diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/doc/index.rst b/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/doc/index.rst
index 8142db4a064..1533c20543e 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/doc/index.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ features:
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 | GPIO      | on-chip    | gpio                                |
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
+| SPI       | on-chip    | spi                                 |
++-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 | I2C       | on-chip    | i2c                                 |
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 | SDHC      | on-chip    | disk access                         |
@@ -128,13 +130,13 @@ The MIMXRT1020 SoC has five pairs of pinmux/gpio controllers.
 +---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
 | GPIO_AD_B0_09 | ENET_RX_DATA01  | Ethernet                  |
 +---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
-| GPIO_AD_B0_10 | ENET_RX_DATA00  | Ethernet                  |
+| GPIO_AD_B0_10 | ENET_RX_DATA00/LPSPI1_SCK | Ethernet/SPI    |
 +---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
-| GPIO_AD_B0_11 | ENET_RX_EN      | Ethernet                  |
+| GPIO_AD_B0_11 | ENET_RX_EN/LPSPI1_PCS0 | Ethernet/SPI       |
 +---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
-| GPIO_AD_B0_12 | ENET_RX_ER      | Ethernet                  |
+| GPIO_AD_B0_12 | ENET_RX_ER/LPSPI1_SDO | Ethernet/SPI        |
 +---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
-| GPIO_AD_B0_13 | ENET_TX_EN      | Ethernet                  |
+| GPIO_AD_B0_13 | ENET_TX_EN/LPSPI1_SDI | Ethernet/SPI        |
 +---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
 | GPIO_AD_B0_14 | ENET_TX_DATA00  | Ethernet                  |
 +---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/mimxrt1020_evk.dts b/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/mimxrt1020_evk.dts
index 18aa9bcb837..87e9a183ab4 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/mimxrt1020_evk.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/mimxrt1020_evk.dts
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ arduino_serial: &lpuart2 {};
 	current-speed = <115200>;
 };
 
+&lpspi1 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &enet {
 	status = "okay";
 	ptp {
diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/mimxrt1020_evk.yaml b/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/mimxrt1020_evk.yaml
index a22b05e7207..a45f4910a3f 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/mimxrt1020_evk.yaml
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/mimxrt1020_evk.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ supported:
   - gpio
   - i2c
   - netif:eth
+  - spi
   - usb_device
diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/pinmux.c b/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/pinmux.c
index 84e6e2f17e5..67b352f2dae 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/pinmux.c
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/pinmux.c
@@ -223,6 +223,40 @@ static int mimxrt1020_evk_init(const struct device *dev)
 	GPIO_WritePinOutput(GPIO1, 4, 0);
 #endif
 
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(lpspi1), okay) && CONFIG_SPI
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(enet), okay) && CONFIG_NET_L2_ETHERNET
+	#error "LPSPI1 and ENET share pins on this board, please disable one" \
+			"using KConfig or the devicetree"
+#else
+	/* LPSPI1 CS, SDO, SDI, CLK exposed as pins 3, 4, 5, and 6 on J19 */
+	/* GPIO_AD_B0_10 is configured as LPSPI1_SCK */
+	IOMUXC_SetPinMux(IOMUXC_GPIO_AD_B0_10_LPSPI1_SCK, 0U);
+	/* GPIO_AD_B0_11 is configured as LPSPI1_PCS0 */
+	IOMUXC_SetPinMux(IOMUXC_GPIO_AD_B0_11_LPSPI1_PCS0, 0U);
+	/* GPIO_AD_B0_12 is configured as LPSPI1_SDO */
+	IOMUXC_SetPinMux(IOMUXC_GPIO_AD_B0_12_LPSPI1_SDO, 0U);
+	/* GPIO_AD_B0_13 is configured as LPSPI1_SDI */
+	IOMUXC_SetPinMux(IOMUXC_GPIO_AD_B0_13_LPSPI1_SDI, 0U);
+
+	IOMUXC_SetPinConfig(IOMUXC_GPIO_AD_B0_10_LPSPI1_SCK,
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_PKE_MASK |
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_SPEED(2) |
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_DSE(6));
+	IOMUXC_SetPinConfig(IOMUXC_GPIO_AD_B0_11_LPSPI1_PCS0,
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_PKE_MASK |
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_SPEED(2) |
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_DSE(6));
+	IOMUXC_SetPinConfig(IOMUXC_GPIO_AD_B0_12_LPSPI1_SDO,
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_PKE_MASK |
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_SPEED(2) |
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_DSE(6));
+	IOMUXC_SetPinConfig(IOMUXC_GPIO_AD_B0_13_LPSPI1_SDI,
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_PKE_MASK |
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_SPEED(2) |
+			IOMUXC_SW_PAD_CTL_PAD_DSE(6));
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(usdhc1), okay) && CONFIG_DISK_DRIVER_SDMMC
 	mimxrt1020_evk_usdhc_pinmux(0, true, 2, 1);
 	imxrt_usdhc_pinmux_cb_register(mimxrt1020_evk_usdhc_pinmux);
diff --git a/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/mimxrt1020_evk.conf b/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/mimxrt1020_evk.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8433ea85677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/mimxrt1020_evk.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021, NXP
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+CONFIG_SPI_LOOPBACK_DRV_NAME="SPI_1"