diff --git a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
index 4bc6cae0ce..a1252a996f 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE
     select CPU_MODEL_NRF52840XXAA
     select HAS_PERIPH_PWM
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
+    select HAS_PERIPH_SPI
     select HAS_PERIPH_USBDEV
     select HAS_HIGHLEVEL_STDIO
     select HAS_VDD_LC_FILTER_REG0
diff --git a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features
index 64d19406c7..22f0a1bed4 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CPU_MODEL = nrf52840xxaa
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += vdd_lc_filter_reg0
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += vdd_lc_filter_reg1
 
diff --git a/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h
index 3840c52ce1..2289bafc79 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "cfg_clock_32_1.h"
 #include "cfg_rtt_default.h"
 #include "cfg_timer_default.h"
+#include "cfg_spi_default.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {