diff --git a/examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index 1410ac504ddb22..83311f6ac2d0b0 100644
--- a/examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ using namespace ::chip::DeviceLayer;
 // Used to indicate that an IP address has been added to the QRCode
 #define EXAMPLE_VENDOR_TAG_IP 1
 
-const char * TAG = "all-clusters-app";
+const char * TAG                  = "all-clusters-app";
+const uint32_t delayNotifySeconds = 10;
 
 static DeviceCallbacks EchoCallbacks;
 
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ static void InitOTARequestor(void)
     gRequestorCore.Init(Server::GetInstance(), gRequestorStorage, gRequestorUser, gDownloader);
     gImageProcessor.SetOTADownloader(&gDownloader);
     gDownloader.SetImageProcessorDelegate(&gImageProcessor);
+    gRequestorUser.DelayNotifyUpdateAppliedAction(delayNotifySeconds);
     gRequestorUser.Init(&gRequestorCore, &gImageProcessor);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index 5a0b4c12c9db9c..c0b3feeae07459 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ OTAImageProcessorImpl gImageProcessor;
 
 LEDWidget AppLED;
 
-static const char * TAG = "light-app";
+static const char * TAG           = "light-app";
+const uint32_t delayNotifySeconds = 10;
 
 static DeviceCallbacks EchoCallbacks;
 namespace {
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ static void InitOTARequestor(void)
     gRequestorCore.Init(Server::GetInstance(), gRequestorStorage, gRequestorUser, gDownloader);
     gImageProcessor.SetOTADownloader(&gDownloader);
     gDownloader.SetImageProcessorDelegate(&gImageProcessor);
+    gRequestorUser.DelayNotifyUpdateAppliedAction(delayNotifySeconds);
     gRequestorUser.Init(&gRequestorCore, &gImageProcessor);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/examples/ota-requestor-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/ota-requestor-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index 5f962d712d8db1..18e22851aa78f2 100644
--- a/examples/ota-requestor-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/ota-requestor-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ using namespace ::chip::DeviceManager;
 using namespace ::chip::DeviceLayer;
 
 namespace {
-const char * TAG = "ota-requester-app";
+const char * TAG                  = "ota-requester-app";
+const uint32_t delayNotifySeconds = 10;
 static DeviceCallbacks EchoCallbacks;
 
 DefaultOTARequestor gRequestorCore;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ static void InitServer(intptr_t context)
     gRequestorCore.Init(Server::GetInstance(), gRequestorStorage, gRequestorUser, gDownloader);
     gImageProcessor.SetOTADownloader(&gDownloader);
     gDownloader.SetImageProcessorDelegate(&gImageProcessor);
+    gRequestorUser.DelayNotifyUpdateAppliedAction(delayNotifySeconds);
     gRequestorUser.Init(&gRequestorCore, &gImageProcessor);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/clusters/ota-requestor/DefaultOTARequestorDriver.cpp b/src/app/clusters/ota-requestor/DefaultOTARequestorDriver.cpp
index 4b56e57b506021..fa33d09a30d0f1 100644
--- a/src/app/clusters/ota-requestor/DefaultOTARequestorDriver.cpp
+++ b/src/app/clusters/ota-requestor/DefaultOTARequestorDriver.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ using namespace app::Clusters::OtaSoftwareUpdateRequestor::Structs;
 constexpr uint32_t kDelayQueryUponCommissioningSec = 30; // Delay before sending the initial image query after commissioning
 constexpr uint32_t kImmediateStartDelaySec         = 1;  // Delay before sending a query in response to UrgentUpdateAvailable
 constexpr System::Clock::Seconds32 kDefaultDelayedActionTime = System::Clock::Seconds32(120);
-constexpr uint32_t kDelayNotifyUpdateApplied                 = 10; // Delay before sending notify update applied command
+System::Clock::Seconds32 mDelayNotifyUpdateAppliedSeconds =
+    System::Clock::Seconds32(0); // Delay before sending notify update applied command
 
 DefaultOTARequestorDriver * ToDriver(void * context)
 {
@@ -57,13 +58,9 @@ DefaultOTARequestorDriver * ToDriver(void * context)
 
 } // namespace
 
-void ScheduleNotifyUpdateApplied(chip::System::Layer * systemLayer, void * appState)
+void GenericOTARequestorDriver::DelayNotifyUpdateAppliedAction(uint32_t seconds)
 {
-    OTARequestorInterface * requestor = static_cast<OTARequestorInterface *>(appState);
-    if (requestor != nullptr)
-    {
-        requestor->NotifyUpdateApplied();
-    }
+    mDelayNotifyUpdateAppliedSeconds = System::Clock::Seconds32(seconds);
 }
 
 void GenericOTARequestorDriver::Init(OTARequestorInterface * requestor, OTAImageProcessorInterface * processor)
@@ -74,19 +71,20 @@ void GenericOTARequestorDriver::Init(OTARequestorInterface * requestor, OTAImage
 
     if (mImageProcessor->IsFirstImageRun())
     {
-        SystemLayer().ScheduleLambda([this] {
-            CHIP_ERROR error = mImageProcessor->ConfirmCurrentImage();
-
-            if (error != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
-            {
-                ChipLogError(SoftwareUpdate, "Failed to confirm image: %" CHIP_ERROR_FORMAT, error.Format());
-                mRequestor->Reset();
-                return;
-            }
-
-            chip::DeviceLayer::SystemLayer().StartTimer(chip::System::Clock::Seconds32(kDelayNotifyUpdateApplied),
-                                                        ScheduleNotifyUpdateApplied, mRequestor);
-        });
+        ScheduleDelayedAction(
+            mDelayNotifyUpdateAppliedSeconds,
+            [](System::Layer *, void * context) {
+                CHIP_ERROR error = ToDriver(context)->mImageProcessor->ConfirmCurrentImage();
+                if (error != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
+                {
+                    ChipLogError(SoftwareUpdate, "Failed to confirm image: %" CHIP_ERROR_FORMAT, error.Format());
+                    ToDriver(context)->mRequestor->Reset();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                ToDriver(context)->mRequestor->NotifyUpdateApplied();
+            },
+            this);
     }
     else if ((mRequestor->GetCurrentUpdateState() != OTAUpdateStateEnum::kIdle))
     {
diff --git a/src/app/clusters/ota-requestor/DefaultOTARequestorDriver.h b/src/app/clusters/ota-requestor/DefaultOTARequestorDriver.h
index 24df0922156433..d6c6038ef4205d 100644
--- a/src/app/clusters/ota-requestor/DefaultOTARequestorDriver.h
+++ b/src/app/clusters/ota-requestor/DefaultOTARequestorDriver.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class DefaultOTARequestorDriver : public OTARequestorDriver
                                      app::Clusters::OtaSoftwareUpdateRequestor::OTAAnnouncementReason announcementReason) override;
     void SendQueryImage() override;
     bool GetNextProviderLocation(ProviderLocationType & providerLocation, bool & listExhausted) override;
+    void DelayNotifyUpdateAppliedAction(uint32_t seconds);
 
 protected:
     void StartPeriodicQueryTimer();