diff --git a/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c b/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c
index b72b856875..5b96279d90 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c
@@ -451,6 +451,10 @@ void auto_init(void)
     extern void auto_init_isl29020(void);
     auto_init_isl29020();
 #endif
+#ifdef MODULE_ITG320X
+    extern void auto_init_itg320x(void);
+    auto_init_itg320x();
+#endif
 #ifdef MODULE_JC42
     extern void auto_init_jc42(void);
     auto_init_jc42();
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_itg320x.c b/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_itg320x.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7cdb920ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_itg320x.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Gunar Schorcht
+ *
+ * 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
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     drivers_itg320x
+ * @ingroup     sys_auto_init_saul
+ * @brief       Auto initialization of InvenSense ITG320X 3-axis gyroscope
+ * @author      Gunar Schorcht <gunar@schorcht.net>
+ * @file
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#ifdef MODULE_ITG320X
+
+#include "assert.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "saul_reg.h"
+#include "itg320x.h"
+#include "itg320x_params.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Define the number of configured sensors
+ */
+#define ITG320X_NUM    (ARRAY_SIZE(itg320x_params))
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Allocate memory for the device descriptors
+ */
+static itg320x_t itg320x_devs[ITG320X_NUM];
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Memory for the SAUL registry entries
+ */
+static saul_reg_t saul_entries[ITG320X_NUM * 2];
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Define the number of saul info
+ */
+#define ITG320X_INFO_NUM    (ARRAY_SIZE(itg320x_saul_info))
+
+/**
+ * @name    Reference the driver structs
+ * @{
+ */
+extern saul_driver_t itg320x_saul_gyro_driver;
+extern saul_driver_t itg320x_saul_temp_driver;
+/** @} */
+
+void auto_init_itg320x(void)
+{
+    assert(ITG320X_NUM == ITG320X_INFO_NUM);
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ITG320X_NUM; i++) {
+        LOG_DEBUG("[auto_init_saul] initializing itg320x #%u\n", i);
+
+        if (itg320x_init(&itg320x_devs[i], &itg320x_params[i]) < 0) {
+            LOG_ERROR("[auto_init_saul] error initializing itg320x #%u\n", i);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        saul_entries[(i * 2)].dev = &(itg320x_devs[i]);
+        saul_entries[(i * 2)].name = itg320x_saul_info[i].name;
+        saul_entries[(i * 2)].driver = &itg320x_saul_gyro_driver;
+        saul_entries[(i * 2) + 1].dev = &(itg320x_devs[i]);
+        saul_entries[(i * 2) + 1].name = itg320x_saul_info[i].name;
+        saul_entries[(i * 2) + 1].driver = &itg320x_saul_temp_driver;
+        saul_reg_add(&(saul_entries[(i * 2)]));
+        saul_reg_add(&(saul_entries[(i * 2) + 1]));
+    }
+}
+
+#else
+typedef int dont_be_pedantic;
+#endif /* MODULE_ITG320X */