diff --git a/drivers/Makefile.dep b/drivers/Makefile.dep
index 31c98b08a0..f86459b0c2 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile.dep
+++ b/drivers/Makefile.dep
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter pcf857%,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += pcf857x
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter periph_flashpage_aux,$(FEATURES_USED)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_flashpage_pagewise
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter periph_ptp_timer periph_ptp_speed_adjustment,$(FEATURES_USED)))
   FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_ptp
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/include/mtd_flashpage.h b/drivers/include/mtd_flashpage.h
index 5c2db79efb..b8a14b41ea 100644
--- a/drivers/include/mtd_flashpage.h
+++ b/drivers/include/mtd_flashpage.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ extern "C"
 #endif
 
 /**
- * @brief   Macro helper to initialize a mtd_t with flash-age driver
+ * @brief   Macro helper to initialize a mtd_t with flashpage driver
  */
 #define MTD_FLASHPAGE_INIT_VAL(_pages_per_sector) { \
     .base = {                                       \
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ extern "C"
     },                                              \
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Macro helper to initialize a mtd_t with a portion of the flash
+ *
+ * @param[in] start     Start address of the flash section
+ * @param[in] len       Size of the flash section in bytes
+ */
+#define MTD_FLASHPAGE_AUX_INIT_VAL(start, len) {    \
+    .base = {                                       \
+        .driver = &mtd_flashpage_driver,            \
+        .sector_count = len / FLASHPAGE_SIZE,       \
+        .pages_per_sector = 1,                      \
+        .page_size = FLASHPAGE_SIZE,                \
+        .write_size = 1,                            \
+    },                                              \
+    .offset = start / FLASHPAGE_SIZE,               \
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief   Flashpage MTD device operations table
  */
@@ -62,6 +79,40 @@ typedef struct {
                              flash */
 } mtd_flashpage_t;
 
+#if CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_LEN || DOXYGEN
+/**
+ * @brief   MTD device representing the auxiliary flash slot
+ */
+extern mtd_flashpage_t mtd_flash_aux_slot;
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Generic MTD device backed by the auxiliary flash slot
+ */
+extern mtd_dev_t *mtd_aux;
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Size of the auxiliary slot on the internal flash
+ *          Must align with the flash page size.
+ *
+ * @note    Don't set this config value directly!
+ *          Instead set `SLOT_AUX_LEN` in the board's `Makefile.include`
+ *
+ * This value is fixed and can not be changed in the field / via firmware
+ * updates. Changing this value requires re-flashing of riotboot.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_LEN
+#define CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_LEN 0
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Default MTD offset for the AUX slot
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_MTD_OFFSET
+#define CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_MTD_OFFSET  1
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/mtd_flashpage/mtd_flashpage.c b/drivers/mtd_flashpage/mtd_flashpage.c
index f7bf1efd31..4e2b72f41b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd_flashpage/mtd_flashpage.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd_flashpage/mtd_flashpage.c
@@ -159,3 +159,13 @@ const mtd_desc_t mtd_flashpage_driver = {
     .write_page = _write_page,
     .erase_sector = _erase_sector,
 };
+
+#if CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_LEN
+mtd_flashpage_t mtd_flash_aux_slot = MTD_FLASHPAGE_AUX_INIT_VAL(CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_OFFSET,
+                                                                CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_LEN);
+MTD_XFA_ADD(mtd_flash_aux_slot, CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_MTD_OFFSET);
+mtd_dev_t *mtd_aux = &mtd_flash_aux_slot.base;
+
+static_assert(CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_OFFSET % FLASHPAGE_SIZE == 0, "AUX slot must align with page");
+static_assert(CONFIG_SLOT_AUX_LEN % FLASHPAGE_SIZE == 0, "AUX slot must align with page");
+#endif