diff --git a/tests/periph_pm/Makefile b/tests/periph_pm/Makefile
index 78d9538197..16bb20073b 100644
--- a/tests/periph_pm/Makefile
+++ b/tests/periph_pm/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ include ../Makefile.tests_common
 BOARD_BLACKLIST := chronos msb-430h msb-430 telosb wsn430-v1_3b wsn430-v1_4 z1
 
 FEATURES_OPTIONAL += periph_rtc
+FEATURES_OPTIONAL += periph_gpio_irq
 
 USEMODULE += shell
 
diff --git a/tests/periph_pm/main.c b/tests/periph_pm/main.c
index 4fe74b3bfa..71f72b8abb 100644
--- a/tests/periph_pm/main.c
+++ b/tests/periph_pm/main.c
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "periph/pm.h"
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO
+#include "board.h"
+#include "periph/gpio.h"
+#endif
 #ifdef MODULE_PM_LAYERED
 #ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_RTC
 #include "periph/rtc.h"
@@ -204,6 +208,15 @@ static int cmd_unblock_rtc(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif /* MODULE_PERIPH_RTC */
 #endif /* MODULE_PM_LAYERED */
 
+#if defined(MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ) && defined(BTN0_PIN)
+static void btn_cb(void *ctx)
+{
+    (void) ctx;
+    puts("BTN0 pressed.");
+}
+#endif /* MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ */
+
+
 /**
  * @brief   List of shell commands for this example.
  */
@@ -241,6 +254,11 @@ int main(void)
          "needed.");
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ) && defined(BTN0_PIN)
+    puts("using BTN0 as wake-up source");
+    gpio_init_int(BTN0_PIN, BTN0_MODE, GPIO_RISING, btn_cb, NULL);
+#endif
+
     /* run the shell and wait for the user to enter a mode */
     shell_run(shell_commands, line_buf, SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE);