diff --git a/boards/nrf5340dk-app/Makefile.features b/boards/nrf5340dk-app/Makefile.features
index b4a32a3960..eb0d243827 100644
--- a/boards/nrf5340dk-app/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nrf5340dk-app/Makefile.features
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ CPU_MODEL = nrf5340_app
 CPU = nrf53
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart_hw_fc
diff --git a/boards/nrf5340dk-app/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nrf5340dk-app/include/periph_conf.h
index a061f136c3..1ad21b7c46 100644
--- a/boards/nrf5340dk-app/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nrf5340dk-app/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -110,6 +110,22 @@ static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
 #define PWM_NUMOF           ARRAY_SIZE(pwm_config)
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name    SPI configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+static const spi_conf_t spi_config[] = {
+    {
+        .dev  = NRF_SPIM1_S,
+        .sclk = GPIO_PIN(0, 17),
+        .mosi = GPIO_PIN(0, 13),
+        .miso = GPIO_PIN(0, 14),
+    }
+};
+
+#define SPI_NUMOF           ARRAY_SIZE(spi_config)
+/** @} */
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/cpu/nrf53/Kconfig b/cpu/nrf53/Kconfig
index be2cb9fee2..944daf3ff1 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf53/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/nrf53/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ config CPU_FAM_NRF53
     select HAS_PERIPH_FLASHPAGE_PAGEWISE
     select HAS_PERIPH_GPIO
     select HAS_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
+    select HAS_PERIPH_I2C
+    select HAS_PERIPH_SPI
+    select HAS_PERIPH_SPI_GPIO_MODE
     select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER_PERIODIC
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART_MODECFG
     select HAS_PERIPH_WDT
diff --git a/cpu/nrf53/Makefile.dep b/cpu/nrf53/Makefile.dep
index 572ee26275..0db554a3c7 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf53/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/nrf53/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 USEMODULE += nrf53_vectors
 USEMODULE += nrf_shared_serial_irq
 
+ifneq (,$(filter periph_spi,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += periph_spi_gpio_mode
+endif
+
 include $(RIOTCPU)/nrf5x_common/Makefile.dep
 include $(RIOTCPU)/cortexm_common/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/cpu/nrf53/Makefile.features b/cpu/nrf53/Makefile.features
index 3108b0263e..9ce1850258 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf53/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/nrf53/Makefile.features
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 CPU_CORE = cortex-m33
 CPU_FAM  = nrf53
 
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi_gpio_mode
+
 include $(RIOTCPU)/nrf5x_common/Makefile.features
diff --git a/cpu/nrf5x_common/periph/Makefile b/cpu/nrf5x_common/periph/Makefile
index cab8572513..2b84bc16fa 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf5x_common/periph/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/nrf5x_common/periph/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ MODULE = nrf5x_common_periph
 
 # Select the specific implementation for `periph_i2c`
 ifneq (,$(filter periph_i2c,$(USEMODULE)))
-  ifneq (,$(filter $(CPU_FAM),nrf52 nrf9160))
+  ifneq (,$(filter $(CPU_FAM),nrf52 nrf53 nrf9160))
     SRC += i2c_nrf52_nrf9160.c
   endif
 endif
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ endif
 
 # Select the specific implementation for `periph_spi`
 ifneq (,$(filter periph_spi,$(USEMODULE)))
-  ifneq (,$(filter $(CPU_FAM),nrf52 nrf9160))
+  ifneq (,$(filter $(CPU_FAM),nrf52 nrf53 nrf9160))
     SRC += spi_nrf52_nrf9160.c
   endif
 endif