diff --git a/src/include/platform/PlatformManager.h b/src/include/platform/PlatformManager.h
index 5b8c71190348ab..549b39fae29ba9 100644
--- a/src/include/platform/PlatformManager.h
+++ b/src/include/platform/PlatformManager.h
@@ -222,9 +222,7 @@ class PlatformManager
     friend class Internal::GenericThreadStackManagerImpl_OpenThread_LwIP;
     template <class>
     friend class Internal::GenericConfigurationManagerImpl;
-#if CHIP_SYSTEM_CONFIG_USE_LWIP
     friend class System::PlatformEventing;
-#endif // CHIP_SYSTEM_CONFIG_USE_LWIP
 
     /*
      * PostEvent can be called safely on any thread without locking the stack.
diff --git a/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS.cpp b/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS.cpp
index e4dd42476fcd9f..06271f1e8d8fbf 100644
--- a/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS.cpp
+++ b/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ CHIP_ERROR GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS<ImplClass>::_InitChipStack(void)
         ExitNow(err = CHIP_ERROR_NO_MEMORY);
     }
 
+    mShouldRunEventLoop.store(false);
+
     // Call up to the base class _InitChipStack() to perform the bulk of the initialization.
     err = GenericPlatformManagerImpl<ImplClass>::_InitChipStack();
     SuccessOrExit(err);
@@ -119,12 +121,17 @@ void GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS<ImplClass>::_RunEventLoop(void)
     CHIP_ERROR err;
     ChipDeviceEvent event;
 
-    VerifyOrDie(mEventLoopTask != NULL);
-
     // Lock the CHIP stack.
     Impl()->LockChipStack();
 
-    while (true)
+    bool oldShouldRunEventLoop = false;
+    if (!mShouldRunEventLoop.compare_exchange_strong(oldShouldRunEventLoop /* expected */, true /* desired */))
+    {
+        ChipLogError(DeviceLayer, "Error trying to run the event loop while it is already running");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    while (mShouldRunEventLoop.load())
     {
         TickType_t waitTime;
 
@@ -251,8 +258,8 @@ CHIP_ERROR GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS<ImplClass>::_Shutdown(void)
 template <class ImplClass>
 CHIP_ERROR GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS<ImplClass>::_StopEventLoopTask(void)
 {
-    VerifyOrDieWithMsg(false, DeviceLayer, "StopEventLoopTask is not implemented");
-    return CHIP_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+    mShouldRunEventLoop.store(false);
+    return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS.h b/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS.h
index ab114ecb8d91f3..616970d9763af7 100644
--- a/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS.h
+++ b/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include "task.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <atomic>
+
 namespace chip {
 namespace DeviceLayer {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ class GenericPlatformManagerImpl_FreeRTOS : public GenericPlatformManagerImpl<Im
     StaticQueue_t mEventQueueStruct;
 #endif
 
+    std::atomic<bool> mShouldRunEventLoop;
 #if defined(CHIP_CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_STATIC_TASK) && CHIP_CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_STATIC_TASK
     StackType_t mEventLoopStack[CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_CHIP_TASK_STACK_SIZE / sizeof(StackType_t)];
     StaticTask_t mventLoopTaskStruct;
diff --git a/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr.cpp b/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr.cpp
index 9b584d6f8570db..1fdf2665eb98a3 100644
--- a/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr.cpp
+++ b/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ CHIP_ERROR GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr<ImplClass>::_InitChipStack(void)
     k_msgq_init(&mChipEventQueue, reinterpret_cast<char *>(&mChipEventRingBuffer), sizeof(ChipDeviceEvent),
                 CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_MAX_EVENT_QUEUE_SIZE);
 
