters nodeIDFromNOC:parameters.operationalCertificate];
+    NSData *publicKey = [MTRDeviceControllerParameters publicKeyFromCertificate:parameters.rootCertificate];
+
+    __block BOOL matches = FALSE;
+    dispatch_sync(_chipWorkQueue, ^{
+        matches =  self.keepRunningAssertionCounter > 0 &&
+                   self.shutdownPending &&
+                   MTREqualObjects(nodeID, self->_nodeID) &&
+                   MTREqualObjects(fabricID, self->_fabricID) &&
+                   MTREqualObjects(publicKey, self->_rootPublicKey);
+    });
+    return matches;
+}
+
 - (void)addRunAssertion
 {
     dispatch_sync(_chipWorkQueue, ^{
@@ -356,6 +386,13 @@ - (void)removeRunAssertion;
     }
 }
 
+- (void)clearPendingShutdown
+{
+    dispatch_sync(_chipWorkQueue, ^{
+        self.shutdownPending = FALSE;
+    });
+}
+
 - (void)shutdown
 {
     NSUInteger assertionCount = [self shutdownPrecheck];
@@ -424,6 +461,9 @@ - (void)shutDownCppController
         // shuts down.
         _storedFabricIndex = chip::kUndefinedFabricIndex;
         _storedCompressedFabricID = std::nullopt;
+        _nodeID = nil;
+        _fabricID = nil;
+        _rootPublicKey = nil;
         delete commissionerToShutDown;
         if (_operationalCredentialsDelegate != nil) {
             _operationalCredentialsDelegate->SetDeviceCommissioner(nullptr);
@@ -665,6 +705,14 @@ - (BOOL)startup:(MTRDeviceControllerStartupParamsInternal *)startupParams
 
         self->_storedFabricIndex = fabricIdx;
         self->_storedCompressedFabricID = _cppCommissioner->GetCompressedFabricId();
+
+        chip::Crypto::P256PublicKey rootPublicKey;
+        if (_cppCommissioner->GetRootPublicKey(rootPublicKey) == CHIP_NO_ERROR) {
+             self->_rootPublicKey = [NSData dataWithBytes:rootPublicKey.Bytes() length:rootPublicKey.Length()];
+             self->_nodeID = @(_cppCommissioner->GetNodeId());
+             self->_fabricID = @(_cppCommissioner->GetFabricId());
+        }
+
         commissionerInitialized = YES;
 
         MTR_LOG("%@ startup succeeded for nodeID 0x%016llX", self, self->_cppCommissioner->GetNodeId());
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerFactory.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerFactory.mm
index 5b089b392074e6..ae2ca11efb2772 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerFactory.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerFactory.mm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #import "MTRDeviceControllerFactory.h"
+#include <MTRDeviceController_Concrete.h>
 #import "MTRDeviceControllerFactory_Internal.h"
 
 #import <Matter/MTRDefines.h>
@@ -1133,12 +1134,31 @@ - (void)operationalInstanceAdded:(chip::PeerId &)operationalID
     }
 }
 
+- (nullable MTRDeviceController *)_findControllerMatchingParams:(MTRDeviceControllerParameters *)parameters
+{
+    std::lock_guard lock(_controllersLock);
+    for (MTRDeviceController *controller in _controllers) {
+        if ([controller matchesPendingShutdownWithParams:parameters]) {
+            MTR_LOG("%@ Found existing controller %@ that is pending shutdown and matching parameters, re-using it", self, controller);
+            [controller clearPendingShutdown];
+            return controller;
+        }
+    }
+    return nil;
+}
+
 - (nullable MTRDeviceController *)initializeController:(MTRDeviceController *)controller
                                         withParameters:(MTRDeviceControllerParameters *)parameters
                                                  error:(NSError * __autoreleasing *)error
 {
     [self _assertCurrentQueueIsNotMatterQueue];
 
+    // If there is a controller already running with matching parameters, re-use it
+    MTRDeviceController *existingController = [self _findControllerMatchingParams:parameters];
+    if (existingController) {
+        return existingController;
+    }
+
     return [self _startDeviceController:controller
                           startupParams:parameters
                           fabricChecker:^MTRDeviceControllerStartupParamsInternal *(
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams.mm
index c5923ad4e54619..66792d4cedcf0f 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams.mm
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 
 #import "MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams.h"
+#include <MTRDefines.h>
+#include <lib/core/CHIPError.h>
 #import "MTRCertificates.h"
 #import "MTRConversion.h"
 #import "MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams_Internal.h"
@@ -306,6 +308,29 @@ - (void)setOTAProviderDelegate:(id<MTROTAProviderDelegate>)otaProviderDelegate q
     _otaProviderDelegateQueue = queue;
 }
 
++ (nullable NSNumber *)nodeIDFromNOC:(MTRCertificateDERBytes)noc
+{
+    NSNumber *nodeID = nil;
+    ExtractNodeIDFromNOC(noc, &nodeID);
+    return nodeID;
+}
+
++ (nullable NSNumber *)fabricIDFromNOC:(MTRCertificateDERBytes)noc
+{
+    NSNumber *fabricID = nil;
+    ExtractFabricIDFromNOC(noc, &fabricID);
+    return fabricID;
+}
+
++ (NSData *)publicKeyFromCertificate:(MTRCertificateDERBytes)certificate
+{
+    Crypto::P256PublicKey pubKey;
+    if (ExtractPubkeyFromX509Cert(AsByteSpan(certificate), pubKey) != CHIP_NO_ERROR) {
+        return nil;
+    }
+    return [NSData dataWithBytes:pubKey.Bytes() length:pubKey.Length()];
+}
+
 @end
 
 @implementation MTRDeviceControllerExternalCertificateParameters
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams_Internal.h b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams_Internal.h
index 6b8c762633578a..d5e35a63022a7c 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams_Internal.h
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams_Internal.h
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (nonatomic, strong, readonly, nullable) id<MTROTAProviderDelegate> otaProviderDelegate;
 @property (nonatomic, strong, readonly, nullable) dispatch_queue_t otaProviderDelegateQueue;
 
++ (nullable NSNumber *)nodeIDFromNOC:(MTRCertificateDERBytes)noc;
++ (nullable NSNumber *)fabricIDFromNOC:(MTRCertificateDERBytes)noc;
++ (NSData *)publicKeyFromCertificate:(MTRCertificateDERBytes)certificate;
+
 @end
 
 @interface MTRDeviceControllerStartupParamsInternal : MTRDeviceControllerStartupParams
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Internal.h b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Internal.h
index 29a694642dad02..5c4caa49cdd00f 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Internal.h
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Internal.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #import <Matter/MTRDiagnosticLogsType.h>
 #import <Matter/MTROTAProviderDelegate.h>
 
+@class MTRDeviceControllerParameters;
 @class MTRDeviceControllerStartupParamsInternal;
 @class MTRDeviceControllerFactory;
 @class MTRDevice;
@@ -314,6 +315,16 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 - (NSUInteger)shutdownPrecheck;
 
+/**
+ * This method returns TRUE if this controller matches the fabric reference and node ID as listed in the parameters.
+ */
+- (BOOL)matchesPendingShutdownWithParams:(MTRDeviceControllerParameters *)parameters;
+
+/**
+ * Clear any pending shutdown request.
+ */
+- (void)clearPendingShutdown;
+
 @end
 
 /**