diff --git a/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Kconfig b/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Kconfig
index 26a10dc796..a5646cacf8 100644
--- a/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ config BOARD_SEEEDSTUDIO_GD32
     select HAS_TINYUSB_DEVICE
     select HAVE_SAUL_GPIO
 
+    select HAVE_MTD_SDCARD_DEFAULT
+    select MODULE_FATFS_VFS if MODULE_VFS_DEFAULT
     select PACKAGE_TINYUSB if TEST_KCONFIG
 
 choice STDIO_IMPLEMENTATION
diff --git a/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.dep b/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.dep
index 0b715744ce..04e964449b 100644
--- a/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.dep
@@ -2,5 +2,15 @@ ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_gpio
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter mtd,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += mtd_sdcard_default
+endif
+
+# default to using fatfs on SD card
+ifneq (,$(filter vfs_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += fatfs_vfs
+  USEMODULE += mtd
+endif
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/makefiles/stdio_tinyusb_cdc_acm.dep.mk
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.features b/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.features
index 767172f2ac..4bfc2210e8 100644
--- a/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.features
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
 # Other features provided by the board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += highlevel_stdio
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += sdcard_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
 
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/Makefile.features
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