diff --git a/examples/bridge-app/linux/main.cpp b/examples/bridge-app/linux/main.cpp
index 3d73688594c5a9..2cfe37a12d4125 100644
--- a/examples/bridge-app/linux/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/bridge-app/linux/main.cpp
@@ -1024,6 +1024,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 
     // Run CHIP
 
+    ChipLinuxAppInitNetworkCommissioning();
     ApplicationInit();
     registerAttributeAccessOverride(&gPowerAttrAccess);
     chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().RunEventLoop();
diff --git a/examples/platform/linux/AppMain.cpp b/examples/platform/linux/AppMain.cpp
index 56e6edd44687f2..2056734dfa7696 100644
--- a/examples/platform/linux/AppMain.cpp
+++ b/examples/platform/linux/AppMain.cpp
@@ -177,8 +177,9 @@ void EnableWiFiNetworkCommissioning(EndpointId endpoint)
     sWiFiNetworkCommissioningInstance.Value().Init();
 #endif // CHIP_APP_MAIN_HAS_WIFI_DRIVER
 }
+} // anonymous namespace
 
-void InitNetworkCommissioning()
+void ChipLinuxAppInitNetworkCommissioning()
 {
     if (sSecondaryNetworkCommissioningEndpoint.HasValue())
     {
@@ -232,7 +233,6 @@ void InitNetworkCommissioning()
 #endif // CHIP_APP_MAIN_HAS_ETHERNET_DRIVER
     }
 }
-} // anonymous namespace
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_CHIP_SHELL)
 using chip::Shell::Engine;
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ void ChipLinuxAppMainLoop(AppMainLoopImplementation * impl)
 #endif // defined(ENABLE_CHIP_SHELL)
 #endif // CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_BOTH_COMMISSIONER_AND_COMMISSIONEE
 
-    InitNetworkCommissioning();
+    ChipLinuxAppInitNetworkCommissioning();
 
     ApplicationInit();
 
diff --git a/examples/platform/linux/AppMain.h b/examples/platform/linux/AppMain.h
index 94bf4d3e609da1..d8af2775bd2346 100644
--- a/examples/platform/linux/AppMain.h
+++ b/examples/platform/linux/AppMain.h
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ class DefaultAppMainLoopImplementation : public AppMainLoopImplementation
  */
 void ChipLinuxAppMainLoop(AppMainLoopImplementation * impl = nullptr);
 
+// This function supports initializing the Network Commissioning cluster for the
+// Linux app that does not call ChipLinuxAppMainLoop. This function should be
+// called before calling the ApplicationInit function.
+void ChipLinuxAppInitNetworkCommissioning();
+
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_BOTH_COMMISSIONER_AND_COMMISSIONEE
 
 using chip::Controller::DeviceCommissioner;