diff --git a/examples/suit_update/Makefile b/examples/suit_update/Makefile
index a370233c43..8f85fcd493 100644
--- a/examples/suit_update/Makefile
+++ b/examples/suit_update/Makefile
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ TESTRUNNER_RESET_AFTER_TERM ?= 1
 # with ed25519 support.
 TEST_ON_CI_BLACKLIST = all
 
+# Add custom SUIT targets
+include $(CURDIR)/Makefile.suit.custom
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
 
 # allow to use large blocks to utilize large MTUs (802.15.4g, Ethernet, WiFi)
diff --git a/examples/suit_update/Makefile.board.dep b/examples/suit_update/Makefile.board.dep
index 032ebfd415..f682da2777 100644
--- a/examples/suit_update/Makefile.board.dep
+++ b/examples/suit_update/Makefile.board.dep
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 ifeq ($(BOARD),native)
   USEMODULE += suit_storage_ram
   USEMODULE += netdev_default
+  # Use VFS storage for native
+  USEMODULE += suit_storage_vfs
+  ## Use VFS
+  USEMODULE += vfs
+  ## Use default storage
+  USEMODULE += vfs_default
+  ## Auto-format on mount
+  USEMODULE += vfs_auto_format
 else
   USEMODULE += suit_storage_flashwrite
 endif
diff --git a/examples/suit_update/Makefile.suit.custom b/examples/suit_update/Makefile.suit.custom
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e2c8bd1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/suit_update/Makefile.suit.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Required variables defined in riotboot.inc.mk or Makefile.include
+BINDIR_APP = $(CURDIR)/bin/$(BOARD)/$(APPLICATION)
+$(BINDIR_APP): $(CLEAN)
+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(BINDIR_APP)
+
+# Include to be able to use memoized
+include $(RIOTBASE)/makefiles/utils/variables.mk
+EPOCH = $(call memoized,EPOCH,$(shell date +%s))
+APP_VER ?= $(EPOCH)
+
+# Default addressing if following README.native.md
+ifeq ($(BOARD),native)
+  SUIT_CLIENT ?= [2001:db8::2]
+  SUIT_COAP_SERVER ?= [2001:db8::1]
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BOARD),native)
+  # Set settings for publishing fake fw payloads to native
+  SUIT_NATIVE_PAYLOAD ?= "AABBCCDD"
+  SUIT_NATIVE_PAYLOAD_BIN ?= $(BINDIR_APP)/fw.$(APP_VER).bin
+  # Make sure it is built
+  BUILD_FILES += $(SUIT_NATIVE_PAYLOAD_BIN)
+
+  $(SUIT_NATIVE_PAYLOAD_BIN): $(BINDIR_APP)
+		$(Q)echo $(SUIT_NATIVE_PAYLOAD) > $@
+
+  SUIT_FW_STORAGE ?= /nvm0/SLOT0.TXT
+  SUIT_MANIFEST_PAYLOADS ?= $(SUIT_NATIVE_PAYLOAD_BIN)
+  SUIT_MANIFEST_SLOTFILES ?= $(SUIT_NATIVE_PAYLOAD_BIN):0:$(SUIT_FW_STORAGE)
+endif
diff --git a/examples/suit_update/README.native.md b/examples/suit_update/README.native.md
index 96887a515f..053b597f05 100644
--- a/examples/suit_update/README.native.md
+++ b/examples/suit_update/README.native.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $ dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/bin/suit-tool sign -k keys/default.pem
 
 5. Pull the manifest from the native instance:
 ```
-> suit coap://[2001:db8::1]/suit_manifest.signed
+> suit fetch coap://[2001:db8::1]/suit_manifest.signed
 ```
 
 6. Verify the content of the storage location
@@ -172,14 +172,18 @@ the payloads.
 lsstorage
 RAM slot 0: ".ram.0"
 RAM slot 1: ".ram.1"
+VFS 0: "/nvm0/SLOT0.txt"
+VFS 1: "/nvm0/SLOT1.txt"
 ```
 
-As shown above, two storage locations are available, `.ram.0` and `.ram.1`.
-While two slots are available, in this example only the content of the `.ram.0`
-slot will be updated.
+As shown above, four storage locations are available, RAM based storage: `.ram.0` and `.ram.1`
+as well as VFS based storage: `/nvm0/SLOT0.TXT` and `/nvm0/SLOT1.TXT`.
+While multiple slots are available, in this example only the content of the `.ram.0`
+slot will be updated, but the procedure is the same for any other slot, just replace
+`.ram.0
 
 - The `storage_content` command can be used to display a hex dump command of one
-  of the storage locations. It requires a location string, an offset and a
+  of the RAM storage locations. It requires a location string, an offset and a
   number of bytes to print:
 
