diff --git a/examples/openthread/Makefile b/examples/openthread/Makefile
index f65a5e010c..5c802adaea 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/Makefile
+++ b/examples/openthread/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ APPLICATION = openthread
 BOARD ?= samr21-xpro
 
 # These are the boards that OpenThread stack has been tested on
-BOARD_WHITELIST := samr21-xpro iotlab-m3 fox iotlab-a8-m3
+BOARD_WHITELIST := samr21-xpro iotlab-m3 fox iotlab-a8-m3 frdm-kw41z openlabs-kw41z-mini-256kib openlabs-kw41z-mini phynode-kw41z usb-kw41z
 
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
 RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter iotlab-m3 fox iotlab-a8-m3,$(BOARD)))
   DRIVER := at86rf231
 endif
+ifneq (,$(filter frdm-kw41z openlabs-kw41z-mini-256kib openlabs-kw41z-mini phynode-kw41z usb-kw41z,$(BOARD)))
+  DRIVER := kw41zrf
+endif
 
 USEMODULE += $(DRIVER)
 
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c b/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
index ab1028da30..c6b23b465c 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
+++ b/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #include "at86rf2xx_params.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_KW41ZRF
+#include "kw41zrf.h"
+#endif
+
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
@@ -37,10 +41,18 @@
 #define OPENTHREAD_NETIF_NUMOF        ARRAY_SIZE(at86rf2xx_params)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_KW41ZRF
+#define OPENTHREAD_NETIF_NUMOF        (1U)
+#endif
+
 #ifdef MODULE_AT86RF2XX
 static at86rf2xx_t at86rf2xx_dev;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_KW41ZRF
+static kw41zrf_t kw41z_dev;
+#endif
+
 static uint8_t rx_buf[OPENTHREAD_NETDEV_BUFLEN];
 static uint8_t tx_buf[OPENTHREAD_NETDEV_BUFLEN];
 static char ot_thread_stack[2 * THREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN];
@@ -55,6 +67,10 @@ void openthread_bootstrap(void)
     at86rf2xx_setup(&at86rf2xx_dev, &at86rf2xx_params[0]);
     netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *) &at86rf2xx_dev;
 #endif
+#ifdef MODULE_KW41ZRF
+    kw41zrf_setup(&kw41z_dev);
+    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *) &kw41z_dev;
+#endif
 
     openthread_radio_init(netdev, tx_buf, rx_buf);
     openthread_netdev_init(ot_thread_stack, sizeof(ot_thread_stack), THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN - 5, "openthread", netdev);