diff --git a/boards/stm32l476g-disco/Makefile.features b/boards/stm32l476g-disco/Makefile.features
index ebd3cb29fe..624e5dfd01 100644
--- a/boards/stm32l476g-disco/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/stm32l476g-disco/Makefile.features
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
diff --git a/boards/stm32l476g-disco/Makefile.include b/boards/stm32l476g-disco/Makefile.include
index 8528a671da..5f98bef0cd 100644
--- a/boards/stm32l476g-disco/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/stm32l476g-disco/Makefile.include
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 export CPU = stm32l4
 export CPU_MODEL = stm32l476vg
 
+# we use shared STM32 configuration snippets
+INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBOARD)/common/stm32/include
+
 # define the default port depending on the host OS
 PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyACM0
 PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.usbmodem*)))
diff --git a/boards/stm32l476g-disco/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/stm32l476g-disco/include/periph_conf.h
index 9dcce88960..dfd181b8ea 100644
--- a/boards/stm32l476g-disco/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/stm32l476g-disco/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define PERIPH_CONF_H
 
 #include "periph_cpu.h"
+#include "cfg_rtt_default.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -116,17 +117,6 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 #define UART_NUMOF          (sizeof(uart_config) / sizeof(uart_config[0]))
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name    RTT configuration
- *
- * On the STM32Lx platforms, we always utilize the LPTIM1.
- * @{
- */
-#define RTT_NUMOF           (1)
-#define RTT_FREQUENCY       (1024U)             /* 32768 / 2^n */
-#define RTT_MAX_VALUE       (0x0000ffff)        /* 16-bit timer */
-/** @} */
-
 /**
  * @name   RTC configuration
  * @{