diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/qpg/src/AppTask.cpp b/examples/lighting-app/qpg/src/AppTask.cpp
index 5781e4069ad1eb..1dd1aa85514a7a 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/qpg/src/AppTask.cpp
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/qpg/src/AppTask.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <app/util/attribute-storage.h>
 #include <lib/support/TypeTraits.h>
 
+#include <app/DeferredAttributePersistenceProvider.h>
 #include <credentials/DeviceAttestationCredsProvider.h>
 #include <credentials/examples/DeviceAttestationCredsExample.h>
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ using namespace ::chip::DeviceLayer;
 static uint8_t countdown = 0;
 
 namespace {
+constexpr EndpointId kLightEndpointId = 1;
 TaskHandle_t sAppTaskHandle;
 QueueHandle_t sAppEventQueue;
 
@@ -93,6 +95,25 @@ StaticTask_t appTaskStruct;
 Clusters::Identify::EffectIdentifierEnum sIdentifyEffect = Clusters::Identify::EffectIdentifierEnum::kStopEffect;
 chip::DeviceLayer::DeviceInfoProviderImpl gExampleDeviceInfoProvider;
 
+// Define a custom attribute persister which makes actual write of the attribute value
+// to the non-volatile storage only when it has remained constant for 5 seconds. This is to reduce
+// the flash wearout when the attribute changes frequently as a result of commands.
+// DeferredAttribute object describes a deferred attribute, but also holds a buffer with a value to
+// be written, so it must live so long as the DeferredAttributePersistenceProvider object.
+//
+DeferredAttribute gPersisters[] = { DeferredAttribute(ConcreteAttributePath(kLightEndpointId, Clusters::ColorControl::Id,
+                                                                            Clusters::ColorControl::Attributes::CurrentX::Id)),
+                                    DeferredAttribute(ConcreteAttributePath(kLightEndpointId, Clusters::ColorControl::Id,
+                                                                            Clusters::ColorControl::Attributes::CurrentY::Id)),
+                                    DeferredAttribute(ConcreteAttributePath(kLightEndpointId, Clusters::LevelControl::Id,
+                                                                            Clusters::LevelControl::Attributes::CurrentLevel::Id))
+
+};
+
+DeferredAttributePersistenceProvider gDeferredAttributePersister(Server::GetInstance().GetDefaultAttributePersister(),
+                                                                 Span<DeferredAttribute>(gPersisters, 3),
+                                                                 System::Clock::Milliseconds32(5000));
+
 /**********************************************************
  * Identify Callbacks
  *********************************************************/
@@ -250,6 +271,8 @@ void AppTask::InitServer(intptr_t arg)
 
     chip::Server::GetInstance().Init(initParams);
 
+    app::SetAttributePersistenceProvider(&gDeferredAttributePersister);
+
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_EXTENDED_DISCOVERY
     chip::app::DnssdServer::Instance().SetExtendedDiscoveryTimeoutSecs(extDiscTimeoutSecs);
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/qpg/src/ZclCallbacks.cpp b/examples/lighting-app/qpg/src/ZclCallbacks.cpp
index fce10c0d60f1d1..0b75837a64a8cc 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/qpg/src/ZclCallbacks.cpp
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/qpg/src/ZclCallbacks.cpp
@@ -160,13 +160,41 @@ void MatterPostAttributeChangeCallback(const chip::app::ConcreteAttributePath &
  */
 void emberAfOnOffClusterInitCallback(EndpointId endpoint)
 {
+    uint8_t levelValue;
+    XyColor_t xy;
     bool onOffValue = false;
+    app::DataModel::Nullable<uint8_t> currentLevel;
+    EmberAfStatus status;
 
-    EmberAfStatus status = OnOff::Attributes::OnOff::Get(1, &onOffValue);
+    status = OnOff::Attributes::OnOff::Get(1, &onOffValue);
 
     if (status == EMBER_ZCL_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
         LightingMgr().InitiateAction(onOffValue ? LightingManager::ON_ACTION : LightingManager::OFF_ACTION, 0, 1,
                                      (uint8_t *) onOffValue);
     }
+
+    /* restore values saved by DeferredAttributePersistenceProvider */
+    status = LevelControl::Attributes::CurrentLevel::Get(endpoint, currentLevel);
+    if (status != EMBER_ZCL_STATUS_SUCCESS || currentLevel.IsNull())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    levelValue = currentLevel.Value();
+
+    status = ColorControl::Attributes::CurrentY::Get(endpoint, &xy.y);
+    if (status != EMBER_ZCL_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    status = ColorControl::Attributes::CurrentX::Get(endpoint, &xy.x);
+    if (status != EMBER_ZCL_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    ChipLogProgress(Zcl, "restore level: %u", levelValue);
+    LightingMgr().InitiateAction(LightingManager::LEVEL_ACTION, 0, 1, &levelValue);
+    ChipLogProgress(Zcl, "restore XY color: %u|%u", xy.x, xy.y);
+    LightingMgr().InitiateAction(LightingManager::COLOR_ACTION_XY, 0, sizeof(xy), (uint8_t *) &xy);
 }
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/qpg/zap/light.matter b/examples/lighting-app/qpg/zap/light.matter
index 40bde659477d8a..231379b7dcecc8 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/qpg/zap/light.matter
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/qpg/zap/light.matter
@@ -2330,8 +2330,8 @@ endpoint 1 {
     ram      attribute currentHue default = 0x00;
     ram      attribute currentSaturation default = 0x00;
     ram      attribute remainingTime default = 0x0000;
-    ram      attribute currentX default = 0x616B;
-    ram      attribute currentY default = 0x607D;
+    persist  attribute currentX default = 0x616B;
+    persist  attribute currentY default = 0x607D;
     ram      attribute colorTemperatureMireds default = 0x00FA;
     ram      attribute colorMode default = 0x01;
     ram      attribute options default = 0x00;
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/qpg/zap/light.zap b/examples/lighting-app/qpg/zap/light.zap
index 2c881ce56c2e37..32c773385f5b54 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/qpg/zap/light.zap
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/qpg/zap/light.zap
@@ -5310,7 +5310,7 @@
               "side": "server",
               "type": "int16u",
               "included": 1,
-              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "storageOption": "NVM",
               "singleton": 0,
               "bounded": 0,
               "defaultValue": "0x616B",
@@ -5326,7 +5326,7 @@
               "side": "server",
               "type": "int16u",
               "included": 1,
-              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "storageOption": "NVM",
               "singleton": 0,
               "bounded": 0,
               "defaultValue": "0x607D",
@@ -5980,4 +5980,4 @@
       "networkId": 0
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}