diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/CHIPCommand.cpp b/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/CHIPCommand.cpp
index 944360fb2eea3a..fc8295e00e887b 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/CHIPCommand.cpp
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/CHIPCommand.cpp
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR CHIPCommand::InitializeCommissioner(CommissionerIdentity & identity,
         commissionerParams.controllerICAC               = icacSpan;
         commissionerParams.controllerNOC                = nocSpan;
         commissionerParams.permitMultiControllerFabrics = true;
+        commissionerParams.enableServerInteractions     = NeedsOperationalAdvertising();
     }
 
     // TODO: Initialize IPK epoch key in ExampleOperationalCredentials issuer rather than relying on DefaultIpkValue
diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/CHIPCommand.h b/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/CHIPCommand.h
index f1cd84439eae49..0b6124600eb415 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/CHIPCommand.h
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/CHIPCommand.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class CHIPCommand : public Command
     // If true, the controller will be created with server capabilities enabled,
     // such as advertising operational nodes over DNS-SD and accepting incoming
     // CASE sessions.
-    virtual bool NeedsOperationalAdvertising() { return false; }
+    virtual bool NeedsOperationalAdvertising() { return mAdvertiseOperational; }
 
     // Execute any deferred cleanups.  Used when exiting interactive mode.
     static void ExecuteDeferredCleanups(intptr_t ignored);
diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Command.h b/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Command.h
index cf8077b13c0546..26b80e54b6b322 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Command.h
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Command.h
@@ -267,10 +267,11 @@ class Command
 
     bool IsInteractive() { return mIsInteractive; }
 
-    CHIP_ERROR RunAsInteractive(const chip::Optional<char *> & interactiveStorageDirectory)
+    CHIP_ERROR RunAsInteractive(const chip::Optional<char *> & interactiveStorageDirectory, bool advertiseOperational)
     {
-        mStorageDirectory = interactiveStorageDirectory;
-        mIsInteractive    = true;
+        mStorageDirectory     = interactiveStorageDirectory;
+        mIsInteractive        = true;
+        mAdvertiseOperational = advertiseOperational;
         return Run();
     }
 
@@ -280,6 +281,10 @@ class Command
     // mStorageDirectory lives here so we can just set it in RunAsInteractive.
     chip::Optional<char *> mStorageDirectory;
 
+    // mAdvertiseOperational lives here so we can just set it in
+    // RunAsInteractive; it's only used by CHIPCommand.
+    bool mAdvertiseOperational = false;
+
 private:
     bool InitArgument(size_t argIndex, char * argValue);
     size_t AddArgument(const char * name, int64_t min, uint64_t max, void * out, ArgumentType type, const char * desc,
diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Commands.cpp b/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Commands.cpp
index 17871e12cff2e6..8212656b9539ba 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Commands.cpp
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Commands.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int Commands::Run(int argc, char ** argv)
     return (err == CHIP_NO_ERROR) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-int Commands::RunInteractive(const char * command, const chip::Optional<char *> & storageDirectory)
+int Commands::RunInteractive(const char * command, const chip::Optional<char *> & storageDirectory, bool advertiseOperational)
 {
     std::vector<std::string> arguments;
     VerifyOrReturnValue(DecodeArgumentsFromInteractiveMode(command, arguments), EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ int Commands::RunInteractive(const char * command, const chip::Optional<char *>
     }
 
     ChipLogProgress(chipTool, "Command: %s", commandStr.c_str());
-    auto err = RunCommand(argc, argv, true, storageDirectory);
+    auto err = RunCommand(argc, argv, true, storageDirectory, advertiseOperational);
 
     // Do not delete arg[0]
     for (auto i = 1; i < argc; i++)
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int Commands::RunInteractive(const char * command, const chip::Optional<char *>
 }
 
 CHIP_ERROR Commands::RunCommand(int argc, char ** argv, bool interactive,
-                                const chip::Optional<char *> & interactiveStorageDirectory)
+                                const chip::Optional<char *> & interactiveStorageDirectory, bool interactiveAdvertiseOperational)
 {
     Command * command = nullptr;
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR Commands::RunCommand(int argc, char ** argv, bool interactive,
 
     if (interactive)
     {
-        return command->RunAsInteractive(interactiveStorageDirectory);
+        return command->RunAsInteractive(interactiveStorageDirectory, interactiveAdvertiseOperational);
     }
 
     // Now that the command is initialized, get our storage from it as needed
diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Commands.h b/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Commands.h
index 67c23b401c4147..bb6c62dcb035fe 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Commands.h
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/commands/common/Commands.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Commands
         Register(commandSetName, commandsList, helpText, false);
     }
     int Run(int argc, char ** argv);
-    int RunInteractive(const char * command, const chip::Optional<char *> & storageDirectory = chip::NullOptional);
+    int RunInteractive(const char * command, const chip::Optional<char *> & storageDirectory, bool advertiseOperational);
 
 private:
     struct CommandSet
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class Commands
     using CommandSetMap = std::map<std::string, CommandSet>;
 
     CHIP_ERROR RunCommand(int argc, char ** argv, bool interactive = false,
-                          const chip::Optional<char *> & interactiveStorageDirectory = chip::NullOptional);
+                          const chip::Optional<char *> & interactiveStorageDirectory = chip::NullOptional,
+                          bool interactiveAdvertiseOperational                       = false);
 
     CommandSetMap::iterator GetCommandSet(std::string commandSetName);
     Command * GetCommand(CommandsVector & commands, std::string commandName);
diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/commands/interactive/InteractiveCommands.cpp b/examples/chip-tool/commands/interactive/InteractiveCommands.cpp
index 6dae09ce392206..40b4431df116a6 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/commands/interactive/InteractiveCommands.cpp
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/commands/interactive/InteractiveCommands.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ bool InteractiveCommand::ParseCommand(char * command, int * status)
 
     ClearLine();
 
-    *status = mHandler->RunInteractive(command, GetStorageDirectory());
+    *status = mHandler->RunInteractive(command, GetStorageDirectory(), NeedsOperationalAdvertising());
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/examples/darwin-framework-tool/commands/interactive/InteractiveCommands.mm b/examples/darwin-framework-tool/commands/interactive/InteractiveCommands.mm
index 6fe3522dcd909b..3242b5fa2c9022 100644
--- a/examples/darwin-framework-tool/commands/interactive/InteractiveCommands.mm
+++ b/examples/darwin-framework-tool/commands/interactive/InteractiveCommands.mm
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ el_status_t StopFunction()
 
     ClearLine();
 
-    *status = mHandler->RunInteractive(command, GetStorageDirectory());
+    *status = mHandler->RunInteractive(command, GetStorageDirectory(), true);
 
     return YES;
 }