diff --git a/cpu/nrf52/Kconfig b/cpu/nrf52/Kconfig
index 922b08b2a2..ae38d8121e 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf52/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/nrf52/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config CPU_FAM_NRF52
     select CPU_COMMON_NRF5X
 # The ADC does not depend on any board configuration, so always available
     select HAS_PERIPH_ADC
+    select HAS_BLE_ADV_EXT
 # So far, NimBLE netif does not support nrf51 platforms, so we use a dedicated
 # feature to mark this
     select HAS_BLE_NIMBLE_NETIF
diff --git a/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.features b/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.features
index 8edd5e4c5e..52fd4ec7c0 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.features
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter nrf52811% nrf52820% nrf52833% nrf52840%,$(CPU_MODEL)))
   FEATURES_PROVIDED += ble_phy_coded
 endif
 
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ble_adv_ext
+
 include $(RIOTCPU)/nrf5x_common/Makefile.features