diff --git a/scripts/idl/matter_grammar.lark b/scripts/idl/matter_grammar.lark
index cbaf0c0249d4f8..335a853b0ce8a4 100644
--- a/scripts/idl/matter_grammar.lark
+++ b/scripts/idl/matter_grammar.lark
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ event: event_priority "event"i id "=" number "{" struct_field* "}"
                | "info"i     -> info_priority
                | "debug"i    -> debug_priority
 
-attribute: attribute_access? "attribute"i   field
-attribute_access: "readonly"i -> readonly
+attribute: attribute_tag* "attribute"i   field
+attribute_tag: "readonly"i -> attr_readonly
+             | "global"i -> attr_global
 
 request_struct: "request"i struct
 response_struct: "response"i struct
diff --git a/scripts/idl/matter_idl_parser.py b/scripts/idl/matter_idl_parser.py
index e8acaee9cff020..1ade381f5b2dc7 100755
--- a/scripts/idl/matter_idl_parser.py
+++ b/scripts/idl/matter_idl_parser.py
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ def optional(self, _):
     def nullable(self, _):
         return FieldAttribute.NULLABLE
 
-    def readonly(self, _):
-        return AttributeAccess.READONLY
+    def attr_readonly(self, _):
+        return AttributeTag.READABLE
 
-    def writable(self, _):
-        return AttributeAccess.READWRITE
+    def attr_global(self, _):
+        return AttributeTag.GLOBAL
 
     def critical_priority(self, _):
         return EventPriority.CRITICAL
@@ -113,11 +113,15 @@ def event(self, args):
         return Event(priority=args[0], name=args[1], code=args[2], fields=args[3:], )
 
     def attribute(self, args):
-        access = AttributeAccess.READWRITE  # default
-        if len(args) > 1:
-            access = args[0]
-
-        return Attribute(access=access, definition=args[-1])
+        tags = set(args[:-1])
+        # until we support write only (and need a bit of a reshuffle)
+        # if the 'attr_readonly == READABLE' is not in the list, we make things
+        # read/write
+        if AttributeTag.READABLE not in tags:
+            tags.add(AttributeTag.READABLE)
+            tags.add(AttributeTag.WRITABLE)
+
+        return Attribute(definition=args[-1], tags=tags)
 
     @v_args(inline=True)
     def struct(self, id, *fields):
diff --git a/scripts/idl/matter_idl_types.py b/scripts/idl/matter_idl_types.py
index 89dd63b0ad614c..7ebc5b7cadb25e 100644
--- a/scripts/idl/matter_idl_types.py
+++ b/scripts/idl/matter_idl_types.py
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ class FieldAttribute(enum.Enum):
     NULLABLE = enum.auto()
 
 
-class AttributeAccess(enum.Enum):
-    READONLY = enum.auto()
-    READWRITE = enum.auto()
+class AttributeTag(enum.Enum):
+    READABLE = enum.auto()
+    WRITABLE = enum.auto()
+    GLOBAL = enum.auto()
 
 
 class EventPriority(enum.Enum):
@@ -46,8 +47,20 @@ class Field:
 
 @dataclass
 class Attribute:
-    access: AttributeAccess
     definition: Field
+    tags: Set[AttributeTag] = field(default_factory=set())
+
+    @property
+    def is_readable(self):
+        return AttributeTag.READABLE in self.tags
+
+    @property
+    def is_writable(self):
+        return AttributeTag.WRITABLE in self.tags
+
+    @property
+    def is_global(self):
+        return AttributeTag.GLOBAL in self.tags
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/scripts/idl/test_matter_idl_parser.py b/scripts/idl/test_matter_idl_parser.py
index 23e1d691f9d81b..19c6d676364750 100755
--- a/scripts/idl/test_matter_idl_parser.py
+++ b/scripts/idl/test_matter_idl_parser.py
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ def test_cluster_attribute(self):
             server cluster MyCluster = 0x321 {
                 readonly attribute int8u roAttr = 1;
                 attribute int32u rwAttr[] = 123;
+                global attribute int32u grwAttr[] = 124;
+                readonly global attribute int32u groAttr[] = 125;
             }
         """)
 
@@ -99,10 +101,14 @@ def test_cluster_attribute(self):
                     name="MyCluster",
                     code=0x321,
                     attributes=[
-                        Attribute(access=AttributeAccess.READONLY, definition=Field(
+                        Attribute(tags=set([AttributeTag.READABLE]), definition=Field(
                             data_type="int8u", code=1, name="roAttr")),
-                        Attribute(access=AttributeAccess.READWRITE, definition=Field(
+                        Attribute(tags=set([AttributeTag.READABLE, AttributeTag.WRITABLE]), definition=Field(
                             data_type="int32u", code=123, name="rwAttr", is_list=True)),
+                        Attribute(tags=set([AttributeTag.GLOBAL, AttributeTag.READABLE, AttributeTag.WRITABLE]), definition=Field(
+                            data_type="int32u", code=124, name="grwAttr", is_list=True)),
+                        Attribute(tags=set([AttributeTag.GLOBAL, AttributeTag.READABLE]), definition=Field(
+                            data_type="int32u", code=125, name="groAttr", is_list=True)),
                     ]
                     )])
         self.assertEqual(actual, expected)