diff --git a/tests/net/all/prj.conf b/tests/net/all/prj.conf
index c6f055ce4d8..2f728ce86ad 100644
--- a/tests/net/all/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/net/all/prj.conf
@@ -394,6 +394,16 @@ CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_L2_IEEE802154_DISPLAY_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_L2_IEEE802154_DISPLAY_PACKET_RX=y
 CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_L2_IEEE802154_DISPLAY_PACKET_TX=y
 
+# Shell MQTT backend
+CONFIG_LOG=y
+CONFIG_SHELL=y
+CONFIG_SHELL_BACKEND_MQTT=y
+CONFIG_SHELL_MQTT_SERVER_ADDR="www.zephyrproject.org"
+CONFIG_SHELL_MQTT_SERVER_PORT=1884
+CONFIG_SHELL_MQTT_SERVER_USERNAME="test"
+CONFIG_SHELL_MQTT_SERVER_PASSWORD="test"
+CONFIG_SHELL_MQTT_INIT_LOG_LEVEL_ERR=y
+
 # OpenThread needs some extra options and needs specific hardware
 # and qemu is not supported
 #CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD=y