 ```console
@@ -188,6 +192,13 @@ slot will be updated.
 ```
 As the storage location is empty on boot, nothing is printed.
 
+For VFS based storage the `vfs` command can be used instead:
+```console
+> vfs r /nvm0/SLOT0.txt
+Error opening file "/nvm0/SLOT0.txt": -ENOENT
+```
+But as the file does not initially exist, nothing is printed.
+
 ### Generating the payload and manifest
 [generating-the-payload-and-manifest]: #generating-the-payload-and-manifest
 
@@ -208,6 +219,12 @@ acts as a template for the real SUIT manifest. Within RIOT, the script
 $ dist/tools/suit/gen_manifest.py --urlroot coap://[2001:db8::1]/ --seqnr 1 -o suit.tmp coaproot/payload.bin:0:ram:0
 ```
 
+or for vfs storage:
+
+```console
+$ dist/tools/suit/gen_manifest.py --urlroot coap://[2001:db8::1]/ --seqnr 1 -o suit.tmp coaproot/payload.bin:0:/nvm0/SLOT0.txt
+```
+
 This generates a suit manifest template with the sequence number set to `1`, a
 payload that should be stored at slot offset zero in slot `.ram.0`. The url for
 the payload starts with `coap://[fe80::4049:bfff:fe60:db09]/`. Make sure to
@@ -294,7 +311,7 @@ command sequences in the manifest and download the payload when instructed to.
 The URL for the manifest can be supplied to the instance via the command line.
 
 ```console
-> suit coap://[2001:db8::1]/suit_manifest.signed
+> suit fetch coap://[2001:db8::1]/suit_manifest.signed
 ```
 
 The payload is the full URL to the signed manifest. The native instance should
@@ -338,6 +355,14 @@ same payload as suggested above was used, it should look like this:
 41414242434344440A
 ```
 
-The process can be done multiple times with both slot `.ram.0` and `.ram.1` and
+Or for vfs storage:
+
+```
+> vfs r /nvm0/SLOT0.txt
+vfs r /nvm0/SLOT0.txt
+00000000: 4141 4242 4343 4444 0a                   AABBCCDD.
+-- EOF --
+```
+The process can be done multiple times for any of the slots and
 different payloads. Keep in mind that the sequence number is a strict
 monotonically number and must be increased after every update.
diff --git a/examples/suit_update/main.c b/examples/suit_update/main.c
index 58dbd650be..21f2569c63 100644
--- a/examples/suit_update/main.c
+++ b/examples/suit_update/main.c
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 
 #include "suit/storage.h"
 #include "suit/storage/ram.h"
+#ifdef BOARD_NATIVE
+#include "suit/storage/vfs.h"
+#include "xfa.h"
+#include "vfs_default.h"
+#endif
 
 #ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO
 #include "periph/gpio.h"
@@ -48,6 +53,15 @@ static msg_t _nanocoap_server_msg_queue[NANOCOAP_SERVER_QUEUE_SIZE];
 #define MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE     (8)
 static msg_t _main_msg_queue[MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE];
 
+/* add handled storages */
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SUIT_STORAGE_VFS)
+XFA_USE(char*, suit_storage_files_reg);
+#ifdef BOARD_NATIVE
+XFA(suit_storage_files_reg, 0) char* _slot0 = VFS_DEFAULT_DATA "/SLOT0.txt";
+XFA(suit_storage_files_reg, 1) char* _slot1 = VFS_DEFAULT_DATA "/SLOT1.txt";
+#endif
+#endif
+
 static void *_nanocoap_server_thread(void *arg)
 {
     (void)arg;
@@ -162,6 +176,12 @@ static int cmd_lsstorage(int argc, char **argv)
     if (IS_ACTIVE(MODULE_SUIT_STORAGE_FLASHWRITE)) {
         puts("Flashwrite slot 0: \"\"\n");
     }
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SUIT_STORAGE_VFS)
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < XFA_LEN(char **, suit_storage_files_reg); i++) {
+        const char *filepath = (const char *)suit_storage_files_reg[i];
+        printf("VFS %u: \"%s\"\n", i, filepath);
+    }
+#endif
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -189,7 +209,8 @@ int main(void)
     cmd_print_current_slot(0, NULL);
     cmd_print_riotboot_hdr(0, NULL);
 #endif
-
+    /* initialize suit storage */
+    suit_storage_init_all();
     /* start suit coap updater thread */
     suit_coap_run();