diff --git a/src/app/CommandHandler.cpp b/src/app/CommandHandler.cpp
index a447597cc97cea..8fd13bab7247f0 100644
--- a/src/app/CommandHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/app/CommandHandler.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ Status CommandHandler::ProcessCommandDataIB(CommandDataIB::Parser & aCommandElem
     ConcreteCommandPath concretePath(0, 0, 0);
     TLV::TLVReader commandDataReader;
 
+    SetGroupRequest(false);
+
     // NOTE: errors may occur before the concrete command path is even fully decoded.
 
     err = aCommandElement.GetPath(&commandPath);
@@ -352,6 +354,7 @@ Status CommandHandler::ProcessGroupCommandDataIB(CommandDataIB::Parser & aComman
     Credentials::GroupDataProvider::GroupEndpoint mapping;
     Credentials::GroupDataProvider * groupDataProvider = Credentials::GetGroupDataProvider();
     Credentials::GroupDataProvider::EndpointIterator * iterator;
+    SetGroupRequest(true);
 
     err = aCommandElement.GetPath(&commandPath);
     VerifyOrReturnError(err == CHIP_NO_ERROR, Status::InvalidAction);
@@ -462,7 +465,8 @@ CHIP_ERROR CommandHandler::AddStatusInternal(const ConcreteCommandPath & aComman
 void CommandHandler::AddStatus(const ConcreteCommandPath & aCommandPath, const Protocols::InteractionModel::Status aStatus,
                                const char * context)
 {
-
+    // Return prematurely in case of requests targeted to a group that should not add the status for response purposes.
+    VerifyOrReturn(!IsGroupRequest());
     VerifyOrDie(FallibleAddStatus(aCommandPath, aStatus, context) == CHIP_NO_ERROR);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/CommandHandler.h b/src/app/CommandHandler.h
index 3c9a86c97b6052..65542ef0587f55 100644
--- a/src/app/CommandHandler.h
+++ b/src/app/CommandHandler.h
@@ -406,6 +406,16 @@ class CommandHandler : public Messaging::ExchangeDelegate
         return FinishCommand(/* aEndDataStruct = */ false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check whether the InvokeRequest we are handling is targeted to a group.
+     */
+    bool IsGroupRequest() { return mGroupRequest; }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the state flag to keep the information that request we are handling is targeted to a group.
+     */
+    void SetGroupRequest(bool isGroupRequest) { mGroupRequest = isGroupRequest; }
+
     Messaging::ExchangeHolder mExchangeCtx;
     Callback * mpCallback = nullptr;
     InvokeResponseMessage::Builder mInvokeResponseBuilder;
@@ -416,7 +426,8 @@ class CommandHandler : public Messaging::ExchangeDelegate
 
     bool mSentStatusResponse = false;
 
-    State mState = State::Idle;
+    State mState       = State::Idle;
+    bool mGroupRequest = false;
     chip::System::PacketBufferTLVWriter mCommandMessageWriter;
     TLV::TLVWriter mBackupWriter;
     bool mBufferAllocated = false;