diff --git a/examples/platform/esp32/common/CommonDeviceCallbacks.cpp b/examples/platform/esp32/common/CommonDeviceCallbacks.cpp
index 4a112aef9ed7f0..c4409a59cc20f2 100644
--- a/examples/platform/esp32/common/CommonDeviceCallbacks.cpp
+++ b/examples/platform/esp32/common/CommonDeviceCallbacks.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "esp_heap_caps.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include <app/server/Dnssd.h>
+#include <app/server/Server.h>
 #include <app/util/util.h>
 #include <lib/support/CodeUtils.h>
 #if CONFIG_ENABLE_OTA_REQUESTOR
@@ -61,6 +62,43 @@ void CommonDeviceCallbacks::DeviceEventCallback(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, i
 
     case DeviceEventType::kCHIPoBLEConnectionClosed:
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "CHIPoBLE disconnected");
+#if CONFIG_BT_ENABLED
+#if CONFIG_USE_BLE_ONLY_FOR_COMMISSIONING
+
+        if (chip::Server::GetInstance().GetFabricTable().FabricCount() > 0)
+        {
+            esp_err_t err = ESP_OK;
+#if CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED
+            if (ble_hs_is_enabled())
+            {
+                int ret = nimble_port_stop();
+                if (ret == 0)
+                {
+                    nimble_port_deinit();
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION < ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 0, 0)
+                    err = esp_nimble_hci_and_controller_deinit();
+#endif // ESP_IDF_VERSION < ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 0, 0)
+#endif // CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED
+
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
+                    err += esp_bt_mem_release(ESP_BT_MODE_BTDM);
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C2 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32H2
+            err += esp_bt_mem_release(ESP_BT_MODE_BLE);
+#endif
+                    if (err == ESP_OK)
+                    {
+                        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "BLE deinit successful and memory reclaimed");
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "nimble_port_stop() failed");
+                }
+            }
+            else { ESP_LOGI(TAG, "BLE already deinited"); }
+        }
+#endif // CONFIG_USE_BLE_ONLY_FOR_COMMISSIONING
+#endif // CONFIG_BT_ENABLED
         break;
 
     case DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized:
@@ -76,34 +114,6 @@ void CommonDeviceCallbacks::DeviceEventCallback(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, i
 
     case DeviceEventType::kCommissioningComplete: {
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Commissioning complete");
-#if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_CHIPOBLE && CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED && CONFIG_USE_BLE_ONLY_FOR_COMMISSIONING
-
-        if (ble_hs_is_enabled())
-        {
-            int ret       = nimble_port_stop();
-            esp_err_t err = ESP_OK;
-            if (ret == 0)
-            {
-                nimble_port_deinit();
-#if ESP_IDF_VERSION < ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 0, 0)
-                err = esp_nimble_hci_and_controller_deinit();
-#endif // ESP_IDF_VERSION < ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 0, 0)
-                err += esp_bt_mem_release(ESP_BT_MODE_BTDM);
-                if (err == ESP_OK)
-                {
-                    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "BLE deinit successful and memory reclaimed");
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                ESP_LOGW(TAG, "nimble_port_stop() failed");
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "BLE already deinited");
-        }
-#endif
     }
     break;