diff --git a/tests/bluetooth/shell/Makefile b/tests/bluetooth/shell/Makefile
index 83dadc4c687..a099c14190e 100644
--- a/tests/bluetooth/shell/Makefile
+++ b/tests/bluetooth/shell/Makefile
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@
 # DESCRIPTION
 # Makefile for the console shell with Bluetooth commands
 BOARD ?= qemu_x86
-CONF_FILE = prj.conf
 QEMU_EXTRA_FLAGS = -serial unix:/tmp/bt-server-bredr
 
+ifeq ($(BOARD),arduino_101)
+CONF_FILE = arduino_101.conf
+else
+CONF_FILE = prj.conf
+endif
+
 PRJ_INCPATH += ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/include/drivers
 
 include $(ZEPHYR_BASE)/Makefile.inc
diff --git a/tests/bluetooth/shell/arduino_101.conf b/tests/bluetooth/shell/arduino_101.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d746005614e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bluetooth/shell/arduino_101.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+CONFIG_MINIMAL_LIBC_EXTENDED=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_LE=y
+CONFIG_CONSOLE_HANDLER=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_DEBUG_LOG=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CENTRAL=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_PERIPHERAL=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_PRIVACY=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_SMP=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_SIGNING=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_ATT_PREPARE_COUNT=2
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_GATT_CLIENT=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_L2CAP_DYNAMIC_CHANNEL=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_TINYCRYPT_ECC=y
+CONFIG_CONSOLE_HANDLER_SHELL=y
+CONFIG_ENABLE_SHELL=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_BREDR_NAME="test shell"
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_ATT_REQ_COUNT=5
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_INTERNAL_STORAGE=y
+CONFIG_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_SPI=y
+CONFIG_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_FILE_SYSTEM=y
+CONFIG_FILE_SYSTEM_FAT=y
+CONFIG_DISK_ACCESS_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_FS_FAT_FLASH_DISK_W25QXXDV=y
+CONFIG_FILE_SYSTEM_SHELL=y
diff --git a/tests/bluetooth/shell/testcase.ini b/tests/bluetooth/shell/testcase.ini
index 2e188a9cf8f..917110ce3dc 100644
--- a/tests/bluetooth/shell/testcase.ini
+++ b/tests/bluetooth/shell/testcase.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [test]
 tags = bluetooth
 build_only = true
-platform_whitelist =  qemu_cortex_m3 qemu_x86
+platform_whitelist = qemu_cortex_m3 qemu_x86 arduino_101
 
 [test_nble]
 tags = bluetooth