diff --git a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
index 5210842de0cf..b570c310b7d1 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE
     default y
     select BOARD_COMMON_NRF52
     select CPU_MODEL_NRF52840XXAA
+    select HAS_PERIPH_PWM
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
     select HAS_PERIPH_USBDEV
     select HAS_RADIO_NRF802154
diff --git a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features
index 0f1ff3b925aa..246eab901aaa 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nrf52840dongle/Makefile.features
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CPU_MODEL = nrf52840xxaa
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
diff --git a/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h
index e07ef4bd6ff6..3840c52ce1da 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nrf52840dongle/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name   PWM configuration
+ *
+ * For the nRF52840-Dongle board, the PWM0 module is set to drive the LEDs LD1
+ * and the channels LD2 red, green and blue in the four channels of PWM_DEV(0);
+ * other PWM outputs are not configured.
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
+    { NRF_PWM0, { GPIO_PIN(0, 6), GPIO_PIN(0, 8), GPIO_PIN(1, 9), GPIO_PIN(0, 12) } }
+};
+#define PWM_NUMOF           ARRAY_SIZE(pwm_config)
+/** @} */
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif