diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRBaseDevice.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRBaseDevice.mm
index 0a2a0083d0f34f..222fd80fc891d7 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRBaseDevice.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRBaseDevice.mm
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ - (void)subscribeWithQueue:(dispatch_queue_t)queue
                                // Wildcard endpoint, cluster, attribute, event.
                                auto attributePath = std::make_unique<AttributePathParams>();
                                auto eventPath = std::make_unique<EventPathParams>();
+                               // We want to get event reports at the minInterval, not the maxInterval.
+                               eventPath->mIsUrgentEvent = true;
                                ReadPrepareParams readParams(session.Value());
                                readParams.mMinIntervalFloorSeconds = minInterval;
                                readParams.mMaxIntervalCeilingSeconds = maxInterval;
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
index 9cea81ca5120a6..486b5bac17fb69 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/MTRDevice.mm
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ - (void)subscribeWithMinInterval:(uint16_t)minInterval maxInterval:(uint16_t)max
                            // Wildcard endpoint, cluster, attribute, event.
                            auto attributePath = std::make_unique<AttributePathParams>();
                            auto eventPath = std::make_unique<EventPathParams>();
+                           // We want to get event reports at the minInterval, not the maxInterval.
+                           eventPath->mIsUrgentEvent = true;
                            ReadPrepareParams readParams(session.Value());
                            readParams.mMinIntervalFloorSeconds = minInterval;
                            readParams.mMaxIntervalCeilingSeconds = maxInterval;