diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
index 35c616ac0426db..9d59a237ae1fe7 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
@@ -118,14 +118,24 @@ CHIP_ERROR DeviceController::Init(ControllerInitParams params)
     mDNSResolver.SetCommissioningDelegate(this);
     RegisterDeviceDiscoveryDelegate(params.deviceDiscoveryDelegate);
 
-    VerifyOrReturnError(params.operationalCredentialsDelegate != nullptr, CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
-    mOperationalCredentialsDelegate = params.operationalCredentialsDelegate;
-
     mVendorId = params.controllerVendorId;
     if (params.operationalKeypair != nullptr || !params.controllerNOC.empty() || !params.controllerRCAC.empty())
     {
         ReturnErrorOnFailure(InitControllerNOCChain(params));
     }
+    else if (params.fabricIndex.HasValue())
+    {
+        VerifyOrReturnError(params.systemState->Fabrics()->FabricCount() > 0, CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
+        if (params.systemState->Fabrics()->FindFabricWithIndex(params.fabricIndex.Value()) != nullptr)
+        {
+            mFabricIndex = params.fabricIndex.Value();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ChipLogError(Controller, "There is no fabric corresponding to the given fabricIndex");
+            return CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+        }
+    }
 
     mSystemState = params.systemState->Retain();
     mState       = State::Initialized;
@@ -143,9 +153,8 @@ CHIP_ERROR DeviceController::Init(ControllerInitParams params)
     return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-CHIP_ERROR DeviceController::InitControllerNOCChain(const ControllerInitParams & params)
+CHIP_ERROR DeviceController::InitControllerNOCChain(const ControllerInitParams & params, bool UpdateNOCOnly)
 {
-    FabricInfo newFabric;
     constexpr uint32_t chipCertAllocatedLen = kMaxCHIPCertLength;
     chip::Platform::ScopedMemoryBuffer<uint8_t> rcacBuf;
     chip::Platform::ScopedMemoryBuffer<uint8_t> icacBuf;
@@ -195,8 +204,18 @@ CHIP_ERROR DeviceController::InitControllerNOCChain(const ControllerInitParams &
 
     ReturnErrorOnFailure(ConvertX509CertToChipCert(params.controllerNOC, nocSpan));
     ReturnErrorOnFailure(ExtractNodeIdFabricIdFromOpCert(nocSpan, &nodeId, &fabricId));
-
-    auto * fabricTable            = params.systemState->Fabrics();
+    FabricTable * fabricTable = nullptr;
+    if (!UpdateNOCOnly)
+    {
+        fabricTable = params.systemState->Fabrics();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        VerifyOrReturnError(mFabricIndex != kUndefinedFabricIndex, CHIP_ERROR_INTERNAL);
+        VerifyOrReturnError(mSystemState != nullptr, CHIP_ERROR_INTERNAL);
+        fabricTable = mSystemState->Fabrics();
+        VerifyOrReturnError(fabricTable != nullptr, CHIP_ERROR_INTERNAL);
+    }
     const FabricInfo * fabricInfo = nullptr;
 
     //
@@ -224,6 +243,11 @@ CHIP_ERROR DeviceController::InitControllerNOCChain(const ControllerInitParams &
 
     FabricIndex fabricIndex = fabricFoundInTable ? fabricInfo->GetFabricIndex() : kUndefinedFabricIndex;
 
+    if (UpdateNOCOnly)
+    {
+        VerifyOrReturnError(fabricIndex == mFabricIndex, CHIP_ERROR_INTERNAL);
+    }
+
     CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
 
     auto advertiseOperational =
@@ -404,6 +428,8 @@ DeviceCommissioner::DeviceCommissioner() :
 
 CHIP_ERROR DeviceCommissioner::Init(CommissionerInitParams params)
 {
+    VerifyOrReturnError(params.operationalCredentialsDelegate != nullptr, CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
+    mOperationalCredentialsDelegate = params.operationalCredentialsDelegate;
     ReturnErrorOnFailure(DeviceController::Init(params));
 
     mPairingDelegate = params.pairingDelegate;
diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
index ee4ac09ac84ebe..28177c87c9da46 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ struct ControllerInitParams
      */
     bool removeFromFabricTableOnShutdown = true;
 
+    /**
+     * Specifies whether to utilize the fabric table entry for the given FabricIndex
+     * for initialization. If provided and neither the operational key pair nor the NOC
+     * chain are provided, then attempt to locate a fabric corresponding to the given FabricIndex.
+     */
+    chip::Optional<FabricIndex> fabricIndex;
+
     chip::VendorId controllerVendorId;
 };
 
@@ -349,7 +356,7 @@ class DLL_EXPORT DeviceController : public AbstractDnssdDiscoveryController
      *          It can be used for fine-grained dependency injection of a controller's
      *          NOC and operational keypair.
      */
-    CHIP_ERROR InitControllerNOCChain(const ControllerInitParams & params);
+    CHIP_ERROR InitControllerNOCChain(const ControllerInitParams & params, bool UpdateNOCOnly = false);
 
 protected:
     enum class State
diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceControllerFactory.cpp b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceControllerFactory.cpp
index 25bcd12b190a09..115d865e0ac0cb 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceControllerFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceControllerFactory.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ void DeviceControllerFactory::PopulateInitParams(ControllerInitParams & controll
     controllerParams.controllerVendorId = params.controllerVendorId;
 
     controllerParams.enableServerInteractions = params.enableServerInteractions;
+    if (params.fabricIndex.HasValue())
+    {
+        controllerParams.fabricIndex.SetValue(params.fabricIndex.Value());
+    }
 }
 
 void DeviceControllerFactory::ControllerInitialized(const DeviceController & controller)
diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceControllerFactory.h b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceControllerFactory.h
index 6b4aa77fdc00c8..94585d4fbf877f 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceControllerFactory.h
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceControllerFactory.h
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ struct SetupParams
      */
     bool removeFromFabricTableOnShutdown = true;
 
+    /**
+     * Specifies whether to utilize the fabric table entry for the given FabricIndex
+     * for initialization. If provided and neither the operational key pair nor the NOC
+     * chain are provided, then attempt to locate a fabric corresponding to the given FabricIndex.
+     */
+    chip::Optional<FabricIndex> fabricIndex;
+
     Credentials::DeviceAttestationVerifier * deviceAttestationVerifier = nullptr;
     CommissioningDelegate * defaultCommissioner                        = nullptr;
 };