diff --git a/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/Kconfig b/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/Kconfig
index 4660e96527..2062031752 100644
--- a/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/Kconfig
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ config SOC_SERIES_BSIM_NRF52X
 	depends on SOC_SERIES_BSIM_NRFXX
 	help
 	  Any NRF52 simulated SOC with BabbleSim, based on the POSIX arch
+
+config SOC_SERIES_BSIM_NRF53X
+	bool
+	depends on SOC_SERIES_BSIM_NRFXX
+	help
+	  Any NRF53 simulated SOC with BabbleSim, based on the POSIX arch
diff --git a/soc/Kconfig b/soc/Kconfig
index 20734c0f51..33c2d0c29a 100644
--- a/soc/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/Kconfig
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ source "subsys/logging/Kconfig.template.log_config"
 endmenu
 
 # The helper symbols below are put here due to an unusual setup: The simulated
-# nrf52_bsim board uses the POSIX arch, but is compatible with Nordic ARM
-# boards
+# nrf5x_bsim boards use the POSIX arch, but are compatible with Nordic ARM boards
 
 config SOC_COMPATIBLE_NRF
 	bool
@@ -33,9 +32,18 @@ config SOC_COMPATIBLE_NRF
 config SOC_COMPATIBLE_NRF52X
 	bool
 
+config SOC_COMPATIBLE_NRF53X
+	bool
+
 config SOC_COMPATIBLE_NRF52833
 	bool
 
+config SOC_COMPATIBLE_NRF5340_CPUNET
+	bool
+
+config SOC_COMPATIBLE_NRF5340_CPUAPP
+	bool
+
 #
 # SOC_*_LD: SoC specific Linker script additions
 #