diff --git a/boards/pic32-wifire/include/board.h b/boards/pic32-wifire/include/board.h
index eaf2f46127..eeed209d33 100644
--- a/boards/pic32-wifire/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/pic32-wifire/include/board.h
@@ -47,6 +47,37 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define EIC_IRQ      (1)
 
+/**
+ * @brief   LED pin configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define LED1_PIN            GPIO_PIN(PORT_G, 6)
+#define LED2_PIN            GPIO_PIN(PORT_D, 4)
+#define LED3_PIN            GPIO_PIN(PORT_B, 11)
+#define LED4_PIN            GPIO_PIN(PORT_G, 15)
+
+#define LED1_MASK           (1 << 6)
+#define LED2_MASK           (1 << 4)
+#define LED3_MASK           (1 << 11)
+#define LED4_MASK           (1 << 15)
+
+#define LED1_ON             (LATGSET = LED1_MASK)
+#define LED1_OFF            (LATGCLR = LED1_MASK)
+#define LED1_TOGGLE         (LATGINV = LED1_MASK)
+
+#define LED2_ON             (LATDSET = LED2_MASK)
+#define LED2_OFF            (LATDCLR = LED2_MASK)
+#define LED2_TOGGLE         (LATDINV = LED2_MASK)
+
+#define LED3_ON             (LATBSET = LED3_MASK)
+#define LED3_OFF            (LATBCLR = LED3_MASK)
+#define LED3_TOGGLE         (LATBINV = LED3_MASK)
+
+#define LED4_ON             (LATGSET = LED4_MASK)
+#define LED4_OFF            (LATGCLR = LED4_MASK)
+#define LED4_TOGGLE         (LATGINV = LED4_MASK)
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @brief   Board level initialisation
  */
diff --git a/boards/pic32-wifire/wifire.c b/boards/pic32-wifire/wifire.c
index 96d97c8769..4d29c8a513 100644
--- a/boards/pic32-wifire/wifire.c
+++ b/boards/pic32-wifire/wifire.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include "periph/gpio.h"
 #include "periph/uart.h"
 #include "bitarithm.h"
 #include "board.h"
@@ -30,6 +31,16 @@ void board_init(void)
     uart_init(DEBUG_VIA_UART, DEBUG_UART_BAUD, NULL, 0);
 #endif
 
+    /* Turn off all LED's */
+    gpio_init(LED1_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
+    gpio_init(LED2_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
+    gpio_init(LED3_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
+    gpio_init(LED4_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
+    LED1_OFF;
+    LED2_OFF;
+    LED3_OFF;
+    LED4_OFF;
+
     /* Stop the linker from throwing away the PIC32 config register settings */
     dummy();
 }