diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
index 1d0d36bd57f85e..e4b566f43b89db 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.cpp
@@ -2344,8 +2344,7 @@ void DeviceCommissioner::ContinueReadingCommissioningInfo(const CommissioningPar
         mReadCommissioningInfoProgress = kReadProgressNoFurtherAttributes;
     }
 
-    const auto timeout = MakeOptional(app::kExpectedIMProcessingTime); // TODO: Save timeout from PerformCommissioningStep?
-    SendCommissioningReadRequest(mDeviceBeingCommissioned, timeout, builder.paths(), builder.size());
+    SendCommissioningReadRequest(mDeviceBeingCommissioned, mCommissioningStepTimeout, builder.paths(), builder.size());
 }
 
 namespace {
@@ -3004,9 +3003,10 @@ void DeviceCommissioner::PerformCommissioningStep(DeviceProxy * proxy, Commissio
                         params.GetCompletionStatus().err.AsString());
     }
 
-    mCommissioningStage      = step;
-    mCommissioningDelegate   = delegate;
-    mDeviceBeingCommissioned = proxy;
+    mCommissioningStepTimeout = timeout;
+    mCommissioningStage       = step;
+    mCommissioningDelegate    = delegate;
+    mDeviceBeingCommissioned  = proxy;
 
     // TODO: Extend timeouts to the DAC and Opcert requests.
     // TODO(cecille): We probably want something better than this for breadcrumbs.
diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
index 3d4b2fa17201f4..cf22b70d1f487f 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDeviceController.h
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ class DLL_EXPORT DeviceCommissioner : public DeviceController,
     DeviceProxy * mDeviceBeingCommissioned               = nullptr;
     CommissioneeDeviceProxy * mDeviceInPASEEstablishment = nullptr;
 
+    Optional<System::Clock::Timeout> mCommissioningStepTimeout; // Note: For multi-interaction steps this is per interaction
     CommissioningStage mCommissioningStage = CommissioningStage::kSecurePairing;
     uint8_t mReadCommissioningInfoProgress = 0; // see ContinueReadingCommissioningInfo()