diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 0c54aeb7fc..a89a5d2547 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ OLD_USEPKG := $(sort $(USEPKG))
 -include $(APPDIR)/Makefile.board.dep
 
 # include board dependencies
--include $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/Makefile.dep
+-include $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD)/Makefile.dep
 
 # include cpu dependencies
 -include $(RIOTCPU)/$(CPU)/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/Makefile.features b/Makefile.features
index 64831850a7..536eeb90bd 100644
--- a/Makefile.features
+++ b/Makefile.features
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 # This makes them available when setting features based on CPU_MODEL in the cpu
 # Makefile.features and also during dependency resolution.
 
-include $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/Makefile.features
+# Transition:
+#   Moving 'CPU/CPU_MODEL' to Makefile.features is an ongoing work and may not
+#   reflect the state of all boards for the moment.
+
+include $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD)/Makefile.features
 
 # Sanity check
 ifeq (,$(CPU))
diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 4a1ecaec2b..7b551e44d8 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ include $(RIOT_MAKEFILES_GLOBAL_PRE)
 # set undefined variables
 RIOTBASE       ?= $(_riotbase)
 RIOTCPU        ?= $(RIOTBASE)/cpu
+# Deprecated to set RIOTBOARD, use BOARDSDIR
 RIOTBOARD      ?= $(RIOTBASE)/boards
+BOARDSDIR      ?= $(RIOTBOARD)
 RIOTMAKE       ?= $(RIOTBASE)/makefiles
 RIOTPKG        ?= $(RIOTBASE)/pkg
 RIOTTOOLS      ?= $(RIOTBASE)/dist/tools
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ DLCACHE_DIR    ?= $(RIOTBASE)/.dlcache
 __DIRECTORY_VARIABLES := \
   RIOTBASE \
   RIOTCPU \
-  RIOTBOARD \
   RIOTMAKE \
   RIOTPKG \
   RIOTTOOLS \
@@ -59,10 +60,22 @@ __DIRECTORY_VARIABLES := \
   DLCACHE_DIR \
   #
 
+# In GNU make command line is supposed to override the value set in makefile
+# These variables can be overridden even when set from command line
+__OVERRIDE_DIRECTORY_VARIABLES := $(__DIRECTORY_VARIABLES)
+# Use absolute paths in recursive "make" even if overridden on command line.
+MAKEOVERRIDES += $(foreach v,$(__OVERRIDE_DIRECTORY_VARIABLES),$(v)=$($(v)))
+
+# Deprecation of configuring 'RIOTBOARD'
+ifneq ($(abspath $(RIOTBASE)/boards),$(abspath $(RIOTBOARD)))
+  $(warning overriding RIOTBOARD for external boards is deprecated, please use an absolute BOARDSDIR)
+  override RIOTBOARD      := $(abspath $(RIOTBOARD))
+  __DIRECTORY_VARIABLES += RIOTBOARD
+endif
+
 # Make all paths absolute.
 override RIOTBASE       := $(abspath $(RIOTBASE))
 override RIOTCPU        := $(abspath $(RIOTCPU))
-override RIOTBOARD      := $(abspath $(RIOTBOARD))
 override RIOTMAKE       := $(abspath $(RIOTMAKE))
 override RIOTPKG        := $(abspath $(RIOTPKG))
 override RIOTTOOLS      := $(abspath $(RIOTTOOLS))
@@ -75,6 +88,13 @@ override BINDIR         := $(abspath $(BINDIR))
 override PKGDIRBASE     := $(abspath $(PKGDIRBASE))
 override DLCACHE_DIR    := $(abspath $(DLCACHE_DIR))
 
+# Keep standard make behavior for new variables
+__DIRECTORY_VARIABLES += \
+  BOARDSDIR \
+  #
+
+BOARDSDIR               := $(abspath $(BOARDSDIR))
+
 # Ensure that all directories are set and don't contain spaces.
 ifneq (, $(filter-out 1, $(foreach v,$(__DIRECTORY_VARIABLES),$(words $($(v))))))
   $(info Aborting compilation for your safety.)
@@ -82,9 +102,6 @@ ifneq (, $(filter-out 1, $(foreach v,$(__DIRECTORY_VARIABLES),$(words $($(v)))))
   $(error Make sure no path override is empty or contains spaces!)
 endif
 
-# Use absolute paths in recusive "make" even if overriden on command line.
-MAKEOVERRIDES += $(foreach v,$(__DIRECTORY_VARIABLES),$(v)=$($(v)))
-
 # Path to the current directory relative to RIOTPROJECT
 # trailing '/' is important when RIOTPROJECT == CURDIR
 BUILDRELPATH ?= $(patsubst $(RIOTPROJECT)/%,%,$(CURDIR)/)
@@ -248,7 +265,7 @@ LAZYSPONGE_FLAGS ?= $(if $(filter 1,$(QUIET)),,--verbose)
 ifeq (, $(APPLICATION))
     $(error An application name must be specified as APPLICATION.)
 endif
-ifneq (0,$(shell test -d $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD); echo $$?))
+ifneq (0,$(shell test -d $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD); echo $$?))
     $(error The specified board $(BOARD) does not exist.)
 endif
 
@@ -306,8 +323,8 @@ include $(RIOTMAKE)/pseudomodules.inc.mk
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/defaultmodules.inc.mk
 
 # Include Board and CPU configuration
-INCLUDES += $(addprefix -I,$(wildcard $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/include))
-include $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/Makefile.include
+INCLUDES += $(addprefix -I,$(wildcard $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD)/include))
+include $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD)/Makefile.include
 INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/$(CPU)/include
 include $(RIOTCPU)/$(CPU)/Makefile.include
 
diff --git a/dist/gdbinit-docker b/dist/gdbinit-docker
index a3e4f1b39c..b24aa12755 100644
--- a/dist/gdbinit-docker
+++ b/dist/gdbinit-docker
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ except KeyError:
 else:
     gdb.execute('set substitute-path /data/riotbuild/riotcpu ' + path)
 try:
-    path = os.environ['RIOTBOARD']
+    path = os.environ['BOARDSDIR']
 except KeyError:
     # Environment variable wasn't set.
     pass
diff --git a/dist/tools/buildsystem_sanity_check/check.sh b/dist/tools/buildsystem_sanity_check/check.sh
index 4c88bf8ac9..011db079b4 100755
--- a/dist/tools/buildsystem_sanity_check/check.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/buildsystem_sanity_check/check.sh
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ checks_tests_application_not_defined_in_makefile() {
     patterns+=(-e '^[[:space:]]*APPLICATION[[:space:]:+]=')
 
     pathspec+=('tests/**/Makefile')
+    pathspec+=(':!tests/external_board_native/Makefile')
 
     git -C "${RIOTBASE}" grep "${patterns[@]}" -- "${pathspec[@]}" \
         | error_with_message "Don't define APPLICATION in test Makefile"
diff --git a/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh b/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh
index d9e8b0b7ad..0363d18776 100755
--- a/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Global environment variables used:
 # OPENOCD:             OpenOCD command name, default: "openocd"
 # OPENOCD_CONFIG:      OpenOCD configuration file name,
-#                      default: "${RIOTBOARD}/${BOARD}/dist/openocd.cfg"
+#                      default: "${BOARDSDIR}/${BOARD}/dist/openocd.cfg"
 #
 # The script supports the following actions:
 #
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 # Default TCL port, set to 0 to disable
 : ${TCL_PORT:=6333}
 # Default path to OpenOCD configuration file
-: ${OPENOCD_CONFIG:=${RIOTBOARD}/${BOARD}/dist/openocd.cfg}
+: ${OPENOCD_CONFIG:=${BOARDSDIR}/${BOARD}/dist/openocd.cfg}
 # Default OpenOCD command
 : ${OPENOCD:=openocd}
 # Extra board initialization commands to pass to OpenOCD
diff --git a/dist/tools/renode/run-renode.sh b/dist/tools/renode/run-renode.sh
index 1164708e3f..8b20e6be14 100755
--- a/dist/tools/renode/run-renode.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/renode/run-renode.sh
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
 # Global environment variables used:
 # RENODE:              Renode command name, default: "renode"
 # RENODE_CONFIG:       Renode configuration file name,
-#                      default: "${RIOTBOARD}/${BOARD}/dist/board.resc"
+#                      default: "${BOARDSDIR}/${BOARD}/dist/board.resc"
 # RENODE_BIN_CONFIG:   Renode intermediate configuration file name,
 #                      default: "${BINDIR}/board.resc"
 #
 # @author       Bas Stottelaar <basstottelaar@gmail.com>
 
 # Default path to Renode configuration file
-: ${RENODE_CONFIG:=${RIOTBOARD}/${BOARD}/dist/board.resc}
+: ${RENODE_CONFIG:=${BOARDSDIR}/${BOARD}/dist/board.resc}
 # Default path to Renode intermediate configuration file
 : ${RENODE_BIN_CONFIG:=${BINDIR}/board.resc}
 # Default Renode command
diff --git a/examples/default/Makefile b/examples/default/Makefile
index 56c4e65682..705ef541c8 100644
--- a/examples/default/Makefile
+++ b/examples/default/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
 # Uncomment these lines if you want to use platform support from external
 # repositories:
 #RIOTCPU ?= $(CURDIR)/../../RIOT/thirdparty_cpu
-#RIOTBOARD ?= $(CURDIR)/../../RIOT/thirdparty_boards
+#BOARDSDIR ?= $(CURDIR)/../../RIOT/thirdparty_boards
 
 # Uncomment this to enable scheduler statistics for ps:
 #USEMODULE += schedstatistics
diff --git a/examples/riot_and_cpp/Makefile b/examples/riot_and_cpp/Makefile
index 37de5c7646..146c8e5ecd 100644
--- a/examples/riot_and_cpp/Makefile
+++ b/examples/riot_and_cpp/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
 # Uncomment these lines if you want to use platform support from external
 # repositories:
 #RIOTCPU ?= $(CURDIR)/../../../thirdparty_cpu
-#RIOTBOARD ?= $(CURDIR)/../../../thirdparty_boards
+#BOARDSDIR ?= $(CURDIR)/../../../thirdparty_boards
 
 # Uncomment this to enable scheduler statistics for ps:
 #CFLAGS += -DSCHEDSTATISTICS
diff --git a/makefiles/application.inc.mk b/makefiles/application.inc.mk
index e34ad39f2f..0d750371c4 100644
--- a/makefiles/application.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/application.inc.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MODULE = $(APPLICATION_MODULE)
 
-DIRS += $(RIOTCPU)/$(CPU) $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)
+DIRS += $(RIOTCPU)/$(CPU) $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD)
 DIRS += $(RIOTBASE)/core $(RIOTBASE)/drivers $(RIOTBASE)/sys
 
 # For regular modules, adding files to BLOBS to their Makefile is sufficient to
diff --git a/makefiles/boards.inc.mk b/makefiles/boards.inc.mk
index 5049c44c5b..7a56a238fc 100644
--- a/makefiles/boards.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/boards.inc.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Default when RIOTBASE is not set and is executed from the RIOT directory
-RIOTBOARD ?= $(or $(RIOTBASE),$(CURDIR))/boards
+BOARDSDIR ?= $(or $(RIOTBASE),$(CURDIR))/boards
 
 # List all boards.
-# By default, all directories in RIOTBOARD except 'common'
+# By default, all directories in BOARDSDIR except 'common'
 #   use 'wildcard */.' to only list directories
-ALLBOARDS ?= $(sort $(filter-out common,$(patsubst $(RIOTBOARD)/%/.,%,$(wildcard $(RIOTBOARD)/*/.))))
+ALLBOARDS ?= $(sort $(filter-out common,$(patsubst $(BOARDSDIR)/%/.,%,$(wildcard $(BOARDSDIR)/*/.))))
 
 # Set the default value from `BOARDS`
 BOARDS ?= $(ALLBOARDS)
diff --git a/makefiles/docker.inc.mk b/makefiles/docker.inc.mk
index 4f053f3f67..b4055b8faf 100644
--- a/makefiles/docker.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/docker.inc.mk
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@ DOCKER_VOLUMES_AND_ENV += $(if $(wildcard $(GIT_CACHE_DIR)),-e 'GIT_CACHE_DIR=$(
 DOCKER_VOLUMES_AND_ENV += $(call docker_volumes_mapping,$(EXTERNAL_MODULE_DIRS),$(DOCKER_BUILD_ROOT)/external,)
 DOCKER_OVERRIDE_CMDLINE += $(call docker_cmdline_mapping,EXTERNAL_MODULE_DIRS,$(DOCKER_BUILD_ROOT)/external,)
 
