diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f072rb/Makefile.features b/boards/nucleo-f072rb/Makefile.features
index 2cef8b66ce..2597c39f40 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f072rb/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f072rb/Makefile.features
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f072rb/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f072rb/include/periph_conf.h
index cdabdbbb2a..5832a119eb 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f072rb/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f072rb/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define PERIPH_CONF_H
 
 #include "periph_cpu.h"
+#include "cfg_i2c1_pb8_pb9.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {