diff --git a/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8/nxp_adsp_imx8.dts b/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8/nxp_adsp_imx8.dts
index 2d26c61f13..a17690109e 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8/nxp_adsp_imx8.dts
+++ b/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8/nxp_adsp_imx8.dts
@@ -15,5 +15,14 @@
 
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,sram = &sram0;
+		zephyr,console = &lpuart2;
+		zephyr,shell-uart = &lpuart2;
 	};
 };
+
+&lpuart2 {
+	status = "okay";
+	current-speed = <115200>;
+	pinctrl-0 = <&lpuart2_default>;
+	pinctrl-names = "default";
+};
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8/nxp_adsp_imx8_defconfig b/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8/nxp_adsp_imx8_defconfig
index 64fdb3219d..a16d8be5e2 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8/nxp_adsp_imx8_defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8/nxp_adsp_imx8_defconfig
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ CONFIG_BUILD_OUTPUT_BIN=n
 
 # clock-related configurations
 CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
+
+# serial-related configurations
+CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8x/nxp_adsp_imx8x.dts b/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8x/nxp_adsp_imx8x.dts
index 69e4a57dd6..5aa0e59ebd 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8x/nxp_adsp_imx8x.dts
+++ b/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8x/nxp_adsp_imx8x.dts
@@ -15,5 +15,14 @@
 
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,sram = &sram0;
+		zephyr,console = &lpuart2;
+		zephyr,shell-uart = &lpuart2;
 	};
 };
+
+&lpuart2 {
+	status = "okay";
+	current-speed = <115200>;
+	pinctrl-0 = <&lpuart2_default>;
+	pinctrl-names = "default";
+};
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8x/nxp_adsp_imx8x_defconfig b/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8x/nxp_adsp_imx8x_defconfig
index ceb0bf13a5..0635e78adf 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8x/nxp_adsp_imx8x_defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/nxp_adsp_imx8x/nxp_adsp_imx8x_defconfig
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ CONFIG_BUILD_OUTPUT_BIN=n
 
 # clock-related configurations
 CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
+
+# serial-related configurations
+CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
diff --git a/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8.dtsi b/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8.dtsi
index 2ec110adf1..7a8c23cedc 100644
--- a/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8.dtsi
+++ b/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8.dtsi
@@ -60,4 +60,21 @@
 			};
 		};
 	};
+
+	lpuart2: serial@5a080000 {
+		compatible = "nxp,imx-lpuart", "nxp,kinetis-lpuart";
+		reg = <0x5a080000 DT_SIZE_K(4)>;
+		/* TODO: THIS INTID IS JUST A DUMMY ONE UNTIL IRQ_STEER
+		 * DRIVER CAN BE USED ON i.MX8QM/QXP. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
+		 * ENABLE UART INTERRUPT SUPPORT.
+		 *
+		 * THE CURRENT INTID VALUE IS CHOSEN SUCH THAT gen_isr_tables.py
+		 * WILL BREAK IF YOU ATTEMPT TO IRQ_CONNECT().
+		 */
+		interrupt-parent = <&clic>;
+		interrupts = <259 0 0>;
+		/* this is actually LPUART2 clock but the macro indexing starts at 1 */
+		clocks = <&ccm IMX_CCM_LPUART3_CLK 0x0 0x0>;
+		status = "disabled";
+	};
 };