diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_rv32m1_lpuart.c b/drivers/serial/uart_rv32m1_lpuart.c
index 0bc20c5fa2e..5e7b819c005 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_rv32m1_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_rv32m1_lpuart.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #include <drivers/clock_control.h>
 #include <fsl_lpuart.h>
 #include <soc.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
+#include <drivers/pinctrl.h>
+#endif
 
 struct rv32m1_lpuart_config {
 	LPUART_Type *base;
@@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ struct rv32m1_lpuart_config {
 #ifdef CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN
 	void (*irq_config_func)(const struct device *dev);
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
+	const struct pinctrl_dev_config *pincfg;
+#endif
 };
 
 struct rv32m1_lpuart_data {
@@ -240,6 +246,9 @@ static int rv32m1_lpuart_init(const struct device *dev)
 	const struct rv32m1_lpuart_config *config = dev->config;
 	lpuart_config_t uart_config;
 	uint32_t clock_freq;
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
+	int err;
+#endif
 
 	/* set clock source */
 	/* TODO: Don't change if another core has configured */
@@ -261,6 +270,13 @@ static int rv32m1_lpuart_init(const struct device *dev)
 
 	LPUART_Init(config->base, &uart_config, clock_freq);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
+	err = pinctrl_apply_state(config->pincfg, PINCTRL_STATE_DEFAULT);
+	if (err != 0) {
+		return err;
+	}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN
 	config->irq_config_func(dev);
 #endif
@@ -290,6 +306,14 @@ static const struct uart_driver_api rv32m1_lpuart_driver_api = {
 #endif
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
+#define PINCTRL_INIT(n) .pincfg = PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEV_CONFIG_GET(n),
+#define PINCTRL_DEFINE(n) PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEFINE(n);
+#else
+#define PINCTRL_DEFINE(n)
+#define PINCTRL_INIT(n)
+#endif
+
 #define RV32M1_LPUART_DECLARE_CFG(n, IRQ_FUNC_INIT)			\
 	static const struct rv32m1_lpuart_config rv32m1_lpuart_##n##_cfg = {\
 		.base = (LPUART_Type *)DT_INST_REG_ADDR(n),		\
@@ -300,6 +324,7 @@ static const struct uart_driver_api rv32m1_lpuart_driver_api = {
 		.clock_ip_src = kCLOCK_IpSrcFircAsync,			\
 		.baud_rate = DT_INST_PROP(n, current_speed),		\
 		.hw_flow_control = DT_INST_PROP(n, hw_flow_control),	\
+		PINCTRL_INIT(n)						\
 		IRQ_FUNC_INIT						\
 	}
 
@@ -324,6 +349,8 @@ static const struct uart_driver_api rv32m1_lpuart_driver_api = {
 #endif
 
 #define RV32M1_LPUART_INIT(n)						\
+	PINCTRL_DEFINE(n)						\
+									\
 	static struct rv32m1_lpuart_data rv32m1_lpuart_##n##_data;	\
 									\
 	static const struct rv32m1_lpuart_config rv32m1_lpuart_##n##_cfg;\
diff --git a/dts/bindings/serial/openisa,rv32m1-lpuart.yaml b/dts/bindings/serial/openisa,rv32m1-lpuart.yaml
index a88da82f9ea..4903e22c697 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/serial/openisa,rv32m1-lpuart.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/serial/openisa,rv32m1-lpuart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description: OpenISA LPUART
 
 compatible: "openisa,rv32m1-lpuart"
 
-include: uart-controller.yaml
+include: [uart-controller.yaml, pinctrl-device.yaml]
 
 properties:
     reg: