diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Kconfig b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Kconfig
index c22034b2a8..21b4ecaba0 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ config BOARD_SIPEED_LONGAN_NANO
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
     select HAVE_SAUL_GPIO
 
+    select HAVE_MTD_SDCARD_DEFAULT
+    select MODULE_FATFS_VFS if MODULE_VFS_DEFAULT
+
 config SIPEED_LONGAN_NANO_WITH_TFT
     bool "Board with TFT display"
     help
diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.dep b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.dep
index a7dc06f36c..ce46e025a0 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.dep
@@ -2,4 +2,14 @@ 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/gd32v/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.features b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.features
index 2c4bc7ac61..0fc04f3271 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.features
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += sdcard_spi
 
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/Makefile.features
diff --git a/tests/nanocoap_cli/Makefile b/tests/nanocoap_cli/Makefile
index c11c6cefc7..cd7d3c6bfb 100644
--- a/tests/nanocoap_cli/Makefile
+++ b/tests/nanocoap_cli/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ LOW_MEMORY_BOARDS := \
   nucleo-f302r8 \
   saml10-xpro \
   saml11-xpro \
+  sipeed-longan-nano \
   spark-core \
   stm32f7508-dk \
   stm32mp157c-dk2 \