diff --git a/boards/nucleo-l476rg/Makefile.features b/boards/nucleo-l476rg/Makefile.features
index c7fd38ab62..4bd9aedb8c 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-l476rg/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nucleo-l476rg/Makefile.features
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
+
 # load the common Makefile.features for Nucleo boards
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo64/Makefile.features
 
diff --git a/cpu/stm32l4/Makefile.include b/cpu/stm32l4/Makefile.include
index 82e28ee689..a2f364d6d0 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32l4/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/stm32l4/Makefile.include
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 export CPU_ARCH = cortex-m4f
 export CPU_FAM  = stm32l4
 
+# "The Vector table must be naturally aligned to a power of two whose alignment
+# value is greater than or equal to number of Exceptions supported x 4"
+# CPU_IRQ_NUMOFF for stm32l4 boards is < 91+16 so (107*4 bytes = 428 bytes ~= 0x200)
+# RIOTBOOT_HDR_LEN can be set to 0x200
+RIOTBOOT_HDR_LEN ?= 0x200
+
 include $(RIOTCPU)/stm32_common/Makefile.include
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/cortexm.inc.mk
diff --git a/cpu/stm32l4/include/cpu_conf.h b/cpu/stm32l4/include/cpu_conf.h
index b820a8de3f..14e846cf90 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32l4/include/cpu_conf.h
+++ b/cpu/stm32l4/include/cpu_conf.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #else
 #define CPU_IRQ_NUMOF                   (82U)
 #endif
+#define CPU_FLASH_BASE                  FLASH_BASE
 /** @} */
 
 /**