diff --git a/src/app/tests/integration/Dockerfile.initiator b/src/app/tests/integration/Dockerfile.initiator
index 1285628634b773..4cc050455a67d8 100644
--- a/src/app/tests/integration/Dockerfile.initiator
+++ b/src/app/tests/integration/Dockerfile.initiator
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 FROM connectedhomeip/chip-cirque-device-base:latest
 
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y gdb
+
 COPY out/chip-im-initiator /usr/bin/
 COPY entrypoint.sh /
 
diff --git a/src/app/tests/integration/Dockerfile.responder b/src/app/tests/integration/Dockerfile.responder
index 0ff572ed442bf7..e6dfae6e75e9d4 100644
--- a/src/app/tests/integration/Dockerfile.responder
+++ b/src/app/tests/integration/Dockerfile.responder
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 FROM connectedhomeip/chip-cirque-device-base:latest
 
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y gdb
+
 COPY out/chip-im-responder /usr/bin/
 COPY entrypoint.sh /
 
diff --git a/src/app/tests/integration/entrypoint.sh b/src/app/tests/integration/entrypoint.sh
index c23ce5b0dfe8d5..bb58a3993554b5 100755
--- a/src/app/tests/integration/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/src/app/tests/integration/entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ot-ctl ifconfig up
 ot-ctl thread start
 
 if [ "$1" = "responder" ]; then
-    chip-im-responder
+    gdb -batch -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt chip-im-responder
 else
     sleep infinity
 fi
diff --git a/src/messaging/tests/echo/Dockerfile.requester b/src/messaging/tests/echo/Dockerfile.requester
index 60091fee1d9288..8095fdb97988ab 100644
--- a/src/messaging/tests/echo/Dockerfile.requester
+++ b/src/messaging/tests/echo/Dockerfile.requester
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 FROM connectedhomeip/chip-cirque-device-base:latest
 
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y gdb
+
 COPY out/chip-echo-requester /usr/bin/
 COPY entrypoint.sh /
 
diff --git a/src/messaging/tests/echo/Dockerfile.responder b/src/messaging/tests/echo/Dockerfile.responder
index eefca16ea05ee1..9e1d47e2862091 100644
--- a/src/messaging/tests/echo/Dockerfile.responder
+++ b/src/messaging/tests/echo/Dockerfile.responder
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 FROM connectedhomeip/chip-cirque-device-base:latest
 
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y gdb
+
 COPY out/chip-echo-responder /usr/bin/
 COPY entrypoint.sh /
 
diff --git a/src/messaging/tests/echo/entrypoint.sh b/src/messaging/tests/echo/entrypoint.sh
index 23c00c0a659a09..52bb70830b19c0 100755
--- a/src/messaging/tests/echo/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/src/messaging/tests/echo/entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ot-ctl ifconfig up
 ot-ctl thread start
 
 if [ "$1" = "responder" ]; then
-    chip-echo-responder
+    gdb -batch -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt chip-echo-responder
 else
     sleep infinity
 fi
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/test-echo.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/test-echo.py
index 7a4da6eafd809e..8fd4ab10e6a016 100644
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/test-echo.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/test-echo.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def run_data_model_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        command = "chip-echo-requester {}"
+        command = "gdb -batch -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt --args chip-echo-requester {}"
 
         for ip in resp_ips:
             ret = self.execute_device_cmd(
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/test-interaction-model.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/test-interaction-model.py
index 4fbd057e324896..45426bad1df469 100644
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/test-interaction-model.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/test-interaction-model.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def run_data_model_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        command = "chip-im-initiator {}"
+        command = "gdb -batch -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt --args chip-im-initiator {}"
 
         for ip in resp_ips:
             ret = self.execute_device_cmd(