diff --git a/doc/_extensions/zephyr/domain/templates/shield-card.html b/doc/_extensions/zephyr/domain/templates/shield-card.html
index 57c5a1cf043..bd6a7e892d3 100644
--- a/doc/_extensions/zephyr/domain/templates/shield-card.html
+++ b/doc/_extensions/zephyr/domain/templates/shield-card.html
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@
   aria-label="Open the documentation page for {{ shield.full_name }}"
   data-name="{{ shield.full_name}}"
   data-vendor="{{ shield.vendor }}"
-  tabindex="0">
+  data-supported-features="
+    {%- set feature_types = [] -%}
+    {%- for feature in shield.supported_features -%}
+      {%- if feature not in feature_types -%}
+        {%- set _ = feature_types.append(feature) -%}
+      {%- endif -%}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+    {{- feature_types|join(' ') -}}
+  " tabindex="0">
   <div class="vendor">{{ vendors[shield.vendor] }}</div>
   {% if shield.image -%}
   <img alt="A picture of the {{ shield.full_name }} shield"
diff --git a/doc/_scripts/gen_boards_catalog.py b/doc/_scripts/gen_boards_catalog.py
index feb8a2ac94a..622499110bd 100755
--- a/doc/_scripts/gen_boards_catalog.py
+++ b/doc/_scripts/gen_boards_catalog.py
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ def get_catalog(generate_hw_features=False, hw_features_vendor_filter=None):
             "vendor": shield.vendor or "others",
             "doc_page": doc_page_path,
             "image": guess_image(shield),
+            "supported_features": shield.supported_features or [],
         }
 
     return {
diff --git a/doc/hardware/porting/shields.rst b/doc/hardware/porting/shields.rst
index b1e890f9c3c..2a0be075be9 100644
--- a/doc/hardware/porting/shields.rst
+++ b/doc/hardware/porting/shields.rst
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ These files provides shield configuration as follows:
   * ``name``: Name of the shield used in Kconfig and build system (required)
   * ``full_name``: Full commercial name of the shield (required)
   * ``vendor``: Manufacturer/vendor of the shield (required)
+  * ``supported_features``: List of hardware features the shield supports (optional). In order to
+    help users identify the features a shield supports without having to dig into its overlay file,
+    the ``supported_features`` field can be used to list the types of features the shield supports.
+    The values should be the same as the ones defined in the
+    :zephyr_file:`dts/bindings/binding-types.txt` file.
 
   Example:
 
@@ -41,6 +46,9 @@ These files provides shield configuration as follows:
      name: foo_shield
      full_name: Foo Shield for Arduino
      vendor: acme
+     supported_features:
+       - display
+       - input
 
 * **<shield>.overlay**: This file provides a shield description in devicetree
   format that is merged with the board's :ref:`devicetree <dt-guide>`
diff --git a/scripts/list_shields.py b/scripts/list_shields.py
index 7590fdd781d..27a84aa3004 100755
--- a/scripts/list_shields.py
+++ b/scripts/list_shields.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Shield:
     dir: Path
     full_name: str | None = None
     vendor: str | None = None
+    supported_features: list[str] | None = None
 
 def shield_key(shield):
     return shield.name
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ def process_shield_data(shield_data, shield_dir):
         name=shield_data['name'],
         dir=shield_dir,
         full_name=shield_data.get('full_name'),
-        vendor=shield_data.get('vendor')
+        vendor=shield_data.get('vendor'),
+        supported_features=shield_data.get('supported_features', []),
     )
 
 def find_shields(args):
diff --git a/scripts/schemas/shield-schema.yml b/scripts/schemas/shield-schema.yml
index b3dcba896b5..1637300228a 100644
--- a/scripts/schemas/shield-schema.yml
+++ b/scripts/schemas/shield-schema.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ schema;shield-schema:
       required: true
       type: str
       desc: Manufacturer/vendor of the shield
+    supported_features:
+      required: false
+      sequence:
+        - type: str
+          desc: A hardware feature the shield supports (see dts/bindings/binding-types.txt)
 
 type: map
 range: