diff --git a/src/app/util/config.h b/src/app/util/config.h
index 072e6d89a0223f..23064eec714e7d 100644
--- a/src/app/util/config.h
+++ b/src/app/util/config.h
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <lib/core/CHIPConfig.h>
+
+#if !CHIP_CONFIG_SKIP_APP_SPECIFIC_GENERATED_HEADER_INCLUDES
+
 // include generated configuration information from AppBuilder.
 // ZA_GENERATED_HEADER is defined in the project file
 #ifdef ZA_GENERATED_HEADER
@@ -31,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <zap-generated/endpoint_config.h>
 #endif
 
+#endif // !CHIP_CONFIG_SKIP_APP_SPECIFIC_GENERATED_HEADER_INCLUDES
+
 // User options for plugin Binding Table Library
 // TODO: Make this a CHIP_CONFIG value.
 #ifndef EMBER_BINDING_TABLE_SIZE
diff --git a/src/app/util/privilege-storage.cpp b/src/app/util/privilege-storage.cpp
index 17315ae8fe3622..f2493bcbb2e5b1 100644
--- a/src/app/util/privilege-storage.cpp
+++ b/src/app/util/privilege-storage.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@
  *    limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <lib/core/CHIPConfig.h>
+
 #include "privilege-storage.h"
 
+#if !CHIP_CONFIG_SKIP_APP_SPECIFIC_GENERATED_HEADER_INCLUDES
 #include <zap-generated/access.h>
+#endif // !CHIP_CONFIG_SKIP_APP_SPECIFIC_GENERATED_HEADER_INCLUDES
 
 #include <lib/support/CodeUtils.h>
 
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 406bd64a9552f8..30546060ca618a 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1522,7 +1522,6 @@
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/third_party/editline/repo/include",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/src/include",
 					"$(CONFIGURATION_TEMP_DIR)/Matter.build/out/gen/include",
-					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/zzz_generated/darwin/controller-clusters",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/third_party/inipp/repo/inipp",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/third_party/editline/include",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/examples/chip-tool",
@@ -1571,7 +1570,6 @@
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/third_party/editline/repo/include",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/src/include",
 					"$(CONFIGURATION_TEMP_DIR)/Matter.build/out/gen/include",
-					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/zzz_generated/darwin/controller-clusters",
 					"$(SRCROOT)/darwin-framework-tool",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/third_party/inipp/repo/inipp",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/third_party/editline/include",
@@ -1678,6 +1676,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"MTR_NEWLY_AVAILABLE=",
 					"MTR_NEWLY_DEPRECATED(message)=",
+					"CHIP_CONFIG_SKIP_APP_SPECIFIC_GENERATED_HEADER_INCLUDES=1",
 				);
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/src",
@@ -1692,8 +1691,6 @@
 					"$(TEMP_DIR)/out/gen/include",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/zzz_generated/",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/zzz_generated/app-common",
-					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/zzz_generated/controller-clusters",
-					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/zzz_generated/darwin/controller-clusters",
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = CHIP/Info.plist;
 				INSTALL_PATH = "$(LOCAL_LIBRARY_DIR)/Frameworks";
@@ -1831,6 +1828,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"MTR_NEWLY_AVAILABLE=",
 					"MTR_NEWLY_DEPRECATED(message)=",
+					"CHIP_CONFIG_SKIP_APP_SPECIFIC_GENERATED_HEADER_INCLUDES=1",
 				);
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/src",
@@ -1845,8 +1843,6 @@
 					"$(TEMP_DIR)/out/gen/include",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/zzz_generated/",
 					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/zzz_generated/app-common",
-					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/zzz_generated/controller-clusters",
-					"$(CHIP_ROOT)/zzz_generated/darwin/controller-clusters",
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = CHIP/Info.plist;
 				INSTALL_PATH = "$(LOCAL_LIBRARY_DIR)/Frameworks";
diff --git a/src/lib/core/CHIPConfig.h b/src/lib/core/CHIPConfig.h
index 961db5250e7d63..bc368912e2965c 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/CHIPConfig.h
+++ b/src/lib/core/CHIPConfig.h
@@ -1423,6 +1423,20 @@ extern const char CHIP_NON_PRODUCTION_MARKER[];
 #define CHIP_CONFIG_MAX_SCENES_CONCURRENT_ITERATORS 2
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @def CHIP_CONFIG_SKIP_APP_SPECIFIC_GENERATED_HEADER_INCLUDES
+ *
+ * @brief Controls whether core data model code will try to include app-specific generated headers.
+ *
+ * If this is set to true, data model code will be compiled with no client or
+ * server clusters enabled and all required access control levels set to their
+ * defaults: (view for all attribute/event reads, operate for all writes and
+ * invokes).
+ */
+#ifndef CHIP_CONFIG_SKIP_APP_SPECIFIC_GENERATED_HEADER_INCLUDES
+#define CHIP_CONFIG_SKIP_APP_SPECIFIC_GENERATED_HEADER_INCLUDES 0
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @}
  */