diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
index f323c220ae118e..aa813d0cb971ac 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
@@ -1313,6 +1313,21 @@ - (void)invokeCommandWithEndpointID:(NSNumber *)endpointID
     // here for now.
     // TODO: https://github.com/project-chip/connectedhomeip/issues/24563
 
+    if (![commandFields isKindOfClass:NSDictionary.class]) {
+        MTR_LOG_ERROR("%@ invokeCommandWithEndpointID passed a commandFields (%@) that is not a data-value NSDictionary object",
+            self, commandFields);
+        completion(nil, [MTRError errorForCHIPErrorCode:CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT]);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    MTRDeviceDataValueDictionary fieldsDataValue = commandFields;
+    if (fieldsDataValue[MTRTypeKey] != MTRStructureValueType) {
+        MTR_LOG_ERROR("%@ invokeCommandWithEndpointID passed a commandFields (%@) that is not a structure-typed data-value object",
+            self, commandFields);
+        completion(nil, [MTRError errorForCHIPErrorCode:CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT]);
+        return;
+    }
+
     [self _invokeCommandWithEndpointID:endpointID
                              clusterID:clusterID
                              commandID:commandID
@@ -1328,7 +1343,7 @@ - (void)invokeCommandWithEndpointID:(NSNumber *)endpointID
 - (void)_invokeCommandWithEndpointID:(NSNumber *)endpointID
                            clusterID:(NSNumber *)clusterID
                            commandID:(NSNumber *)commandID
-                       commandFields:(id)commandFields
+                       commandFields:(MTRDeviceDataValueDictionary)commandFields
                       expectedValues:(NSArray<NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *> * _Nullable)expectedValues
                expectedValueInterval:(NSNumber * _Nullable)expectedValueInterval
                   timedInvokeTimeout:(NSNumber * _Nullable)timeout
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice_Concrete.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice_Concrete.mm
index 9beacdfd046bbc..5fb719c544ff8b 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice_Concrete.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice_Concrete.mm
@@ -2952,7 +2952,7 @@ - (void)writeAttributeWithEndpointID:(NSNumber *)endpointID
 - (void)_invokeCommandWithEndpointID:(NSNumber *)endpointID
                            clusterID:(NSNumber *)clusterID
                            commandID:(NSNumber *)commandID
-                       commandFields:(id)commandFields
+                       commandFields:(MTRDeviceDataValueDictionary)commandFields
                       expectedValues:(NSArray<NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *> * _Nullable)expectedValues
                expectedValueInterval:(NSNumber * _Nullable)expectedValueInterval
                   timedInvokeTimeout:(NSNumber * _Nullable)timeout
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice_XPC.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice_XPC.mm
index 46f143e4bc189e..0e6ad64909fa67 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice_XPC.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice_XPC.mm
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ - (oneway void)device:(NSNumber *)nodeID internalStateUpdated:(NSDictionary *)di
 - (void)_invokeCommandWithEndpointID:(NSNumber *)endpointID
                            clusterID:(NSNumber *)clusterID
                            commandID:(NSNumber *)commandID
-                       commandFields:(id)commandFields
+                       commandFields:(MTRDeviceDataValueDictionary)commandFields
                       expectedValues:(NSArray<NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *> * _Nullable)expectedValues
                expectedValueInterval:(NSNumber * _Nullable)expectedValueInterval
                   timedInvokeTimeout:(NSNumber * _Nullable)timeout