diff --git a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
index a1252a996f..068de77552 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE
     default y
     select BOARD_COMMON_NRF52
     select CPU_MODEL_NRF52840XXAA
+    select HAS_PERIPH_I2C
     select HAS_PERIPH_PWM
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
     select HAS_PERIPH_SPI
diff --git a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features
index 22f0a1bed4..c50288397a 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CPU_MODEL = nrf52840xxaa
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
diff --git a/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h
index 2289bafc79..63c45c0d49 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2019 Christian Amsüss <chrysn@fsfe.org>
+ *               2021 Freie Universität Berlin
  *
  * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
  * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
  * @brief       Peripheral configuration for the nRF52840-Dongle
  *
  * @author      Christian Amsüss <chrysn@fsfe.org>
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
  *
  */
 
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "cfg_clock_32_1.h"
 #include "cfg_rtt_default.h"
 #include "cfg_timer_default.h"
-#include "cfg_spi_default.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -67,11 +68,50 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
-    { NRF_PWM0, { GPIO_PIN(0, 6), GPIO_PIN(0, 8), GPIO_PIN(1, 9), GPIO_PIN(0, 12) } }
+    {
+        NRF_PWM0,
+        {
+            GPIO_PIN(0, 6),
+            GPIO_PIN(0, 8),
+            GPIO_PIN(1, 9),
+            GPIO_PIN(0, 12),
+        },
+    },
 };
 #define PWM_NUMOF           ARRAY_SIZE(pwm_config)
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name    SPI configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+static const spi_conf_t spi_config[] = {
+    {
+        .dev  = NRF_SPIM0,
+        .sclk = GPIO_PIN(0, 20),
+        .mosi = GPIO_PIN(0, 22),
+        .miso = GPIO_PIN(0, 24),
+    }
+};
+
+#define SPI_NUMOF           ARRAY_SIZE(spi_config)
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @name    I2C configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+static const i2c_conf_t i2c_config[] = {
+    {
+        .dev = NRF_TWIM1,
+        .scl = GPIO_PIN(0, 29),
+        .sda = GPIO_PIN(0, 31),
+        .speed = I2C_SPEED_NORMAL
+    }
+};
+#define I2C_NUMOF           ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_config)
+/** @} */
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif