diff --git a/src/platform/ESP32/BLEManagerImpl.h b/src/platform/ESP32/BLEManagerImpl.h
index 2baa2a04836c8b..9c4737b715d0b8 100644
--- a/src/platform/ESP32/BLEManagerImpl.h
+++ b/src/platform/ESP32/BLEManagerImpl.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ class BLEManagerImpl final : public BLEManager,
         kUseCustomDeviceName      = 0x0400, /**< The application has configured a custom BLE device name. */
         kAdvertisingRefreshNeeded = 0x0800, /**< The advertising configuration/state in ESP BLE layer needs to be updated. */
         kExtAdvertisingEnabled    = 0x1000, /**< The application has enabled Extended BLE announcement. */
+        kBleDeinitAndMemReleased  = 0x2000, /**< The ble is deinitialized and memory is reclaimed. */
     };
 
     enum
diff --git a/src/platform/ESP32/bluedroid/BLEManagerImpl.cpp b/src/platform/ESP32/bluedroid/BLEManagerImpl.cpp
index 277f384ec30b70..80de70f4ed02db 100644
--- a/src/platform/ESP32/bluedroid/BLEManagerImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/ESP32/bluedroid/BLEManagerImpl.cpp
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ const ChipBleUUID ChipUUID_CHIPoBLEChar_RX = { { 0x18, 0xEE, 0x2E, 0xF5, 0x26, 0
 const ChipBleUUID ChipUUID_CHIPoBLEChar_TX = { { 0x18, 0xEE, 0x2E, 0xF5, 0x26, 0x3D, 0x45, 0x59, 0x95, 0x9F, 0x4F, 0x9C, 0x42, 0x9F,
                                                  0x9D, 0x12 } };
 
-const uint8_t CharProps_ReadNotify = ESP_GATT_CHAR_PROP_BIT_READ | ESP_GATT_CHAR_PROP_BIT_NOTIFY;
-const uint8_t CharProps_Write      = ESP_GATT_CHAR_PROP_BIT_WRITE;
+const uint8_t CharProps_ReadIndicate = ESP_GATT_CHAR_PROP_BIT_READ | ESP_GATT_CHAR_PROP_BIT_INDICATE;
+const uint8_t CharProps_Write        = ESP_GATT_CHAR_PROP_BIT_WRITE;
 
 // Offsets into CHIPoBLEGATTAttrs for specific attributes.
 enum
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ const esp_gatts_attr_db_t CHIPoBLEGATTAttrs[] = {
 
     // Characteristic declaration
     { { ESP_GATT_AUTO_RSP },
-      { ESP_UUID_LEN_16, (uint8_t *) UUID_CharDecl, ESP_GATT_PERM_READ, 1, 1, (uint8_t *) &CharProps_ReadNotify } },
+      { ESP_UUID_LEN_16, (uint8_t *) UUID_CharDecl, ESP_GATT_PERM_READ, 1, 1, (uint8_t *) &CharProps_ReadIndicate } },
     // Characteristic value
     { { ESP_GATT_RSP_BY_APP }, { ESP_UUID_LEN_128, (uint8_t *) UUID_CHIPoBLEChar_TX, ESP_GATT_PERM_READ, 512, 0, NULL } },
     // Client characteristic configuration description (CCCD) value
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ void BLEManagerImpl::gattc_profile_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp
                         {
                             gl_profile_tab[PROFILE_A_APP_ID].write_char_handle = char_elem_result[i].char_handle;
                         }
-                        else if (char_elem_result[i].properties & CharProps_ReadNotify)
+                        else if (char_elem_result[i].properties & CharProps_ReadIndicate)
                         {
                             gl_profile_tab[PROFILE_A_APP_ID].notify_char_handle = char_elem_result[i].char_handle;
                             esp_ble_gattc_register_for_notify(gattc_if, gl_profile_tab[PROFILE_A_APP_ID].remote_bda,
diff --git a/src/platform/ESP32/nimble/BLEManagerImpl.cpp b/src/platform/ESP32/nimble/BLEManagerImpl.cpp
index 997e36bc53dcac..5b2c45f37c6fc5 100644
--- a/src/platform/ESP32/nimble/BLEManagerImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/ESP32/nimble/BLEManagerImpl.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ CHIP_ERROR BLEManagerImpl::_Init()
 
 void BLEManagerImpl::_Shutdown()
 {
+    if (mFlags.Has(Flags::kBleDeinitAndMemReleased))
+    {
+        ChipLogProgress(DeviceLayer, "Ble already deinitialized, returning from ShutDown flow");
+        return;
+    }
+
     CancelBleAdvTimeoutTimer();
 
     BleLayer::Shutdown();
@@ -725,6 +731,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR BLEManagerImpl::MapBLEError(int bleErr)
         return CHIP_ERROR(ChipError::Range::kPlatform, CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ESP32_BLE_ERROR_MIN + bleErr);
     }
 }
+
 void BLEManagerImpl::CancelBleAdvTimeoutTimer(void)
 {
     if (SystemLayer().IsTimerActive(BleAdvTimeoutHandler, nullptr))
@@ -732,6 +739,7 @@ void BLEManagerImpl::CancelBleAdvTimeoutTimer(void)
         SystemLayer().CancelTimer(BleAdvTimeoutHandler, nullptr);
     }
 }
+
 void BLEManagerImpl::StartBleAdvTimeoutTimer(uint32_t aTimeoutInMs)
 {
     CancelBleAdvTimeoutTimer();
@@ -742,6 +750,7 @@ void BLEManagerImpl::StartBleAdvTimeoutTimer(uint32_t aTimeoutInMs)
         ChipLogError(DeviceLayer, "Failed to start BledAdv timeout timer");
     }
 }
+
 void BLEManagerImpl::DriveBLEState(void)
 {
     CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
@@ -752,6 +761,11 @@ void BLEManagerImpl::DriveBLEState(void)
         mFlags.Set(Flags::kAsyncInitCompleted);
     }
 
+    if (mFlags.Has(Flags::kBleDeinitAndMemReleased))
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Initializes the ESP BLE layer if needed.
     if (mServiceMode == ConnectivityManager::kCHIPoBLEServiceMode_Enabled && !mFlags.Has(Flags::kESPBLELayerInitialized))
     {
@@ -857,7 +871,7 @@ void BLEManagerImpl::DriveBLEState(void)
     if (mServiceMode != ConnectivityManager::kCHIPoBLEServiceMode_Enabled && mFlags.Has(Flags::kGATTServiceStarted))
     {
         DeinitESPBleLayer();
-        mFlags.ClearAll();
+        mFlags.ClearAll().Set(Flags::kBleDeinitAndMemReleased);
     }
 
 exit: