diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c
index abec73950be..75ff1cb04e4 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c
@@ -379,6 +379,12 @@ static int frdm_mcxn947_init(void)
 	CLOCK_AttachClk(kI3C1FCLK_to_I3C1FCLKSTC);
 #endif
 
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(sc_timer), okay)
+	/* attach FRO HF to SCT */
+	CLOCK_SetClkDiv(kCLOCK_DivSctClk, 1u);
+	CLOCK_AttachClk(kFRO_HF_to_SCT);
+#endif
+
 	/* Set SystemCoreClock variable. */
 	SystemCoreClock = CLOCK_INIT_CORE_CLOCK;
 
diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/doc/index.rst b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/doc/index.rst
index 63d0bbc7830..6b5008a2055 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/doc/index.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ The FRDM-MCXN947 board configuration supports the following hardware features:
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 | PWM       | on-chip    | pwm                                 |
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
+| SCTimer   | on-chip    | pwm                                 |
++-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 | CTIMER    | on-chip    | counter                             |
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 | USDHC     | on-chip    | sdhc                                |
diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947-pinctrl.dtsi b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947-pinctrl.dtsi
index a39123f01bc..ce4995b6d1c 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947-pinctrl.dtsi
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947-pinctrl.dtsi
@@ -232,6 +232,15 @@
 		};
 	};
 
+	pinmux_sctimer: pinmux_sctimer {
+		group0 {
+			pinmux = <SCT0_OUT0_PIO2_2>;
+			slew-rate = "fast";
+			drive-strength = "low";
+			input-enable;
+		};
+	};
+
 	pinmux_flexio_lcd: pinmux_flexio_lcd {
 		group0 {
 			pinmux = <FLEXIO0_D16_PIO2_8>,
diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947.dtsi b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947.dtsi
index 4ac575f51c7..2ca276f9f89 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947.dtsi
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947.dtsi
@@ -268,3 +268,8 @@ zephyr_mipi_dbi_parallel: &flexio0_lcd {
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinmux_flexcan0>;
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 };
+
+&sc_timer {
+	pinctrl-0 = <&pinmux_sctimer>;
+	pinctrl-names = "default";
+};
diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dtsi b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dtsi
index d2483b4ec08..3a1a565c899 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dtsi
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dtsi
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 	aliases{
 		watchdog0 = &wwdt0;
 		pwm-0 = &flexpwm1_pwm0;
+		pwm-1 = &sc_timer;
 		rtc = &rtc;
 	};
 };
@@ -206,3 +207,7 @@ zephyr_udc0: &usb1 {
 &rtc {
 	status = "okay";
 };
+
+&sc_timer {
+	status = "okay";
+};