diff --git a/boards/arduino-due/Makefile.features b/boards/arduino-due/Makefile.features
index 7da39abc23..9d14e25013 100644
--- a/boards/arduino-due/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/arduino-due/Makefile.features
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
 # Various other features (if any)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += arduino
 
 # The board MPU family (used for grouping by the CI system)
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = cortex_m3_1
diff --git a/boards/arduino-due/include/arduino_board.h b/boards/arduino-due/include/arduino_board.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a08f2c4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arduino-due/include/arduino_board.h
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     boards_arduino-due
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Board specific configuration for the Arduino API
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen  <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#ifndef ARDUINO_BOARD_H
+#define ARDUINO_BOARD_H
+
+#include "arduino_pinmap.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   The on-board LED is connected to pin 13 on this board
+ */
+#define ARDUINO_LED         (13)
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Look-up table for the Arduino's digital pins
+ */
+static const gpio_t arduino_pinmap[] = {
+    ARDUINO_PIN_0,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_1,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_2,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_3,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_4,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_5,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_6,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_7,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_8,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_9,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_10,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_11,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_12,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_13,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_14,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_15,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_16,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_17,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_18,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_19,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_20,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_21,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_22,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_23,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_24,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_25,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_26,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_27,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_28,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_29,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_30,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_31,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_32,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_33,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_34,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_35,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_36,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_37,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_38,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_39,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_40,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_41,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_42,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_43,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_44,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_45,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_46,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_47,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_48,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_49,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_50,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_51,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_52,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_53,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_54,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_55,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_56,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_57,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_58,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_59,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_60,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_61,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_62,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_63,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_64,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_65,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_66,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_67,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_68,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_69,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_70,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_71,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_72,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_73,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_74,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_75,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_76,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_77,
+    ARDUINO_PIN_78,
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* ARDUINO_BOARD_H */
+/** @} */