diff --git a/boards/common/iotlab/include/periph_conf_common.h b/boards/common/iotlab/include/periph_conf_common.h
index 406a38a7e8..cb81ba5b6c 100644
--- a/boards/common/iotlab/include/periph_conf_common.h
+++ b/boards/common/iotlab/include/periph_conf_common.h
@@ -68,6 +68,27 @@ extern "C" {
 #define ADC_NUMOF           (3)
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name    DMA streams configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_DMA
+static const dma_conf_t dma_config[] = {
+    { .stream = 1 },    /* DMA1 Channel 2 - SPI1_RX */
+    { .stream = 2 },    /* DMA1 Channel 3 - SPI1_TX */
+    { .stream = 3 },    /* DMA1 Channel 4 - USART1_TX */
+    { .stream = 5 },    /* DMA1 Channel 6 - USART2_TX */
+};
+
+#define DMA_0_ISR  isr_dma1_channel2
+#define DMA_1_ISR  isr_dma1_channel3
+#define DMA_2_ISR  isr_dma1_channel4
+#define DMA_3_ISR  isr_dma1_channel6
+
+#define DMA_NUMOF           (sizeof(dma_config) / sizeof(dma_config[0]))
+#endif
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @name    Timer configuration
  * @{
@@ -106,7 +127,11 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
         .rx_pin   = GPIO_PIN(PORT_A, 10),
         .tx_pin   = GPIO_PIN(PORT_A, 9),
         .bus      = APB2,
-        .irqn     = USART1_IRQn
+        .irqn     = USART1_IRQn,
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_DMA
+        .dma        = 2,
+        .dma_chan   = 2
+#endif
     },
     {
         .dev      = USART2,
@@ -114,7 +139,11 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
         .rx_pin   = GPIO_PIN(PORT_A, 3),
         .tx_pin   = GPIO_PIN(PORT_A, 2),
         .bus      = APB1,
-        .irqn     = USART2_IRQn
+        .irqn     = USART2_IRQn,
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_DMA
+        .dma        = 3,
+        .dma_chan   = 2
+#endif
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.dep b/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.dep
index bb828bd706..2353690840 100644
--- a/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/iotlab/Makefile.dep
 
+FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_dma
+
 ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += isl29020
   USEMODULE += lps331ap
diff --git a/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.features b/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.features
index e3bcc4007e..b5c4f50913 100644
--- a/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/iotlab/Makefile.features
 
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_dma
+
 include $(RIOTCPU)/stm32f1/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/iotlab-m3/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/iotlab-m3/include/periph_conf.h
index a21c55535d..9ec6ffd7c3 100644
--- a/boards/iotlab-m3/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/iotlab-m3/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ static const spi_conf_t spi_config[] = {
         .sclk_pin = GPIO_PIN(PORT_A, 5),
         .cs_pin   = GPIO_UNDEF,
         .rccmask  = RCC_APB2ENR_SPI1EN,
-        .apbbus   = APB2
+        .apbbus   = APB2,
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_DMA
+        .tx_dma   = 1,
+        .tx_dma_chan = 1,
+        .rx_dma   = 0,
+        .rx_dma_chan = 1,
+#endif
     }
 };