diff --git a/drivers/i3c/CMakeLists.txt b/drivers/i3c/CMakeLists.txt
index 2645dbeabb..71a7dc6eb2 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drivers/i3c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,3 +30,8 @@ zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(
   CONFIG_I3C_CADENCE
   i3c_cdns.c
 )
+
+zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(
+  CONFIG_I3C_TEST
+  i3c_test.c
+)
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/Kconfig b/drivers/i3c/Kconfig
index f4a343632a..2b524c2bf9 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i3c/Kconfig
@@ -100,5 +100,6 @@ comment "Device Drivers"
 
 rsource "Kconfig.nxp"
 rsource "Kconfig.cdns"
+rsource "Kconfig.test"
 
 endif # I3C
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/Kconfig.test b/drivers/i3c/Kconfig.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b28d59698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/i3c/Kconfig.test
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
+# Organisation (CSIRO) ABN 41 687 119 230.
+# Copyright (c) 2023 STMicroelectronics
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Hidden option for turning on the dummy driver for vnd,i3c devices
+# used in testing.
+config I3C_TEST
+	def_bool DT_HAS_VND_I3C_ENABLED
+	depends on DT_HAS_VND_I3C_ENABLED
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/i3c_test.c b/drivers/i3c/i3c_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..165449747d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/i3c/i3c_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 STMicroelectronics
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This is not a real I3C driver. It is used to instantiate struct
+ * devices for the "vnd,i3c" devicetree compatible used in test code.
+ */
+
+#define DT_DRV_COMPAT vnd_i3c
+
+#include <zephyr/drivers/i3c.h>
+#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+
+static int vnd_i3c_configure(const struct device *dev,
+			     enum i3c_config_type type, void *config)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
+static int vnd_i3c_config_get(const struct device *dev,
+			      enum i3c_config_type type, void *config)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
+static int vnd_i3c_recover_bus(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
+static const struct i3c_driver_api vnd_i3c_api = {
+	.configure = vnd_i3c_configure,
+	.config_get = vnd_i3c_config_get,
+	.recover_bus = vnd_i3c_recover_bus,
+};
+
+#define VND_I3C_INIT(n)						  \
+	DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(n, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,	  \
+			      POST_KERNEL,			  \
+			      CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE, \
+			      &vnd_i3c_api);
+
+DT_INST_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(VND_I3C_INIT)