diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
index c7db1e3a4cd035..f9b1cc3c770ef5 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
@@ -773,6 +773,9 @@ CHIP_ERROR DeviceCommissioner::EstablishPASEConnection(NodeId remoteDeviceId, Re
         params.GetPeerAddress().GetTransportType() == Transport::Type::kUndefined)
     {
 #if CONFIG_NETWORK_LAYER_BLE
+#if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_BOTH_COMMISSIONER_AND_COMMISSIONEE
+        ConnectBleTransportToSelf();
+#endif // CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_BOTH_COMMISSIONER_AND_COMMISSIONEE
         if (!params.HasBleLayer())
         {
             params.SetPeerAddress(Transport::PeerAddress::BLE());
@@ -1327,6 +1330,17 @@ CHIP_ERROR DeviceCommissioner::OnOperationalCredentialsProvisioningCompletion(Co
 }
 
 #if CONFIG_NETWORK_LAYER_BLE
+#if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_BOTH_COMMISSIONER_AND_COMMISSIONEE
+void DeviceCommissioner::ConnectBleTransportToSelf()
+{
+    Transport::BLEBase & transport = std::get<Transport::BLE<1>>(mSystemState->TransportMgr()->GetTransport().GetTransports());
+    if (!transport.IsBleLayerTransportSetToSelf())
+    {
+        transport.SetBleLayerTransportToSelf();
+    }
+}
+#endif // CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_BOTH_COMMISSIONER_AND_COMMISSIONEE
+
 CHIP_ERROR DeviceCommissioner::CloseBleConnection()
 {
     // It is fine since we can only commission one device at the same time.
diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
index 6e1716637f0992..0dcc2cb1f1eed1 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
@@ -603,6 +603,15 @@ class DLL_EXPORT DeviceCommissioner : public DeviceController,
                                CommissioningDelegate::CommissioningReport report = CommissioningDelegate::CommissioningReport());
 
 #if CONFIG_NETWORK_LAYER_BLE
+#if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_BOTH_COMMISSIONER_AND_COMMISSIONEE
+    /**
+     * @brief
+     *   Prior to commissioning, the Controller should make sure the BleLayer transport
+     *   is set to the Commissioner transport and not the Server transport.
+     */
+    void ConnectBleTransportToSelf();
+#endif // CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_BOTH_COMMISSIONER_AND_COMMISSIONEE
+
     /**
      * @brief
      *   Once we have finished all commissioning work, the Controller should close the BLE
diff --git a/src/controller/SetUpCodePairer.cpp b/src/controller/SetUpCodePairer.cpp
index 6817d2181bf801..0892f3957e58a4 100644
--- a/src/controller/SetUpCodePairer.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/SetUpCodePairer.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ CHIP_ERROR SetUpCodePairer::Connect(SetupPayload & payload)
 CHIP_ERROR SetUpCodePairer::StartDiscoverOverBle(SetupPayload & payload)
 {
 #if CONFIG_NETWORK_LAYER_BLE
+#if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_BOTH_COMMISSIONER_AND_COMMISSIONEE
+    VerifyOrReturnError(mCommissioner != nullptr, CHIP_ERROR_INCORRECT_STATE);
+    mCommissioner->ConnectBleTransportToSelf();
+#endif // CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_BOTH_COMMISSIONER_AND_COMMISSIONEE
     VerifyOrReturnError(mBleLayer != nullptr, CHIP_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_CHIP_FEATURE);
     return mBleLayer->NewBleConnectionByDiscriminator(payload.discriminator, this, OnDiscoveredDeviceOverBleSuccess,
                                                       OnDiscoveredDeviceOverBleError);
diff --git a/src/transport/raw/BLE.cpp b/src/transport/raw/BLE.cpp
index f41a01b07e236a..d1581b4d97db26 100644
--- a/src/transport/raw/BLE.cpp
+++ b/src/transport/raw/BLE.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ void BLEBase::ClearState()
     {
         mBleLayer->CancelBleIncompleteConnection();
         mBleLayer->OnChipBleConnectReceived = nullptr;
+        mBleLayer->mBleTransport            = nullptr;
         mBleLayer                           = nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -66,8 +67,16 @@ CHIP_ERROR BLEBase::Init(const BleListenParameters & param)
     VerifyOrReturnError(mState == State::kNotReady, CHIP_ERROR_INCORRECT_STATE);
     VerifyOrReturnError(bleLayer != nullptr, CHIP_ERROR_INCORRECT_STATE);
 
