diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt595_evk/mimxrt595_evk_cm33.dts b/boards/arm/mimxrt595_evk/mimxrt595_evk_cm33.dts
index f919ba00ea0..49dd4f424be 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt595_evk/mimxrt595_evk_cm33.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt595_evk/mimxrt595_evk_cm33.dts
@@ -467,3 +467,14 @@ zephyr_udc0: &usbhs {
 &sram1 {
 	status = "okay";
 };
+
+/* Enable smartDMA controller */
+&smartdma {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+/* Add smartDMA to mipi DSI */
+&mipi_dsi {
+	dmas = <&smartdma>;
+	dma-names = "smartdma";
+};
diff --git a/boards/shields/g1120b0mipi/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/shields/g1120b0mipi/Kconfig.defconfig
index 807183c4742..64b784035e7 100644
--- a/boards/shields/g1120b0mipi/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/shields/g1120b0mipi/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -11,9 +11,17 @@ config INPUT
 config INPUT_FT5336_INTERRUPT
 	default y
 
+if MIPI_DSI_MCUX_2L
+# Enable color swap in driver
+
+config MIPI_DSI_MCUX_2L_SWAP16
+	default y
+
+endif # MIPI_DSI_MCUX_2L
+
 # Swap 16 bit color setting for LVGL, to send high byte first
 config LV_COLOR_16_SWAP
-	default y
+	default y if !MIPI_DSI_MCUX_2L_SWAP16
 
 config LV_Z_VDB_SIZE
 	default 16
diff --git a/boards/shields/g1120b0mipi/boards/mimxrt595_evk_cm33.conf b/boards/shields/g1120b0mipi/boards/mimxrt595_evk_cm33.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffe50a964ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/shields/g1120b0mipi/boards/mimxrt595_evk_cm33.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Enable DMA, so that DSI MCUX will use SMARTDMA
+CONFIG_DMA=y