diff --git a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter.h b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter.h
index 13f709fa1..3e8864f15 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 ae55917f6..b8330de09 100644
--- a/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_matter/esp_matter_core.cpp
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ static void device_callback_internal(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t arg
                 return;
             }
             ESP_LOGI(TAG, "BLE deinit successful and memory reclaimed");
+            PostEvent(chip::DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kBLEDeinitialized);
         }
         break;
 #endif /* CONFIG_USE_BLE_ONLY_FOR_COMMISSIONING */
diff --git a/examples/light/main/app_main.cpp b/examples/light/main/app_main.cpp
index ce4428086..96d7ca7d2 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;
     }