diff --git a/src/app/ReadClient.cpp b/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
index 0e7ab15fe6e33a..5259b869cc4fcf 100644
--- a/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ CHIP_ERROR ReadClient::OnMessageReceived(Messaging::ExchangeContext * apExchange
     {
         VerifyOrExit(apExchangeContext == mpExchangeCtx, err = CHIP_ERROR_INCORRECT_STATE);
         err = ProcessSubscribeResponse(std::move(aPayload));
+        // Forget the context as SUBSCRIBE RESPONSE is the last message in SUBSCRIBE transaction and
+        // ExchangeContext::HandleMessage automatically closes a context if other messages need to
+        // be sent or received.
+        mpExchangeCtx = nullptr;
         SuccessOrExit(err);
     }
     else