+    mShouldRunEventLoop.store(false);
+
     // Call up to the base class _InitChipStack() to perform the bulk of the initialization.
     err = GenericPlatformManagerImpl<ImplClass>::_InitChipStack();
     SuccessOrExit(err);
@@ -97,8 +99,8 @@ CHIP_ERROR GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr<ImplClass>::_StartChipTimer(System:
 template <class ImplClass>
 CHIP_ERROR GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr<ImplClass>::_StopEventLoopTask(void)
 {
-    VerifyOrDieWithMsg(false, DeviceLayer, "StopEventLoopTask is not implemented");
-    return CHIP_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+    mShouldRunEventLoop.store(false);
+    return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
 }
 
 template <class ImplClass>
@@ -137,8 +139,15 @@ void GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr<ImplClass>::_RunEventLoop(void)
 {
     Impl()->LockChipStack();
 
+    bool oldShouldRunEventLoop = false;
+    if (!mShouldRunEventLoop.compare_exchange_strong(oldShouldRunEventLoop /* expected */, true /* desired */))
+    {
+        ChipLogError(DeviceLayer, "Error trying to run the event loop while it is already running");
+        return;
+    }
+
     SystemLayerSocketsLoop().EventLoopBegins();
-    while (true)
+    while (mShouldRunEventLoop.load())
     {
         SystemLayerSocketsLoop().PrepareEvents();
 
diff --git a/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr.h b/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr.h
index 684c7cabddcaf1..ecfb42d53e542e 100644
--- a/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr.h
+++ b/src/include/platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <platform/CHIPDeviceConfig.h>
 #include <platform/internal/GenericPlatformManagerImpl.h>
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <zephyr.h>
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ class GenericPlatformManagerImpl_Zephyr : public GenericPlatformManagerImpl<Impl
     void SysProcess();
     void ProcessDeviceEvents();
 
+    std::atomic<bool> mShouldRunEventLoop;
     static void EventLoopTaskMain(void * thisPtr, void *, void *);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/support/LambdaBridge.h b/src/lib/support/LambdaBridge.h
index 32b0a17075fc80..390dc694803ffa 100644
--- a/src/lib/support/LambdaBridge.h
+++ b/src/lib/support/LambdaBridge.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <string.h>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 #include <lib/core/CHIPConfig.h>
 
@@ -35,17 +36,16 @@ class LambdaBridge
         static_assert(CHIP_CONFIG_LAMBDA_EVENT_ALIGN % alignof(Lambda) == 0, "lambda align too large");
 
         // Implicit cast a capture-less lambda into a raw function pointer.
-        mLambdaProxy = [](const std::aligned_storage<CHIP_CONFIG_LAMBDA_EVENT_SIZE, CHIP_CONFIG_LAMBDA_EVENT_ALIGN> & body) {
-            (*reinterpret_cast<const Lambda *>(&body))();
-        };
-        memcpy(&mLambdaBody, &lambda, sizeof(Lambda));
+        mLambdaProxy = [](const LambdaStorage & body) { (*reinterpret_cast<const Lambda *>(&body))(); };
+        ::memcpy(&mLambdaBody, &lambda, sizeof(Lambda));
     }
 
     void operator()() const { mLambdaProxy(mLambdaBody); }
 
 private:
-    void (*mLambdaProxy)(const std::aligned_storage<CHIP_CONFIG_LAMBDA_EVENT_SIZE, CHIP_CONFIG_LAMBDA_EVENT_ALIGN> & body);
-    std::aligned_storage<CHIP_CONFIG_LAMBDA_EVENT_SIZE, CHIP_CONFIG_LAMBDA_EVENT_ALIGN> mLambdaBody;
+    using LambdaStorage = std::aligned_storage_t<CHIP_CONFIG_LAMBDA_EVENT_SIZE, CHIP_CONFIG_LAMBDA_EVENT_ALIGN>;
+    void (*mLambdaProxy)(const LambdaStorage & body);
+    LambdaStorage mLambdaBody;
 };
 
 static_assert(std::is_trivial<LambdaBridge>::value, "LambdaBridge is not trivial");
diff --git a/src/platform/PlatformEventSupport.cpp b/src/platform/PlatformEventSupport.cpp
index f7ed770bdf8f6f..7863aeea817bf2 100644
--- a/src/platform/PlatformEventSupport.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/PlatformEventSupport.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 
 #include <platform/PlatformManager.h>
 
