diff --git a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.cpp b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.cpp
index fc493014a..3d2c2597a 100644
--- a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.cpp
@@ -2258,10 +2258,42 @@ node_t *create_raw()
     return (node_t *)node;
 }
 
+esp_err_t destroy_raw()
+{
+    VerifyOrReturnError(node, ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE, ESP_LOGE(TAG, "NULL node cannot be destroyed"));
+    _node_t *current_node = (_node_t *)node;
+    esp_matter_mem_free(current_node);
+    node = NULL;
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
 node_t *get()
 {
     return (node_t *)node;
 }
 
+esp_err_t destroy()
+{
+    esp_err_t err = ESP_OK;
+    node_t *current_node = get();
+    VerifyOrReturnError(current_node, ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE, ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Node cannot be NULL"));
+
+    attribute::set_callback(nullptr);
+    identification::set_callback(nullptr);
+
+    endpoint_t *current_endpoint = endpoint::get_first(current_node);
+    endpoint_t *next_endpoint = nullptr;
+    while (current_endpoint != nullptr) {
+        next_endpoint = endpoint::get_next(current_endpoint);
+        // Endpoints should have destroyable flag set to true before destroying
+        ((_endpoint_t *)current_endpoint)->flags |= ENDPOINT_FLAG_DESTROYABLE;
+        err = endpoint::destroy((node_t *)current_node, current_endpoint);
+        VerifyOrDo(err == ESP_OK, ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to destroy endpoint"));
+        current_endpoint = next_endpoint;
+    }
+
+    return destroy_raw();
+}
+
 } /* node */
 } /* esp_matter */
diff --git a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.h b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.h
index 3163b71e8..41684aee6 100644
--- a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.h
+++ b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.h
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ namespace node {
  */
 node_t *create_raw();
 
+/** Destroy raw node
+ *
+ * @return ESP_OK on success.
+ * @return error in case of failure.
+ */
+esp_err_t destroy_raw();
+
 /** Get node
  *
  * @return Node handle on success.
@@ -127,6 +134,17 @@ node_t *create_raw();
  */
 node_t *get();
 
+/** Destroy node
+ *
+ * This will destroy the node and all the endpoints, clusters, attributes, commands and events associated with it.
+ *
+ * @note: Call this function only if matter is not running.
+ *
+ * @return ESP_OK on success.
+ * @return error in case of failure.
+ */
+esp_err_t destroy();
+
 } /* node */
 
 namespace endpoint {
diff --git a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_endpoint.cpp b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_endpoint.cpp
index a0fa43cb6..f68691ae4 100644
--- a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_endpoint.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_endpoint.cpp
@@ -2080,17 +2080,15 @@ namespace node {
 node_t *create(config_t *config, attribute::callback_t attribute_callback,
                identification::callback_t identification_callback)
 {
-    attribute::set_callback(attribute_callback);
-    identification::set_callback(identification_callback);
-
     node_t *node = create_raw();
-    if (!node) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Could not create node");
+    VerifyOrReturnValue(node != nullptr, NULL, ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Could not create node"));
+    endpoint_t *endpoint = endpoint::root_node::create(node, &(config->root_node), ENDPOINT_FLAG_NONE, NULL);
+    if (endpoint == nullptr) {
+        destroy_raw();
         return NULL;
     }
-
-    endpoint::root_node::create(node, &(config->root_node), ENDPOINT_FLAG_NONE, NULL);
-
+    attribute::set_callback(attribute_callback);
+    identification::set_callback(identification_callback);
     return node;
 }