diff --git a/cpu/msp430_common/Kconfig b/cpu/msp430_common/Kconfig
index 146b1f7c29..fc60926cd4 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430_common/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/msp430_common/Kconfig
@@ -1,9 +1,37 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Freie Universitaet Berlin
+#               2020 HAW Hamburg
 #
 # 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.
 #
+
+config CPU_ARCH_MSP430
+    bool
+    select HAS_ARCH_16BIT
+    select HAS_ARCH_MSP430
+    select HAS_PERIPH_FLASHPAGE
+    select HAS_PERIPH_FLASHPAGE_RAW
+    select HAS_PERIPH_PM
+
+config CPU_CORE_MSP430
+    bool
+    select CPU_ARCH_MSP430
+
+## Common CPU symbols
+config CPU_ARCH
+    default "msp430" if CPU_ARCH_MSP430
+
+config CPU_CORE
+    default "msp430" if CPU_CORE_MSP430
+
+## Definition of specific features
+config HAS_ARCH_MSP430
+    bool
+    help
+        Indicates that the current architecture is MSP430.
+
+## Specific default configuration values
 config GNRC_PKTBUF_SIZE
     default 2560
     depends on KCONFIG_MODULE_GNRC_PKTBUF_STATIC
diff --git a/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.features b/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.features
index 1008370797..0b543b37f1 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+CPU_ARCH = msp430
+CPU_CORE = msp430
+
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_16bit
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_msp430
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_flashpage