diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c
index 484858f02dd..e874eddcb82 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c
@@ -166,6 +166,31 @@ static int frdm_mcxn947_init(void)
 	CLOCK_SetClkDiv(kCLOCK_DivWdt0Clk, 1u);
 #endif
 
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(ctimer0), okay)
+	CLOCK_SetClkDiv(kCLOCK_DivCtimer0Clk, 1U);
+	CLOCK_AttachClk(kPLL0_to_CTIMER0);
+#endif
+
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(ctimer1), okay)
+	CLOCK_SetClkDiv(kCLOCK_DivCtimer1Clk, 1U);
+	CLOCK_AttachClk(kPLL0_to_CTIMER1);
+#endif
+
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(ctimer2), okay)
+	CLOCK_SetClkDiv(kCLOCK_DivCtimer2Clk, 1U);
+	CLOCK_AttachClk(kPLL0_to_CTIMER2);
+#endif
+
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(ctimer3), okay)
+	CLOCK_SetClkDiv(kCLOCK_DivCtimer3Clk, 1U);
+	CLOCK_AttachClk(kPLL0_to_CTIMER3);
+#endif
+
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(ctimer4), okay)
+	CLOCK_SetClkDiv(kCLOCK_DivCtimer4Clk, 1U);
+	CLOCK_AttachClk(kPLL0_to_CTIMER4);
+#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 cdf14c1abbd..cf63ab6abff 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/doc/index.rst
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ The FRDM-MCXN947 board configuration supports the following hardware features:
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 | PWM       | on-chip    | pwm                                 |
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
+| CTIMER    | on-chip    | counter                             |
++-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 Targets available
 ==================
diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dts b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dts
index 8653b410dcc..4865e16784e 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dts
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dts
@@ -137,3 +137,7 @@
 &flexpwm1_pwm0 {
 	status = "okay";
 };
+
+&ctimer0 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.yaml b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.yaml
index ebcaf6c9039..2e9c4f6c283 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.yaml
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.yaml
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ supported:
   - i2c
   - watchdog
   - pwm
+  - counter
 vendor: nxp