diff --git a/config/nrfconnect/chip-module/Kconfig b/config/nrfconnect/chip-module/Kconfig
index 6aecc3d070be2f..6e9214b93e37d2 100644
--- a/config/nrfconnect/chip-module/Kconfig
+++ b/config/nrfconnect/chip-module/Kconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ config CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR_BUFFER_SIZE
 	  Configures size of the buffer used by OTA Requestor when downloading and
 	  writing a new firmware image to flash.
 
+config CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR_REBOOT_ON_APPLY
+	bool "Auto-reboot when firmware update is applied"
+	default y
+	depends on CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
+	imply REBOOT
+	help
+	  When a user consents to apply a firmware update, and the update package is
+	  downloaded, reboot the device automatically to swap the old and the new
+	  firmware images.
+
 # See config/zephyr/Kconfig for full definition
 config CHIP_OTA_IMAGE_BUILD
 	bool
diff --git a/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h b/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h
index 60baa9424f4784..5aee8f4f27f71a 100644
--- a/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h
+++ b/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
 #define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_SETTINGS_KEY "mt"
 #endif // CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_SETTINGS_KEY
 
+#ifndef CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_OTA_REQUESTOR_REBOOT_DELAY_MS
+/// Delay between completing a firmware update download and reboot to apply the update
+#define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_OTA_REQUESTOR_REBOOT_DELAY_MS 1000
+#endif // CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_OTA_REQUESTOR_REBOOT_DELAY_MS
+
 // ========== Platform-specific Configuration Overrides =========
 
 #ifndef CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_CHIP_TASK_PRIORITY
diff --git a/src/platform/nrfconnect/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp b/src/platform/nrfconnect/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp
index c31f321a70872b..6659292dfec5be 100644
--- a/src/platform/nrfconnect/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/nrfconnect/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <dfu/dfu_target.h>
 #include <dfu/dfu_target_mcuboot.h>
 
+#include <sys/reboot.h>
+
 namespace chip {
 namespace DeviceLayer {
 
@@ -54,7 +56,15 @@ CHIP_ERROR OTAImageProcessorImpl::Abort()
 
 CHIP_ERROR OTAImageProcessorImpl::Apply()
 {
-    return System::MapErrorZephyr(dfu_target_done(true));
+    ReturnErrorOnFailure(System::MapErrorZephyr(dfu_target_done(true)));
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR_REBOOT_ON_APPLY
+    return DeviceLayer::SystemLayer().StartTimer(
+        System::Clock::Milliseconds32(CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_OTA_REQUESTOR_REBOOT_DELAY_MS),
+        [](System::Layer *, void * /* context */) { sys_reboot(SYS_REBOOT_WARM); }, nullptr /* context */);
+#else
+    return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
+#endif
 }
 
 CHIP_ERROR OTAImageProcessorImpl::ProcessBlock(ByteSpan & block)