diff --git a/samples/net/openthread/coprocessor/sample.yaml b/samples/net/openthread/coprocessor/sample.yaml
index 72a0a44c077..24a81850773 100644
--- a/samples/net/openthread/coprocessor/sample.yaml
+++ b/samples/net/openthread/coprocessor/sample.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,18 @@ common:
 sample:
   description: Runs the OpenThread stack as NCP BR
   name: OpenThread Network Co-Processor
+tests:
+  sample.net.openthread.coprocessor:
+    build_only: true
+    platform_allow: nrf52840dk_nrf52840 nrf52833dk_nrf52833
+    tags: ci_build
+  sample.net.openthread.coprocessor.usb:
+    build_only: true
+    platform_allow: nrf52840dk_nrf52840 nrf52833dk_nrf52833
+    tags: ci_build
+    extra_args: OVERLAY_CONFIG=overlay-usb-nrf-br.conf
+  samples.openthread.coprocessor.rcp:
+    build_only: true
+    platform_allow: nrf52840dk_nrf52840 nrf52833dk_nrf52833
+    tags: ci_build
+    extra_args: OVERLAY_CONFIG=overlay-rcp.conf