diff --git a/src/app/ReadClient.cpp b/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
index 939c599704724d..1875251e511df3 100644
--- a/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
@@ -1095,7 +1095,8 @@ void ReadClient::HandleDeviceConnectionFailure(void * context, const ScopedNodeI
     _this->Close(err);
 }
 
-void ReadClient::OnResubscribeTimerCallback(System::Layer * apSystemLayer, void * apAppState)
+void ReadClient::OnResubscribeTimerCallback(System::Layer * /* If this starts being used, fix callers that pass nullptr */,
+                                            void * apAppState)
 {
     ReadClient * const _this = static_cast<ReadClient *>(apAppState);
     VerifyOrDie(_this != nullptr);
@@ -1174,5 +1175,18 @@ CHIP_ERROR ReadClient::GetMinEventNumber(const ReadPrepareParams & aReadPrepareP
     }
     return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
 }
+
+void ReadClient::TriggerResubscribeIfScheduled(const char * reason)
+{
+    if (!mIsResubscriptionScheduled)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ChipLogDetail(DataManagement, "ReadClient[%p] triggering resubscribe, reason: %s", this, reason);
+    CancelResubscribeTimer();
+    OnResubscribeTimerCallback(nullptr, this);
+}
+
 } // namespace app
 } // namespace chip
diff --git a/src/app/ReadClient.h b/src/app/ReadClient.h
index 1d6487ebd65c13..a4d2b087dd967d 100644
--- a/src/app/ReadClient.h
+++ b/src/app/ReadClient.h
@@ -305,13 +305,7 @@ class ReadClient : public Messaging::ExchangeDelegate
 
     void OnUnsolicitedMessageFromPublisher()
     {
-        // accelerate resubscription if scheduled
-        if (mIsResubscriptionScheduled)
-        {
-            ChipLogDetail(DataManagement, "%s ReadClient[%p] resubscribe on unsolicited message", __func__, this);
-            CancelResubscribeTimer();
-            OnResubscribeTimerCallback(nullptr, this);
-        }
+        TriggerResubscribeIfScheduled("unsolicited message");
 
         // Then notify callbacks
         mpCallback.OnUnsolicitedMessageFromPublisher(this);
@@ -421,6 +415,16 @@ class ReadClient : public Messaging::ExchangeDelegate
      */
     void OverrideLivenessTimeout(System::Clock::Timeout aLivenessTimeout);
 
+    /**
+     * If the ReadClient currently has a resubscription attempt scheduled,
+     * trigger that attempt right now.  This is generally useful when a consumer
+     * has some sort of indication that the server side is currently up and
+     * communicating, so right now is a good time to try to resubscribe.
+     *
+     * The reason string is used for logging if a resubscribe is triggered.
+     */
+    void TriggerResubscribeIfScheduled(const char * reason);
+
 private:
     friend class TestReadInteraction;
     friend class InteractionModelEngine;