diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
index 356b5bace489ba..51e59c92eb053a 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ CHIP_ERROR DeviceController::Shutdown()
 
     mState = State::NotInitialized;
 
+    // Shut down the interaction model before we try shuttting down the exchange
+    // manager.
+    app::InteractionModelEngine::GetInstance()->Shutdown();
+
     // TODO(#6668): Some exchange has leak, shutting down ExchangeManager will cause a assert fail.
     // if (mExchangeMgr != nullptr)
     // {