diff --git a/soc/nxp/imxrt/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/nxp/imxrt/CMakeLists.txt
index 0755d95812a..ecdb894bfe3 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imxrt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/nxp/imxrt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ if(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT10XX OR CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT11XX)
 endif()
 
 if(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT118X)
+  if(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_DATA)
+    set(boot_hdr_xmcd_data_section ".boot_hdr.xmcd_data")
+  endif()
   zephyr_linker_section_configure(
     SECTION .rom_start
     INPUT ".boot_hdr.conf"
@@ -45,6 +48,13 @@ if(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT118X)
     KEEP
     PRIO 10
   )
+  zephyr_linker_section_configure(
+    SECTION .rom_start
+    INPUT ${boot_hdr_xmcd_data_section}
+    OFFSET ${CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_OFFSET}
+    KEEP
+    PRIO 10
+  )
   zephyr_linker_section_configure(
     SECTION .rom_start
     INPUT ".boot_hdr.container"
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imxrt/Kconfig b/soc/nxp/imxrt/Kconfig
index b707e7d8514..eb10a3a1a76 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imxrt/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/imxrt/Kconfig
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ config EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_DATA
 config EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_OFFSET
 	hex "External memory configuration offset"
 	depends on EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_DATA
+	default 0x800 if SOC_SERIES_IMXRT118X
 	default 0x1040 if BOOT_FLEXSPI_NOR || BOOT_SEMC_NOR
 	help
 	  As specified by the boot ROM, the External Memory configuration data must be
@@ -105,6 +106,13 @@ config NXP_IMX_EXTERNAL_SDRAM
 	  an MPU region will be defined to disable cached access to the
 	  SDRAM memory space.
 
+config NXP_IMX_EXTERNAL_HYPERRAM
+	bool "Allow access to external HYPERRAM region"
+	help
+	  Enable access to external HYPERRAM region managed by the FLEXSPI.
+	  This setting should be enabled when the application uses HYPERRAM,
+	  or an MPU region will be defined to disable cached access to the
+	  HYPERRAM memory space.
 config SECOND_CORE_MCUX
 	bool "Dual core operation on the RT11xx series"
 	depends on SOC_SERIES_IMXRT11XX
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imxrt/boot_header.ld b/soc/nxp/imxrt/boot_header.ld
index f91d1598356..618c760f017 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imxrt/boot_header.ld
+++ b/soc/nxp/imxrt/boot_header.ld
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.conf))
 KEEP(*(.flash_conf))
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT118X)
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_DATA
+	. = CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_OFFSET;
+	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.xmcd_data))
+#endif
 . = CONFIG_IMAGE_CONTAINER_OFFSET;
 KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.container))
 #else
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt118x/linker.ld b/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt118x/linker.ld
index a7e5123804c..872f5740a0f 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt118x/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt118x/linker.ld
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ MEMORY
         SDRAM  (wx) : ORIGIN = DT_REG_ADDR(DT_NODELABEL(sdram0)), LENGTH = DT_REG_SIZE(DT_NODELABEL(sdram0))
 #endif
 
+#if (DT_REG_SIZE(DT_NODELABEL(hyperram0)) > 0) && !IS_CHOSEN_SRAM(hyperram0)
+        hyperram0  (wx) : ORIGIN = DT_REG_ADDR(DT_NODELABEL(hyperram0)), LENGTH = DT_REG_SIZE(DT_NODELABEL(hyperram0))
+#endif
+
      }
 
 #include <zephyr/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld>