diff --git a/src/app/InteractionModelEngine.cpp b/src/app/InteractionModelEngine.cpp
index b6ce6e32592c97..272e0b32601d0b 100644
--- a/src/app/InteractionModelEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/app/InteractionModelEngine.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,24 @@ uint32_t InteractionModelEngine::GetNumActiveWriteHandlers() const
     return numActive;
 }
 
+void InteractionModelEngine::CloseTransactionsFromFabricIndex(FabricIndex aFabricIndex)
+{ 
+    //
+    // Walk through all existing subscriptions and shut down those whose subscriber matches
+    // that which just came in.
+    //
+    mReadHandlers.ForEachActiveObject([this, aFabricIndex](ReadHandler * handler) {
+        if (handler->GetAccessingFabricIndex() == aFabricIndex)
+        {
+            ChipLogProgress(InteractionModel, "Deleting expired ReadHandler for NodeId: " ChipLogFormatX64 ", FabricIndex: %u",
+                            ChipLogValueX64(handler->GetInitiatorNodeId()), aFabricIndex);
+            mReadHandlers.ReleaseObject(handler);
+        }
+
+        return Loop::Continue;
+    });
+}
+
 CHIP_ERROR InteractionModelEngine::ShutdownSubscription(uint64_t aSubscriptionId)
 {
     for (auto * readClient = mpActiveReadClientList; readClient != nullptr; readClient = readClient->GetNextClient())
diff --git a/src/app/InteractionModelEngine.h b/src/app/InteractionModelEngine.h
index 2782a3555fa81c..f89ada218da0ec 100644
--- a/src/app/InteractionModelEngine.h
+++ b/src/app/InteractionModelEngine.h
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ class InteractionModelEngine : public Messaging::ExchangeDelegate, public Comman
      */
     CHIP_ERROR ShutdownSubscriptions(FabricIndex aFabricIndex, NodeId aPeerNodeId);
 
+    /**
+     * Expire active transactions and release related objects for the given fabric index.
+     * This is used for releasing transactions that won't be closed when a fabric is removed.
+     */
+    void CloseTransactionsFromFabricIndex(FabricIndex aFabricIndex);
+
     uint32_t GetNumActiveReadHandlers() const;
     uint32_t GetNumActiveReadHandlers(ReadHandler::InteractionType type) const;
 
diff --git a/src/app/clusters/operational-credentials-server/operational-credentials-server.cpp b/src/app/clusters/operational-credentials-server/operational-credentials-server.cpp
index 3d6e4156410ac9..40c2f6359dbb5f 100644
--- a/src/app/clusters/operational-credentials-server/operational-credentials-server.cpp
+++ b/src/app/clusters/operational-credentials-server/operational-credentials-server.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ class FabricCleanupExchangeDelegate : public chip::Messaging::ExchangeDelegate
     void OnExchangeClosing(chip::Messaging::ExchangeContext * ec) override
     {
         FabricIndex currentFabricIndex = ec->GetSessionHandle()->GetFabricIndex();
+        InteractionModelEngine::GetInstance()->CloseTransactionsFromFabricIndex(currentFabricIndex);
         ec->GetExchangeMgr()->GetSessionManager()->ExpireAllPairingsForFabric(currentFabricIndex);
     }
 };
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ bool emberAfOperationalCredentialsClusterRemoveFabricCallback(app::CommandHandle
         }
         else
         {
+            InteractionModelEngine::GetInstance()->CloseTransactionsFromFabricIndex(fabricBeingRemoved);
             ec->GetExchangeMgr()->GetSessionManager()->ExpireAllPairingsForFabric(fabricBeingRemoved);
         }
     }