diff --git a/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Kconfig b/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Kconfig
index 65ab8bf9a4..cf75250409 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Kconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ config BOARD_NUCLEO_L496ZG
     select HAS_PERIPH_SPI
     select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
+    select HAS_PERIPH_USBDEV
 
     select MODULE_PERIPH_LPUART if MODULE_STDIO_UART && HAS_PERIPH_LPUART
 
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Makefile.features b/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Makefile.features
index 8a58833386..3f337e6e31 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Makefile.features
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart periph_lpuart
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-l496zg/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-l496zg/include/periph_conf.h
index ab0459a711..819775158e 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-l496zg/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-l496zg/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "clk_conf.h"
 #include "cfg_i2c1_pb8_pb9.h"
 #include "cfg_rtt_default.h"
+#include "cfg_usb_otg_fs.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {