diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.dep b/boards/native/Makefile.dep
index 5bc18c1445..20718e7be8 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.dep
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ endif
 
 # default to using littlefs2 on the virtual flash if no other fs was selected
 ifneq (,$(filter vfs_default,$(USEMODULE)))
-  ifeq (,$(filter spiffs littlefs fatfs_vfs,$(USEMODULE)))
+  ifeq (,$(filter lwext%_vfs spiffs littlefs fatfs_vfs,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += littlefs2
   endif
   USEMODULE += mtd
diff --git a/boards/native/board_init.c b/boards/native/board_init.c
index a4016584e2..043b9c0ecd 100644
--- a/boards/native/board_init.c
+++ b/boards/native/board_init.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ mtd_native_dev_t mtd0_dev = {
 mtd_dev_t *mtd0 = &mtd0_dev.base;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef MODULE_VFS
+#ifdef MODULE_VFS_DEFAULT
 #include "vfs_default.h"
 
 /*
@@ -62,8 +62,12 @@ VFS_AUTO_MOUNT(spiffs, VFS_MTD(mtd0_dev), VFS_DEFAULT_NVM(0), 0);
 #elif defined(MODULE_FATFS_VFS)
 VFS_AUTO_MOUNT(fatfs, VFS_MTD(mtd0_dev), VFS_DEFAULT_NVM(0), 0);
 
+/* ext2/3/4 support */
+#elif defined(MODULE_LWEXT4)
+VFS_AUTO_MOUNT(lwext4, VFS_MTD(mtd0_dev), VFS_DEFAULT_NVM(0), 0);
+
 #endif
-#endif /* MODULE_VFS */
+#endif /* MODULE_VFS_DEFAULT */
 
 /**
  * Nothing to initialize at the moment.
diff --git a/boards/native/include/board.h b/boards/native/include/board.h
index 930773a763..742d98c4fa 100644
--- a/boards/native/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/native/include/board.h
@@ -60,22 +60,26 @@ void _native_LED_RED_TOGGLE(void);
  * @{
  */
 #ifndef MTD_PAGE_SIZE
-#ifdef MODULE_FATFS
+#if defined(MODULE_FATFS) || defined(MODULE_LWEXT4)
 #define MTD_PAGE_SIZE           (512)
 #else
 #define MTD_PAGE_SIZE           (256)
 #endif
 #endif
 #ifndef MTD_SECTOR_SIZE
-#ifdef MODULE_FATFS
+#if defined(MODULE_FATFS) || defined(MODULE_LWEXT4)
 #define MTD_SECTOR_SIZE         (512)
 #else
 #define MTD_SECTOR_SIZE         (4096)
 #endif
 #endif
 #ifndef MTD_SECTOR_NUM
+#if defined(MODULE_FATFS) || defined(MODULE_LWEXT4)
+#define MTD_SECTOR_NUM          (32768)
+#else
 #define MTD_SECTOR_NUM          (2048)
 #endif
+#endif
 /** Advertised write size. While the file system backend supports single byte
  * granularity, this can be increased to mimic other media. */
 #ifndef MTD_WRITE_SIZE