diff --git a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter.h b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter.h
index 74ef3aa95..3a7b40de3 100644
--- a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter.h
+++ b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter.h
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ enum
     /** Signals that operational credentials are changed, which may not be persistent.
     Can be used to affect what is needed for UpdateNOC prior to commit */
     kFabricUpdated,
+    /** Signals that BLE is deinitialized and heap memory is reclaimed */
+    kBLEDeinitialized,
 };
 
 } // DeviceEventType
diff --git a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.cpp b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.cpp
index 9a1b05bf3..a9bccd22b 100644
--- a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.cpp
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ static void deinit_ble_if_commissioned(void)
                 return;
             }
             ESP_LOGI(TAG, "BLE deinit successful and memory reclaimed");
+            PostEvent(chip::DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kBLEDeinitialized);
         }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_ENABLED && CONFIG_USE_BLE_ONLY_FOR_COMMISSIONING */
 }
diff --git a/examples/esp-now_bridge_light/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/esp-now_bridge_light/main/idf_component.yml
index 05f6503ad..9cdc538aa 100644
--- a/examples/esp-now_bridge_light/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/esp-now_bridge_light/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## IDF Component Manager Manifest File
 dependencies:
-  espressif/esp-now: ">=2.2.0"
+  espressif/esp-now: "==2.4.0"
   ## Required IDF version
   idf:
     version: ">=4.1.0"
diff --git a/examples/light/main/app_main.cpp b/examples/light/main/app_main.cpp
index aabdb264f..b3c39040b 100644
--- a/examples/light/main/app_main.cpp
+++ b/examples/light/main/app_main.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ static void app_event_cb(const ChipDeviceEvent *event, intptr_t arg)
     case chip::DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kFabricCommitted:
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Fabric is committed");
         break;
+
+    case chip::DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kBLEDeinitialized:
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "BLE deinitialized and memory reclaimed");
+        break;
+
     default:
         break;
     }