diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
index 5c0c2b50e5c1fe..f5bea2ee840858 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ DeviceController::DeviceController()
     mExchangeMgr              = nullptr;
     mStorageDelegate          = nullptr;
     mPairedDevicesInitialized = false;
-    mListenPort               = CHIP_PORT;
 }
 
 CHIP_ERROR DeviceController::Init(ControllerInitParams params)
@@ -120,6 +119,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR DeviceController::Init(ControllerInitParams params)
     {
         mSystemLayer = params.systemLayer;
         mInetLayer   = params.inetLayer;
+        mListenPort  = params.listenPort;
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
index c9eee9bca1df7e..f432a346286d61 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ struct ControllerInitParams
     ByteSpan controllerRCAC;
 
     uint16_t controllerVendorId;
+
+    /* The port used for operational communication to listen for and send messages over UDP/TCP.
+     * The default value of `0` will pick any available port. */
+    uint16_t listenPort = 0;
 };
 
 enum CommissioningStage : uint8_t