diff --git a/dts/arm/nordic/nrf9160_common.dtsi b/dts/arm/nordic/nrf9160_common.dtsi
index 6d1d6ecb204..42471f1598e 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nordic/nrf9160_common.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nordic/nrf9160_common.dtsi
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ adc: adc@e000 {
 	label = "ADC_0";
 };
 
+dppic: dppic@17000 {
+	compatible = "nordic,nrf-dppic";
+	reg = <0x17000 0x1000>;
+	status = "ok";
+	label = "DPPIC";
+};
+
 uart0: uart@8000 {
 	compatible = "nordic,nrf-uarte";
 	reg = <0x8000 0x1000>;
diff --git a/dts/bindings/arm/nordic,nrf-dppic.yaml b/dts/bindings/arm/nordic,nrf-dppic.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85ec63e9a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/bindings/arm/nordic,nrf-dppic.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+---
+title: Nordic DPPIC
+version: 0.1
+
+description: >
+    Binding for the Nordic DPPIC
+    Distributed Programmable Peripheral Interconnect Controller
+
+properties:
+    compatible:
+      type: string
+      category: required
+      description: compatible strings
+      constraint: "nordic,nrf-dppic"
+      generation: define
+
+    reg:
+      type: array
+      category: required
+      description: mmio register space
+      generation: define
+...
diff --git a/ext/hal/nordic/CMakeLists.txt b/ext/hal/nordic/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f149e01c30..7f320010b0c 100644
--- a/ext/hal/nordic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ext/hal/nordic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ if(CONFIG_HAS_NRFX)
 
   zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NRFX_ADC     nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_adc.c)
   zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NRFX_CLOCK   nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_clock.c)
+  zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NRFX_DPPI    nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_dppi.c)
   zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NRFX_GPIOTE  nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_gpiote.c)
   zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NRFX_NFCT    nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_nfct.c)
   zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NRFX_PPI     nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_ppi.c)
diff --git a/ext/hal/nordic/Kconfig b/ext/hal/nordic/Kconfig
index b4e680c712d..3093982646b 100644
--- a/ext/hal/nordic/Kconfig
+++ b/ext/hal/nordic/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ config NRFX_ADC
 config NRFX_CLOCK
 	bool
 
+config NRFX_DPPI
+	bool
+
 config NRFX_GPIOTE
 	bool
 
diff --git a/ext/hal/nordic/nrfx_config_nrf9160.h b/ext/hal/nordic/nrfx_config_nrf9160.h
index d84808db355..0b7818c0eda 100644
--- a/ext/hal/nordic/nrfx_config_nrf9160.h
+++ b/ext/hal/nordic/nrfx_config_nrf9160.h
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
         ((NRF_CLOCK_Type *)DT_NORDIC_NRF_CLOCK_CLOCK_BASE_ADDRESS)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef DT_NORDIC_NRF_DPPIC_0_BASE_ADDRESS
+#define NRF_DPPIC \
+        ((NRF_DPPIC_Type *)DT_NORDIC_NRF_DPPIC_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+#endif
+
 #ifdef DT_NORDIC_NRF_FICR_FICR_BASE_ADDRESS
 #define NRF_FICR \
         ((FICR_INFO_Type *)DT_NORDIC_NRF_FICR_FICR_BASE_ADDRESS)
@@ -284,8 +289,8 @@
 
 // <e> NRFX_DPPI_ENABLED - nrfx_dppi - DPPI allocator.
 //==========================================================
-#ifndef NRFX_DPPI_ENABLED
-#define NRFX_DPPI_ENABLED 0
+#ifdef CONFIG_NRFX_DPPI
+#define NRFX_DPPI_ENABLED 1
 #endif
 // <e> NRFX_DPPI_CONFIG_LOG_ENABLED - Enables logging in the module.
 //==========================================================
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.peripherals b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.peripherals
index 5cfb419d471..5c748429c1c 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.peripherals
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.peripherals
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ config HAS_HW_NRF_CLOCK
 config HAS_HW_NRF_COMP
 	bool
 
+config HAS_HW_NRF_DPPIC
+	bool
+
 config HAS_HW_NRF_ECB
 	bool
 
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf91/Kconfig.soc b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf91/Kconfig.soc
index 5a87d2828cb..8f9ddb57041 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf91/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf91/Kconfig.soc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ config SOC_NRF9160
 	bool
 	select HAS_HW_NRF_CC310
 	select HAS_HW_NRF_CLOCK
+	select HAS_HW_NRF_DPPIC
 	select HAS_HW_NRF_EGU0
 	select HAS_HW_NRF_EGU1
 	select HAS_HW_NRF_EGU2