diff --git a/include/zephyr/storage/flash_map.h b/include/zephyr/storage/flash_map.h
index 87810a896db..83c33a1d8d2 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/storage/flash_map.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/storage/flash_map.h
@@ -133,6 +133,28 @@ int flash_area_open(uint8_t id, const struct flash_area **fa);
  */
 void flash_area_close(const struct flash_area *fa);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Verify that a device assigned to flash area is ready for use.
+ *
+ * Indicates whether the provided flash area has a device known to be
+ * in a state where it can be used with Flash Map API.
+ *
+ * This can be used with struct flash_area pointers captured from
+ * FIXED_PARTITION().
+ * At minimum this means that the device has been successfully initialized.
+ *
+ * @param[in] fa pointer to flash_area object to check.
+ *
+ * @retval true If the device is ready for use.
+ * @retval false If the device is not ready for use or if a NULL pointer is
+ * passed as flash area pointer or device pointer within flash area object
+ * is NULL.
+ */
+static ALWAYS_INLINE bool flash_area_device_is_ready(const struct flash_area *fa)
+{
+	return (fa != NULL && device_is_ready(fa->fa_dev));
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Read flash area data
  *
@@ -376,6 +398,31 @@ uint8_t flash_area_erased_val(const struct flash_area *fa);
 #define FIXED_PARTITION_NODE_DEVICE(node) \
 	DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_MTD_FROM_FIXED_PARTITION(node))
 
+/**
+ * Get pointer to flash_area object by partition label
+ *
+ * @param label DTS node label of a partition
+ *
+ * @return Pointer to flash_area type object representing partition
+ */
+#define FIXED_PARTITION(label)	FIXED_PARTITION_1(DT_NODELABEL(label))
+#define FIXED_PARTITION_1(node)	FIXED_PARTITION_0(DT_DEP_ORD(node))
+#define FIXED_PARTITION_0(ord) (const struct flash_area *)&DT_CAT(global_fixed_partition_ORD_, part)
+
+/** @cond INTERNAL_HIDDEN */
+#define DECLARE_PARTITION(part) DECLARE_PARTITION_0(DT_DEP_ORD(part))
+#define DECLARE_PARTITION_0(part)						\
+	extern const struct flash_area DT_CAT(global_fixed_partition_ORD_, part);
+#define FOR_EACH_PARTITION_TABLE(table) DT_FOREACH_CHILD(table, DECLARE_PARTITION)
+
+/* Generate declarations */
+DT_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(fixed_partitions, FOR_EACH_PARTITION_TABLE)
+
+#undef DECLARE_PARTITION
+#undef DECLARE_PARTITION_0
+#undef FOR_EACH_PARTITION_TABLE
+/** @endcond */
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_default.c b/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_default.c
index ae1951b4a0e..55b4ba7490f 100644
--- a/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_default.c
+++ b/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_default.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
  * Copyright (c) 2015 Runtime Inc
  * Copyright (c) 2023 Sensorfy B.V.
  *
@@ -43,3 +43,21 @@ const struct flash_area default_flash_map[] = {
 
 const int flash_map_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(default_flash_map);
 const struct flash_area *flash_map = default_flash_map;
+
+/* Generate objects representing each partition in system. In the end only
+ * objects referenced by code will be included into build.
+ */
+#define DEFINE_PARTITION(part) DEFINE_PARTITION_1(part, DT_DEP_ORD(part))
+#define DEFINE_PARTITION_1(part, ord)								\
+	COND_CODE_1(DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS_OKAY(DT_MTD_FROM_FIXED_PARTITION(part)),			\
+		(DEFINE_PARTITION_0(part, ord)), ())
+#define DEFINE_PARTITION_0(part, ord)								\
+	const struct flash_area DT_CAT(global_fixed_partition_ORD_, ord) = {			\
+		.fa_id = DT_FIXED_PARTITION_ID(part),						\
+		.fa_off = DT_REG_ADDR(part),							\
+		.fa_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_MTD_FROM_FIXED_PARTITION(part)),			\
+		.fa_size = DT_REG_SIZE(part),							\
+	};
+
+#define FOR_EACH_PARTITION_TABLE(table) DT_FOREACH_CHILD(table, DEFINE_PARTITION)
+DT_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(fixed_partitions, FOR_EACH_PARTITION_TABLE)