diff --git a/src/controller/python/chip/exceptions/__init__.py b/src/controller/python/chip/exceptions/__init__.py
index 6b1969f1efe5c4..91a453b135639d 100644
--- a/src/controller/python/chip/exceptions/__init__.py
+++ b/src/controller/python/chip/exceptions/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #    limitations under the License.
 #
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 __all__ = [
     "ChipStackException",
     "ChipStackError",
@@ -32,10 +34,22 @@ class ChipStackException(Exception):
 
 
 class ChipStackError(ChipStackException):
-    def __init__(self, err, msg=None):
-        self.err = err
+    def __init__(self, chip_error: PyChipError, msg=None):
+        self.chip_error = chip_error
         self.msg = msg if msg else "Chip Stack Error %d" % err
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_chip_error(cls, chip_error: PyChipError) -> ChipStackError:
+        return cls(chip_error, str(chip_error))
+
+    @property
+    def chip_error(self) -> PyChipError | None:
+        return self.chip_error
+
+    @property
+    def err(self) -> int:
+        return self.chip_error.code
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.msg
 
diff --git a/src/controller/python/chip/native/__init__.py b/src/controller/python/chip/native/__init__.py
index 26295c2011a26b..9ee94c61ddaa7f 100644
--- a/src/controller/python/chip/native/__init__.py
+++ b/src/controller/python/chip/native/__init__.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def sdk_code(self) -> int:
 
     def to_exception(self) -> typing.Union[None, chip.exceptions.ChipStackError]:
         if not self.is_success:
-            return chip.exceptions.ChipStackError(self.code, str(self))
+            return chip.exceptions.ChipStackError.from_chip_error(self)
 
     def __str__(self):
         buf = ctypes.create_string_buffer(256)