diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm
index a1872c302081bf..7374d6417894b2 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController.mm
@@ -800,6 +800,14 @@ - (void)removeDeviceControllerDelegate:(id<MTRDeviceControllerDelegate>)delegate
     }
 }
 
+- (void)clearDeviceControllerDelegates
+{
+    @synchronized(self) {
+        _strongDelegateForSetDelegateAPI = nil;
+        [_delegates removeAllObjects];
+    }
+}
+
 // Iterates the delegates, and remove delegate info objects if the delegate object has dealloc'ed
 // Returns number of delegates called
 - (NSUInteger)_iterateDelegateInfoWithBlock:(void (^_Nullable)(MTRDeviceControllerDelegateInfo * delegateInfo))block
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Concrete.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Concrete.mm
index cb86c5d2db044f..c7429b91140dcc 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Concrete.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Concrete.mm
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ - (void)cleanupAfterStartup
         [device invalidate];
     }
     [self stopBrowseForCommissionables];
+    [self clearDeviceControllerDelegates];
 
     [_factory controllerShuttingDown:self];
 }
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Internal.h b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Internal.h
index 958e7914b1dd3a..18d972c29de65a 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Internal.h
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDeviceController_Internal.h
@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 - (MTRDevice *)_setupDeviceForNodeID:(NSNumber *)nodeID prefetchedClusterData:(nullable NSDictionary<MTRClusterPath *, MTRDeviceClusterData *> *)prefetchedClusterData;
 - (void)removeDevice:(MTRDevice *)device;
 
+/**
+ * Clear all delegates from the device controller
+ */
+- (void)clearDeviceControllerDelegates;
+
 @end
 
 /**