diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.dep b/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
index dc3662b459..36f155135f 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ endif
 ifeq (,$(filter stdio_%,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += stdio_native
 endif
+ifeq (,$(filter periph_rtc,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += xtimer
+endif
 
 USEMODULE += periph
 
diff --git a/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c b/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c
index 1c8cb51261..e6539a84f2 100644
--- a/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c
+++ b/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "periph/rtc.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "xtimer.h"
 
 #include "native_internal.h"
 
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ static struct tm _native_rtc_alarm;
 static rtc_alarm_cb_t _native_rtc_alarm_callback;
 static void *_native_rtc_alarm_argument;
 
+static xtimer_t _timer;
+
 void rtc_init(void)
 {
     DEBUG("rtc_init\n");
@@ -126,7 +129,6 @@ int rtc_get_time(struct tm *ttime)
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* TODO: implement alarm scheduling */
 int rtc_set_alarm(struct tm *time, rtc_alarm_cb_t cb, void *arg)
 {
     (void) time;
@@ -142,11 +144,16 @@ int rtc_set_alarm(struct tm *time, rtc_alarm_cb_t cb, void *arg)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    struct tm now;
+    rtc_get_time(&now);
+
     _native_rtc_alarm = *time;
 
-    warnx("rtc_set_alarm: not implemented");
+    _timer.callback = cb;
+    _timer.arg      = arg;
+    xtimer_set64(&_timer, (mktime(time) - mktime(&now)) * US_PER_SEC);
 
-    return -1;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int rtc_get_alarm(struct tm *time)
@@ -167,8 +174,6 @@ int rtc_get_alarm(struct tm *time)
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* TODO: implement alarm unscheduling once rtc_set_alarm is
- * implemented */
 void rtc_clear_alarm(void)
 {
     DEBUG("rtc_clear_alarm()\n");
@@ -180,5 +185,6 @@ void rtc_clear_alarm(void)
         warnx("rtc_clear_alarm: not powered on");
     }
 
+    xtimer_remove(&_timer);
     memset(&_native_rtc_alarm, 0, sizeof(_native_rtc_alarm));
 }
diff --git a/tests/periph_rtc/tests/01-run.py b/tests/periph_rtc/tests/01-run.py
index 807a010b10..d6274e6be1 100755
--- a/tests/periph_rtc/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/periph_rtc/tests/01-run.py
@@ -32,18 +32,12 @@ def testfunc(child):
 
     child.expect(r'  Setting alarm to   ({})'.format(DATE_PATTERN))
     alarm_set = child.match.group(1)
-    if BOARD == 'native':
-        child.expect(r'.*rtc_set_alarm: not implemented')
     child.expect(r'   Alarm is set to   ({})'.format(DATE_PATTERN))
     alarm_value = child.match.group(1)
-    if BOARD != 'native':
-        # Set alarm is not implemented for native board so no need to compare
-        # alarm values
-        assert alarm_set == alarm_value
+    assert alarm_set == alarm_value
 
-    if BOARD != 'native':
-        for _ in range(alarm_count):
-            child.expect_exact('Alarm!')
+    for _ in range(alarm_count):
+        child.expect_exact('Alarm!')
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":