+# Remap 'BOARDSDIR' if it is external
+DOCKER_VOLUMES_AND_ENV += $(call docker_volumes_mapping,$(BOARDSDIR),,boards)
+# Value is overridden from command line if it is not the default value
+# This allows handling even if the value is set in the 'Makefile'.
+DOCKER_OVERRIDE_CMDLINE += $(if $(findstring $(RIOTBOARD),$(BOARDSDIR)),,$(call docker_cmdline_mapping,BOARDSDIR,,boards))
+
 # External module directories sanity check:
 #
 # Detect if there are remapped directories with the same name as it is not handled.
diff --git a/makefiles/info.inc.mk b/makefiles/info.inc.mk
index e87e3c3e64..eb7f206b75 100644
--- a/makefiles/info.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/info.inc.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ info-build:
 	@echo 'MCU:     $(MCU)'
 	@echo ''
 	@echo 'RIOTBASE:  $(RIOTBASE)'
-	@echo 'RIOTBOARD: $(RIOTBOARD)'
+	@echo 'BOARDSDIR: $(BOARDSDIR)'
 	@echo 'RIOTCPU:   $(RIOTCPU)'
 	@echo 'RIOTPKG:   $(RIOTPKG)'
 	@echo ''
diff --git a/makefiles/scan-build.inc.mk b/makefiles/scan-build.inc.mk
index 9fcf881b0d..ddf231048e 100644
--- a/makefiles/scan-build.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/scan-build.inc.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ SCANBUILD_ENV_VARS := \
   BINDIR \
   BINDIRBASE \
   BOARD \
+  BOARDSDIR \
   BUILD_DIR \
   BUILDRELPATH \
   CC \
diff --git a/makefiles/tools/avrdude.inc.mk b/makefiles/tools/avrdude.inc.mk
index 5bde9d60e3..c5a317b892 100644
--- a/makefiles/tools/avrdude.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/tools/avrdude.inc.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FLASHER = avrdude
-DIST_PATH = $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist
+DIST_PATH = $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD)/dist
 DEBUGSERVER_PORT = 4242
 DEBUGSERVER = $(DIST_PATH)/debug_srv.sh
 DEBUGSERVER_INTERFACE ?=
diff --git a/makefiles/tools/openocd-adapters/stlink.inc.mk b/makefiles/tools/openocd-adapters/stlink.inc.mk
index c9b12908e0..c86a691248 100644
--- a/makefiles/tools/openocd-adapters/stlink.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/tools/openocd-adapters/stlink.inc.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export OPENOCD_ADAPTER_INIT
 ifeq (,$(OPENOCD_CONFIG))
   # if no openocd default configuration is provided by the board,
   # use the STM32 common one
-  ifeq (0,$(words $(wildcard $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/openocd.cfg)))
+  ifeq (0,$(words $(wildcard $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD)/dist/openocd.cfg)))
     export OPENOCD_CONFIG := $(RIOTBASE)/boards/common/stm32/dist/$(CPU).cfg
   endif
 endif
diff --git a/makefiles/tools/uniflash.inc.mk b/makefiles/tools/uniflash.inc.mk
index eff7c09b43..af74e1281e 100644
--- a/makefiles/tools/uniflash.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/tools/uniflash.inc.mk
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # http://www.ti.com/tool/uniflash
 FLASHFILE ?= $(ELFFILE)
 
-UNIFLASH_CONFIG_CCXML ?= $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/$(CPU_MODEL)_$(XDEBUGGER).ccxml
-UNIFLASH_CONFIG_DAT ?= $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/$(CPU_MODEL)_$(XDEBUGGER).dat
-UNIFLASH_CONFIG_GDB ?= $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/$(CPU_MODEL)_gdb.conf
+UNIFLASH_CONFIG_CCXML ?= $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD)/dist/$(CPU_MODEL)_$(XDEBUGGER).ccxml
+UNIFLASH_CONFIG_DAT ?= $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD)/dist/$(CPU_MODEL)_$(XDEBUGGER).dat
+UNIFLASH_CONFIG_GDB ?= $(BOARDSDIR)/$(BOARD)/dist/$(CPU_MODEL)_gdb.conf
 
