diff --git a/src/data/matter.ts b/src/data/matter.ts
index d6c4de87a0..3872d81c51 100644
--- a/src/data/matter.ts
+++ b/src/data/matter.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { UnsubscribeFunc } from "home-assistant-js-websocket";
 import { navigate } from "../common/navigate";
 import { HomeAssistant } from "../types";
 import { subscribeDeviceRegistry } from "./device_registry";
+import { isComponentLoaded } from "../common/config/is_component_loaded";
+import { getThreadDataSetTLV, listThreadDataSets } from "./thread";
 
 export enum NetworkType {
   THREAD = "thread",
@@ -51,10 +53,30 @@ export interface MatterCommissioningParameters {
 export const canCommissionMatterExternal = (hass: HomeAssistant) =>
   hass.auth.external?.config.canCommissionMatter;
 
-export const startExternalCommissioning = (hass: HomeAssistant) =>
-  hass.auth.external!.fireMessage({
+export const startExternalCommissioning = async (hass: HomeAssistant) => {
+  if (isComponentLoaded(hass, "thread")) {
+    const datasets = await listThreadDataSets(hass);
+    const preferredDataset = datasets.datasets.find(
+      (dataset) => dataset.preferred
+    );
+    if (preferredDataset) {
+      return hass.auth.external!.fireMessage({
+        type: "matter/commission",
+        payload: {
+          active_operational_dataset: (
+            await getThreadDataSetTLV(hass, preferredDataset.dataset_id)
+          ).tlv,
+          border_agent_id: preferredDataset.preferred_border_agent_id,
+          mac_extended_address: preferredDataset.preferred_extended_address,
+        },
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return hass.auth.external!.fireMessage({
     type: "matter/commission",
   });
+};
 
 export const redirectOnNewMatterDevice = (
   hass: HomeAssistant,
diff --git a/src/external_app/external_messaging.ts b/src/external_app/external_messaging.ts
index 13a0663221..5e18414583 100644
--- a/src/external_app/external_messaging.ts
+++ b/src/external_app/external_messaging.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ interface EMOutgoingMessageBarCodeNotify extends EMMessage {
 
 interface EMOutgoingMessageMatterCommission extends EMMessage {
   type: "matter/commission";
+  payload?: {
+    mac_extended_address: string | null;
+    border_agent_id: string | null;
+    active_operational_dataset: string | null;
+  };
 }
 
 interface EMOutgoingMessageImportThreadCredentials extends EMMessage {
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ interface EMOutgoingMessageThreadStoreInPlatformKeychain extends EMMessage {
   type: "thread/store_in_platform_keychain";
   payload: {
     mac_extended_address: string;
-    border_agent_id: string | null;
+    border_agent_id: string;
     active_operational_dataset: string;
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/panels/config/integrations/integration-panels/thread/thread-config-panel.ts b/src/panels/config/integrations/integration-panels/thread/thread-config-panel.ts
index aa4a98a867..23dfce2198 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/integrations/integration-panels/thread/thread-config-panel.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/integrations/integration-panels/thread/thread-config-panel.ts
@@ -106,13 +106,11 @@ export class ThreadConfigPanel extends SubscribeMixin(LitElement) {
               "ui.panel.config.thread.add_dataset_from_tlv"
             )}</mwc-list-item
           >
-          ${!this._otbrInfo
-            ? html`<mwc-list-item @click=${this._addOTBR}
-                >${this.hass.localize(
-                  "ui.panel.config.thread.add_open_thread_border_router"
-                )}</mwc-list-item
-              >`
-            : ""}
+          <mwc-list-item @click=${this._addOTBR}
+            >${this.hass.localize(
+              "ui.panel.config.thread.add_open_thread_border_router"
+            )}</mwc-list-item
+          >
         </ha-button-menu>
         <div class="content">
           <h1>${this.hass.localize("ui.panel.config.thread.my_network")}</h1>
@@ -342,8 +340,8 @@ export class ThreadConfigPanel extends SubscribeMixin(LitElement) {
       type: "thread/store_in_platform_keychain",
       payload: {
         mac_extended_address: otbr.extended_address,
-        border_agent_id: otbr.border_agent_id ?? "",
-        active_operational_dataset: otbr.active_dataset_tlvs ?? "",
+        border_agent_id: otbr.border_agent_id,
+        active_operational_dataset: otbr.active_dataset_tlvs,
       },
     });
   }