diff --git a/pkg/lvgl/Kconfig b/pkg/lvgl/Kconfig
index 47423ffaa4..2474dbf0a6 100644
--- a/pkg/lvgl/Kconfig
+++ b/pkg/lvgl/Kconfig
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ config MODULE_LVGL_CONTRIB
     bool "Contrib"
     select MODULE_DISP_DEV
     select MODULE_CORE_THREAD_FLAGS
-    select MODULE_XTIMER
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC
 
 config MODULE_LVGL_CONTRIB_TOUCH
     bool "Touch support"
diff --git a/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.dep b/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.dep
index f9de871957..d96d1de6d1 100644
--- a/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.dep
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ USEMODULE += lvgl_widgets
 ifneq (,$(filter lvgl_contrib,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += disp_dev
   USEMODULE += core_thread_flags
-  USEMODULE += xtimer
+  USEMODULE += ztimer
+  USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter lvgl_contrib_touch,$(USEMODULE)))
diff --git a/pkg/lvgl/contrib/lvgl.c b/pkg/lvgl/contrib/lvgl.c
index a3a13678f1..402bae1043 100644
--- a/pkg/lvgl/contrib/lvgl.c
+++ b/pkg/lvgl/contrib/lvgl.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 #include "kernel_defines.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 
-#include "xtimer.h"
+#include "timex.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
 #include "lvgl/lvgl.h"
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@
 #define CONFIG_LVGL_INACTIVITY_PERIOD_MS   (5 * MS_PER_SEC)    /* 5s */
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_LVGL_TASK_HANDLER_DELAY_US
-#define CONFIG_LVGL_TASK_HANDLER_DELAY_US  (5 * US_PER_MS)     /* 5ms */
+#ifndef CONFIG_LVGL_TASK_HANDLER_DELAY_MS
+#define CONFIG_LVGL_TASK_HANDLER_DELAY_MS  (5)                 /* 5ms */
 #endif
 
 #ifndef LVGL_THREAD_FLAG
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ void lvgl_run(void)
             lv_disp_trig_activity(NULL);
         }
 
-        xtimer_usleep(CONFIG_LVGL_TASK_HANDLER_DELAY_US);
+        ztimer_sleep(ZTIMER_MSEC, CONFIG_LVGL_TASK_HANDLER_DELAY_MS);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/lvgl/doc.txt b/pkg/lvgl/doc.txt
index feaebc7445..d0f9e67a16 100644
--- a/pkg/lvgl/doc.txt
+++ b/pkg/lvgl/doc.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LVGL_TASK_THREAD_PRIO cannot be configured via Kconfig.
 
 - `CONFIG_LVGL_INACTIVITY_PERIOD_MS`: maximum inactivity period before going to sleep in ms.
   (default: 5s)
-- `CONFIG_LVGL_TASK_HANDLER_DELAY_US`: delay between lvgl task handle call in us.
+- `CONFIG_LVGL_TASK_HANDLER_DELAY_MS`: delay between lvgl task handle call in us.
   (default: 5ms)
 - `LVGL_TASK_THREAD_PRIO`: lvgl task handler thread priority.
   (default: THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN - 1)
diff --git a/pkg/lvgl/include/lvgl_riot_conf.h b/pkg/lvgl/include/lvgl_riot_conf.h
index 5b9b4aefc3..4d11b32f6e 100644
--- a/pkg/lvgl/include/lvgl_riot_conf.h
+++ b/pkg/lvgl/include/lvgl_riot_conf.h
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ typedef int16_t lv_coord_t;
 
 #define LV_TICK_CUSTOM     1
 #if LV_TICK_CUSTOM == 1
-#define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_INCLUDE  "xtimer.h"       /*Header for the sys time function*/
-#define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_SYS_TIME_EXPR (xtimer_now_usec() / US_PER_MS)     /*Expression evaluating to current systime in ms*/
+#define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_INCLUDE  "ztimer.h"       /*Header for the sys time function*/
+#define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_SYS_TIME_EXPR (ztimer_now(ZTIMER_MSEC))     /*Expression evaluating to current systime in ms*/
 #endif   /*LV_TICK_CUSTOM*/
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/tests/pkg_lvgl/main.c b/tests/pkg_lvgl/main.c
index 44ea287982..2437f3446b 100644
--- a/tests/pkg_lvgl/main.c
+++ b/tests/pkg_lvgl/main.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "xtimer.h"
-
 #include "lvgl/lvgl.h"
 #include "lvgl_riot.h"
 #include "disp_dev.h"