-#if CHIP_SYSTEM_CONFIG_USE_LWIP
-
 namespace chip {
 namespace System {
 
@@ -62,5 +60,3 @@ CHIP_ERROR PlatformEventing::StartTimer(System::Layer & aLayer, System::Clock::T
 
 } // namespace System
 } // namespace chip
-
-#endif // CHIP_SYSTEM_CONFIG_USE_LWIP
diff --git a/src/platform/fake/PlatformManagerImpl.h b/src/platform/fake/PlatformManagerImpl.h
index 4bbd9df6908fae..e043c5fbc7e000 100644
--- a/src/platform/fake/PlatformManagerImpl.h
+++ b/src/platform/fake/PlatformManagerImpl.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #include <platform/PlatformManager.h>
 
+#include <queue>
+
 namespace chip {
 namespace DeviceLayer {
 
@@ -43,21 +45,62 @@ class PlatformManagerImpl final : public PlatformManager
     // ===== Methods that implement the PlatformManager abstract interface.
 
     CHIP_ERROR _InitChipStack() { return CHIP_NO_ERROR; }
+    CHIP_ERROR _Shutdown() { return CHIP_NO_ERROR; }
 
     CHIP_ERROR _AddEventHandler(EventHandlerFunct handler, intptr_t arg = 0) { return CHIP_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED; }
     void _RemoveEventHandler(EventHandlerFunct handler, intptr_t arg = 0) {}
     void _ScheduleWork(AsyncWorkFunct workFunct, intptr_t arg = 0) {}
-    void _RunEventLoop() {}
+
+    void _RunEventLoop()
+    {
+        do
+        {
+            ProcessDeviceEvents();
+        } while (mShouldRunEventLoop);
+    }
+
+    void ProcessDeviceEvents()
+    {
+        while (!mQueue.empty())
+        {
+            const ChipDeviceEvent & event = mQueue.front();
+            _DispatchEvent(&event);
+            mQueue.pop();
+        }
+    }
+
     CHIP_ERROR _StartEventLoopTask() { return CHIP_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED; }
-    CHIP_ERROR _StopEventLoopTask() { return CHIP_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED; }
-    CHIP_ERROR _PostEvent(const ChipDeviceEvent * event) { return CHIP_NO_ERROR; }
-    void _DispatchEvent(const ChipDeviceEvent * event) {}
+
+    CHIP_ERROR _StopEventLoopTask()
+    {
+        mShouldRunEventLoop = false;
+        return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    CHIP_ERROR _PostEvent(const ChipDeviceEvent * event)
+    {
+        mQueue.emplace(*event);
+        return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    void _DispatchEvent(const ChipDeviceEvent * event)
+    {
+        switch (event->Type)
+        {
+        case DeviceEventType::kChipLambdaEvent:
+            event->LambdaEvent();
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
     CHIP_ERROR _StartChipTimer(System::Clock::Timeout duration) { return CHIP_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED; }
 
     void _LockChipStack() {}
     bool _TryLockChipStack() { return true; }
     void _UnlockChipStack() {}
-    CHIP_ERROR _Shutdown() { return CHIP_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED; }
 
     CHIP_ERROR _GetCurrentHeapFree(uint64_t & currentHeapFree);
     CHIP_ERROR _GetCurrentHeapUsed(uint64_t & currentHeapUsed);
@@ -75,6 +118,9 @@ class PlatformManagerImpl final : public PlatformManager
     friend class Internal::BLEManagerImpl;
 
     static PlatformManagerImpl sInstance;
+
+    bool mShouldRunEventLoop = true;
+    std::queue<ChipDeviceEvent> mQueue;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/system/BUILD.gn b/src/system/BUILD.gn
index e4538f9a930142..0aaa7a9e192674 100644
--- a/src/system/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/system/BUILD.gn
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static_library("system") {
   output_name = "libSystemLayer"
 
   sources = [
+    "PlatformEventSupport.h",
     "SystemAlignSize.h",
     "SystemClock.cpp",
     "SystemClock.h",
@@ -170,10 +171,6 @@ static_library("system") {
     }
   }
 
