diff --git a/boards/blackpill-128kib/Kconfig b/boards/blackpill-128kib/Kconfig
index d0299e6458..dcf447d38c 100644
--- a/boards/blackpill-128kib/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/blackpill-128kib/Kconfig
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ config BOARD_BLACKPILL_128KIB
     select CPU_MODEL_STM32F103CB
     select MODULE_BOARDS_COMMON_BLXXXPILL if TEST_KCONFIG
 
+    select HAS_HIGHLEVEL_STDIO
+
 source "$(RIOTBOARD)/common/blxxxpill/Kconfig"
diff --git a/boards/blackpill-128kib/Makefile.dep b/boards/blackpill-128kib/Makefile.dep
index a15ea55fa4..28350fcfa9 100644
--- a/boards/blackpill-128kib/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/blackpill-128kib/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 USEMODULE += boards_common_blxxxpill
 
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/blxxxpill/Makefile.dep
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/makefiles/stdio_cdc_acm.dep.mk
diff --git a/boards/blackpill-128kib/Makefile.features b/boards/blackpill-128kib/Makefile.features
index 09dd9aafb6..245a32f90f 100644
--- a/boards/blackpill-128kib/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/blackpill-128kib/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 CPU_MODEL = stm32f103cb
 
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += highlevel_stdio
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/blxxxpill/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/blackpill-128kib/blackpill-128kib.config b/boards/blackpill-128kib/blackpill-128kib.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7699f35a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/blackpill-128kib/blackpill-128kib.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CONFIG_MODULE_USBUS=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_USBUS_CDC_ACM=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_STDIO_CDC_ACM=y
diff --git a/boards/bluepill-128kib/Kconfig b/boards/bluepill-128kib/Kconfig
index fc284abed0..aad5ed6edd 100644
--- a/boards/bluepill-128kib/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/bluepill-128kib/Kconfig
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ config BOARD_BLUEPILL_128KIB
     select CPU_MODEL_STM32F103CB
     select MODULE_BOARDS_COMMON_BLXXXPILL if TEST_KCONFIG
 
+    select HAS_HIGHLEVEL_STDIO
+
 source "$(RIOTBOARD)/common/blxxxpill/Kconfig"
diff --git a/boards/bluepill-128kib/Makefile.dep b/boards/bluepill-128kib/Makefile.dep
index a15ea55fa4..28350fcfa9 100644
--- a/boards/bluepill-128kib/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/bluepill-128kib/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 USEMODULE += boards_common_blxxxpill
 
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/blxxxpill/Makefile.dep
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/makefiles/stdio_cdc_acm.dep.mk
diff --git a/boards/bluepill-128kib/Makefile.features b/boards/bluepill-128kib/Makefile.features
index 09dd9aafb6..245a32f90f 100644
--- a/boards/bluepill-128kib/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/bluepill-128kib/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 CPU_MODEL = stm32f103cb
 
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += highlevel_stdio
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/blxxxpill/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/bluepill-128kib/bluepill-128kib.config b/boards/bluepill-128kib/bluepill-128kib.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7699f35a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/bluepill-128kib/bluepill-128kib.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CONFIG_MODULE_USBUS=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_USBUS_CDC_ACM=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_STDIO_CDC_ACM=y