 export UNIFLASH_PATH ?= "UNIFLASH_PATH unconfigured"
 # check which uniflash version is available, either 4.x or 3.x
diff --git a/makefiles/vars.inc.mk b/makefiles/vars.inc.mk
index bc2732b496..f2c5fb21b0 100644
--- a/makefiles/vars.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/vars.inc.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ export APPDEPS               # Files / Makefile targets that need to be created
 
 export RIOTBASE              # The root folder of RIOT. The folder where this very file lives in.
 export RIOTCPU               # For third party CPUs this folder is the base of the CPUs.
-export RIOTBOARD             # For third party BOARDs this folder is the base of the BOARDs.
+export RIOTBOARD             # This folder is the base of the riot boards.
+export BOARDSDIR             # For third party BOARDs this folder is the base of the BOARDs.
 export RIOTPKG               # For overriding RIOT's pkg directory
 export RIOTTOOLS             # Location of host machine tools
 export RIOTPROJECT           # Top level git root of the project being built, or PWD if not a git repository
diff --git a/tests/external_board_native/Makefile b/tests/external_board_native/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94c1ef91bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external_board_native/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+APPLICATION = external_board
+RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../../
+
+# Only support this board
+# No need for a `WHITELIST` as there is only one board in `external_boards`.
+#
+# HACK I named the external board as 'native' to be in murdock test path for
+# 'native'
+# In practice it should be something else
+BOARD ?= native
+
+# Set without '?=' to also verify the docker integration when set with =
+BOARDSDIR = $(CURDIR)/external_boards
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/external_board_native/README.md b/tests/external_board_native/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba79ea8369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external_board_native/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Example with an external board
+==============================
+
+This tests an external board implementation.
+The goal is to show using an external board that still needs to use the
+'RIOT/boards' directory.
+
+To allow automated testing by `murdock` this board is named 'native'.
+
+As it wants to extend native, which is not a common board, some hacks must be
+done as the 'board' module is implemented directly by the 'RIOT/boards/native'.
+
+If you are running an 'ubuntu-bionic' you could even compile the example in
+docker and run the test.
diff --git a/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb23e07c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# This must be a different name than 'board' as it is implemented by 'native'
+MODULE = board_external_native
+
+DIRS += $(RIOTBOARD)/native
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile.dep b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91cb568c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This must be a different name than 'board' as it is implemented by 'native'
+USEMODULE += board_external_native
+
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/native/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile.features b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile.features
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a49f05c741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile.features
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/native/Makefile.features
diff --git a/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile.include b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile.include
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f5fad2779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/Makefile.include
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CFLAGS += -DTHIS_BOARD_IS='"external_native"'
+
+# We must duplicate the include done by $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
+# to also include the main board header
+INCLUDES += $(addprefix -I,$(wildcard $(RIOTBOARD)/native/include))
+
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/native/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/external_native.c b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/external_native.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8c96f82f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/external_native.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "external_native.h"
+
+char* external_native_board_description = "An external extended native";
diff --git a/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/include/external_native.h b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/include/external_native.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..870bbea268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external_board_native/external_boards/native/include/external_native.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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_external_native
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       A header for an external native
+ *
+ * @author      Gaëtan Harter <gaetan.harter@fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#ifndef EXTERNAL_NATIVE_H
+#define EXTERNAL_NATIVE_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+ extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   A variable defined in the external header
+ */
+extern char* external_native_board_description;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* EXTERNAL_NATIVE_H */
+/** @} */
diff --git a/tests/external_board_native/main.c b/tests/external_board_native/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0efb2e39d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external_board_native/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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     tests
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       External Native application
+ *
+ * @author      Gaëtan Harter <gaetan.harter@fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "external_native.h"
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    puts("Hello World!");
+
+    printf("You are running RIOT on a(n) %s board.\n", RIOT_BOARD);
+    printf("THIS_BOARD_IS %s\n", THIS_BOARD_IS);
+    printf("This board is '%s'\n", external_native_board_description);
+
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/external_board_native/tests/01-run.py b/tests/external_board_native/tests/01-run.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..bc2ac219f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external_board_native/tests/01-run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2019 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.
+
+import sys
+from testrunner import run
+
+
+def testfunc(child):
+    child.expect_exact("Hello World!")
+    child.expect_exact("You are running RIOT on a(n) native board.")
+    child.expect_exact("THIS_BOARD_IS external_native")
+    child.expect_exact("This board is 'An external extended native")
+    print("Test successful!!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(run(testfunc))