diff --git a/examples/lock-app/linux/src/LockAppCommandDelegate.cpp b/examples/lock-app/linux/src/LockAppCommandDelegate.cpp
index 92602a70c022c2..563de47afa4667 100644
--- a/examples/lock-app/linux/src/LockAppCommandDelegate.cpp
+++ b/examples/lock-app/linux/src/LockAppCommandDelegate.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "LockAppCommandDelegate.h"
+#include <lib/support/BytesToHex.h>
 #include <platform/PlatformManager.h>
 
 #include <LockManager.h>
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ class LockAppCommandHandler
     {}
 
 private:
+    // aCommand should be "lock" or "unlock".
+    static CHIP_ERROR ExtractPINFromParams(const char * aCommand, const Json::Value & aParams, Optional<chip::ByteSpan> & aPIN,
+                                           chip::Platform::ScopedMemoryBuffer<uint8_t> & aPINBuffer);
+
     std::string mCommandName;
     Json::Value mCommandParameters;
 };
@@ -131,6 +136,39 @@ void LockAppCommandHandler::HandleCommand(intptr_t context)
                          alarmCode));
         LockManager::Instance().SendLockAlarm(endpointId, static_cast<AlarmCodeEnum>(alarmCode));
     }
+    else if (self->mCommandName == "Lock")
+    {
+
+        VerifyOrExit(params["OperationSource"].isUInt(),
+                     ChipLogError(NotSpecified, "Lock App: Unable to execute command to lock: invalid type for OperationSource"));
+
+        auto operationSource = params["OperationSource"].asUInt();
+
+        Optional<chip::ByteSpan> pin;
+        chip::Platform::ScopedMemoryBuffer<uint8_t> pinBuffer;
+        SuccessOrExit(ExtractPINFromParams("lock", params, pin, pinBuffer));
+
+        OperationErrorEnum error = OperationErrorEnum::kUnspecified;
+        LockManager::Instance().Lock(endpointId, NullNullable, NullNullable, pin, error, OperationSourceEnum(operationSource));
+        VerifyOrExit(error == OperationErrorEnum::kUnspecified,
+                     ChipLogError(NotSpecified, "Lock App: Lock error received: %u", to_underlying(error)));
+    }
+    else if (self->mCommandName == "Unlock")
+    {
+        VerifyOrExit(params["OperationSource"].isUInt(),
+                     ChipLogError(NotSpecified, "Lock App: Unable to execute command to unlock: invalid type for OperationSource"));
+
+        auto operationSource = params["OperationSource"].asUInt();
+
+        Optional<chip::ByteSpan> pin;
+        chip::Platform::ScopedMemoryBuffer<uint8_t> pinBuffer;
+        SuccessOrExit(ExtractPINFromParams("unlock", params, pin, pinBuffer));
+
+        OperationErrorEnum error = OperationErrorEnum::kUnspecified;
+        LockManager::Instance().Unlock(endpointId, NullNullable, NullNullable, pin, error, OperationSourceEnum(operationSource));
+        VerifyOrExit(error == OperationErrorEnum::kUnspecified,
+                     ChipLogError(NotSpecified, "Lock App: Unlock error received: %u", to_underlying(error)));
+    }
     else
     {
         ChipLogError(NotSpecified, "Lock App: Unable to execute command \"%s\": command not supported", self->mCommandName.c_str());
@@ -140,6 +178,56 @@ void LockAppCommandHandler::HandleCommand(intptr_t context)
     chip::Platform::Delete(self);
 }
 
+CHIP_ERROR LockAppCommandHandler::ExtractPINFromParams(const char * aCommand, const Json::Value & aParams,
+                                                       Optional<chip::ByteSpan> & aPIN,
+                                                       chip::Platform::ScopedMemoryBuffer<uint8_t> & aPINBuffer)
+{
+    if (aParams.isMember("PINAsHex"))
+    {
+        // Hex-encoded PIN bytes.  So a PIN consisting of the numbers 123 gets encoded as the string "313233"
+        VerifyOrReturnError(
+            aParams["PINAsHex"].isString(), CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+            ChipLogError(NotSpecified, "Lock App: Unable to execute command to %s: invalid type for PIN", aCommand));
+
+        auto pinAsHex = aParams["PINAsHex"].asString();
+        size_t size   = pinAsHex.length();
+        VerifyOrReturnError(size % 2 == 0, CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_STRING_LENGTH);
+
+        size_t bufferSize = size / 2;
+
+        VerifyOrReturnError(aPINBuffer.Calloc(bufferSize), CHIP_ERROR_NO_MEMORY);
+        size_t octetCount = chip::Encoding::HexToBytes(pinAsHex.c_str(), size, aPINBuffer.Get(), bufferSize);
+        VerifyOrReturnError(
+            octetCount != 0 || size == 0, CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+            ChipLogError(NotSpecified, "Lock app: Unable to execute command to %s: invalid hex value for PIN", aCommand));
+
+        aPIN.Emplace(aPINBuffer.Get(), octetCount);
+        ChipLogProgress(NotSpecified, "Lock App: Received command to %s with hex PIN: %s", aCommand, pinAsHex.c_str());
+    }
+    else if (aParams.isMember("PINAsString"))
+    {
+        // ASCII-encoded PIN bytes.  So a PIN consisting of the numbers 123 gets encoded as the string "123"
+        VerifyOrReturnError(
+            aParams["PINAsString"].isString(), CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+            ChipLogError(NotSpecified, "Lock App: Unable to execute command to %s: invalid type for PIN", aCommand));
+
+        auto pinAsString  = aParams["PINAsString"].asString();
+        size_t bufferSize = pinAsString.length();
+
+        VerifyOrReturnError(aPINBuffer.Calloc(bufferSize), CHIP_ERROR_NO_MEMORY);
+        memcpy(aPINBuffer.Get(), pinAsString.c_str(), bufferSize);
+        aPIN.Emplace(aPINBuffer.Get(), bufferSize);
+
+        ChipLogProgress(NotSpecified, "Lock App: Received command to %s with string PIN: %s", aCommand, pinAsString.c_str());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        aPIN.ClearValue();
+    }
+
+    return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
+}
+
 void LockAppCommandDelegate::OnEventCommandReceived(const char * json)
 {
     auto handler = LockAppCommandHandler::FromJSON(json);