-  if (chip_system_config_use_lwip) {
-    sources += [ "PlatformEventSupport.h" ]
-  }
-
   if (chip_with_nlfaultinjection) {
     sources += [ "SystemFaultInjection.cpp" ]
     public_deps += [ "${nlfaultinjection_root}:nlfaultinjection" ]
diff --git a/src/system/SystemLayer.h b/src/system/SystemLayer.h
index b61acf22c6fe70..d69c2ddb773a44 100644
--- a/src/system/SystemLayer.h
+++ b/src/system/SystemLayer.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <type_traits>
-
 // Include configuration headers
 #include <system/SystemConfig.h>
 
diff --git a/src/system/tests/BUILD.gn b/src/system/tests/BUILD.gn
index 6315029f2c6915..432bc11d366ac7 100644
--- a/src/system/tests/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/system/tests/BUILD.gn
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ chip_test_suite("tests") {
     "TestSystemErrorStr.cpp",
     "TestSystemObject.cpp",
     "TestSystemPacketBuffer.cpp",
+    "TestSystemScheduleLambda.cpp",
     "TestSystemTimer.cpp",
     "TestSystemWakeEvent.cpp",
     "TestTimeSource.cpp",
diff --git a/src/system/tests/TestSystemScheduleLambda.cpp b/src/system/tests/TestSystemScheduleLambda.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3ee8a99dc0b598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/tests/TestSystemScheduleLambda.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ *    Copyright (c) 2021 Project CHIP Authors
+ *
+ *    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *    limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <system/SystemConfig.h>
+
+#include <lib/support/CodeUtils.h>
+#include <lib/support/ErrorStr.h>
+#include <lib/support/UnitTestRegistration.h>
+#include <nlunit-test.h>
+#include <platform/CHIPDeviceLayer.h>
+
+// Test input data.
+
+static void CheckScheduleLambda(nlTestSuite * inSuite, void * aContext)
+{
+    bool * called = new bool(false);
+    chip::DeviceLayer::SystemLayer().ScheduleLambda([called] {
+        *called = true;
+        chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().StopEventLoopTask();
+    });
+    chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().RunEventLoop();
+    NL_TEST_ASSERT(inSuite, *called);
+    delete called;
+}
+
+// Test Suite
+
+/**
+ *   Test Suite. It lists all the test functions.
+ */
+// clang-format off
+static const nlTest sTests[] =
+{
+    NL_TEST_DEF("System::TestScheduleLambda", CheckScheduleLambda),
+    NL_TEST_SENTINEL()
+};
+// clang-format on
+
+static int TestSetup(void * aContext);
+static int TestTeardown(void * aContext);
+
+// clang-format off
+static nlTestSuite kTheSuite =
+{
+    "chip-system-schedule-lambda",
+    &sTests[0],
+    TestSetup,
+    TestTeardown
+};
+// clang-format on
+
+/**
+ *  Set up the test suite.
+ */
+static int TestSetup(void * aContext)
+{
+    if (chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().InitChipStack() != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
+        return FAILURE;
+
+    return (SUCCESS);
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Tear down the test suite.
+ *  Free memory reserved at TestSetup.
+ */
+static int TestTeardown(void * aContext)
+{
+    CHIP_ERROR err = chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().Shutdown();
+    // RTOS shutdown is not implemented, ignore CHIP_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED
+    if (err != CHIP_NO_ERROR && err != CHIP_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
+        return FAILURE;
+
+    return (SUCCESS);
+}
+
+int TestSystemScheduleLambda(void)
+{
+    // Run test suit againt one lContext.
+    nlTestRunner(&kTheSuite, nullptr);
+
+    return nlTestRunnerStats(&kTheSuite);
+}
+
+CHIP_REGISTER_TEST_SUITE(TestSystemScheduleLambda)