diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt5xx_common.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt5xx_common.dtsi
index 54469d3a56..9165b26441 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt5xx_common.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt5xx_common.dtsi
@@ -476,6 +476,15 @@
 		#io-channel-cells = <1>;
 	};
 
+	smartdma: dma@27020 {
+		compatible = "nxp,smartdma";
+		reg = <0x27020 0x1000>;
+		program-mem = <0x24100000>;
+		interrupts = <73 0>;
+		status = "disabled";
+		#dma-cells = <0>;
+	};
+
 	ctimer0: ctimer@28000 {
 		compatible = "nxp,lpc-ctimer";
 		reg = <0x28000 0x1000>;
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt5xx/soc.c b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt5xx/soc.c
index 2fbb7d609b..c216f63890 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt5xx/soc.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt5xx/soc.c
@@ -364,6 +364,16 @@ static void clock_init(void)
 	RESET_PeripheralReset(kSDIO0_RST_SHIFT_RSTn);
 #endif
 
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(smartdma), okay) && CONFIG_DMA_MCUX_SMARTDMA
+	/* Power up SMARTDMA ram */
+	POWER_DisablePD(kPDRUNCFG_APD_SMARTDMA_SRAM);
+	POWER_DisablePD(kPDRUNCFG_PPD_SMARTDMA_SRAM);
+	POWER_ApplyPD();
+
+	RESET_ClearPeripheralReset(kSMART_DMA_RST_SHIFT_RSTn);
+	CLOCK_EnableClock(kCLOCK_Smartdma);
+#endif
+
 	DT_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(nxp_lpc_ctimer, CTIMER_CLOCK_SETUP)
 
 	/* Set up dividers. */