-    mBleLayer                           = bleLayer;
-    mBleLayer->mBleTransport            = this;
+    mBleLayer = bleLayer;
+    if (mBleLayer->mBleTransport == nullptr || !param.PreserveExistingBleLayerTransport())
+    {
+        mBleLayer->mBleTransport = this;
+        ChipLogDetail(Inet, "BLEBase::Init - setting/overriding transport");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ChipLogDetail(Inet, "BLEBase::Init - not overriding transport");
+    }
     mBleLayer->OnChipBleConnectReceived = nullptr;
 
     mState = State::kInitialized;
diff --git a/src/transport/raw/BLE.h b/src/transport/raw/BLE.h
index d54ecc2454d586..548af414b2fffe 100644
--- a/src/transport/raw/BLE.h
+++ b/src/transport/raw/BLE.h
@@ -48,8 +48,39 @@ class BleListenParameters
 
     Ble::BleLayer * GetBleLayer() const { return mLayer; }
 
+    /**
+     * PreserveExistingBleLayerTransport controls whether the BleBase transport
+     * initialized with these parameters should update the global BleLayer transport
+     * if it is already set.
+     *
+     * This is relevant when there is more than one TransportMgr,
+     * for example, when a device is both a commissioner (has a CHIPDeviceController)
+     * and a commissionee (has a Server) since each TransportMgr will have a BleBase
+     * which can override the global BleLayer transport to point to itself.
+     *
+     * The default value is true - don't override the global BleLayer transport if it is
+     * already set. In other words, the first BleBase to initialize (eg. Server) will be
+     * the active BleBase transport, and the second BleBase to initialize (eg. CHIPDeviceController)
+     * will need to call BleBase.SetBleLayerTransportToSelf if it needs to commission using BLE.
+     *
+     * Call SetPreserveExistingBleLayerTransport(false) to set the global
+     * BleLayer transport to the BleBase created with these parameters, even if it is already
+     * set to another BleBase.
+     *
+     * Use the BleBase.IsBleLayerTransportSetToSelf() and BleBase.SetBleLayerTransportToSelf
+     * methods to toggle between BleBase transports when there is more than one.
+     */
+    bool PreserveExistingBleLayerTransport() const { return mPreserveExistingBleLayerTransport; }
+    BleListenParameters & SetPreserveExistingBleLayerTransport(bool preserveExistingBleLayerTransport)
+    {
+        mPreserveExistingBleLayerTransport = preserveExistingBleLayerTransport;
+
+        return *this;
+    }
+
 private:
     Ble::BleLayer * mLayer;
+    bool mPreserveExistingBleLayerTransport = true;
 };
 
 /** Implements a transport using BLE.
@@ -91,6 +122,20 @@ class DLL_EXPORT BLEBase : public Base, public Ble::BleLayerDelegate
 
     CHIP_ERROR SetEndPoint(Ble::BLEEndPoint * endPoint) override;
 
+    /**
+     * Change BLE transport to this
+     *
+     * This is relevant when there is more than one TransportMgr,
+     * for example, when a device is both a commissioner (has a CHIPDeviceController)
+     * and a commissionee (has a Server) since each TransportMgr will set
+     * the global BleLayer transport to point to itself.
+     *
+     * In this scenario, the device will need the ability to toggle between a
+     * BleLayer transport for commissioner functionality and one for commissionee functionality.
+     */
+    void SetBleLayerTransportToSelf() { mBleLayer->mBleTransport = this; }
+    bool IsBleLayerTransportSetToSelf() { return mBleLayer->mBleTransport == this; }
+
 private:
     void ClearState();
 
diff --git a/src/transport/raw/Tuple.h b/src/transport/raw/Tuple.h
index 3cd3b387909bf5..743b9b9b0e09aa 100644
--- a/src/transport/raw/Tuple.h
+++ b/src/transport/raw/Tuple.h
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ class Tuple : public Base
     {
         return std::get<i>(mTransports);
     }
+
+    std::tuple<TransportTypes...> & GetTransports() { return mTransports; }
 };
 
 } // namespace Transport