diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp.dts b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp.dts
index c9cb331a7ba..0bcfb4e7845 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp.dts
+++ b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp.dts
@@ -15,5 +15,14 @@
 
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,sram = &sram0;
+		zephyr,console = &lpuart7;
+		zephyr,shell-uart = &lpuart7;
 	};
 };
+
+&lpuart7 {
+	status = "okay";
+	current-speed = <115200>;
+	pinctrl-0 = <&lpuart7_default>;
+	pinctrl-names = "default";
+};
diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp_defconfig b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp_defconfig
index 5c0df6aa56f..1d13336fc23 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp_defconfig
+++ b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp_defconfig
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ CONFIG_DYNAMIC_INTERRUPTS=y
 CONFIG_LOG=y
 
 CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
+
+# serial-related configurations
+CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
diff --git a/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8ulp.dtsi b/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8ulp.dtsi
index 2b4460aff5a..ed472a9d62f 100644
--- a/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8ulp.dtsi
+++ b/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8ulp.dtsi
@@ -45,4 +45,15 @@
 			compatible = "nxp,imx8ulp-pinctrl";
 		};
 	};
+
+	/* note: this was intentionally left without an interrupt
+	 * property because HIFI4 DSP doesn't receive interrupts
+	 * from LPUART7.
+	 */
+	lpuart7: serial@29870000 {
+		compatible = "nxp,kinetis-lpuart";
+		reg = <0x29870000 DT_SIZE_K(4)>;
+		clocks = <&pcc4 IMX8ULP_CLOCK_LPUART7 0x0>;
+		status = "disabled";
+	};
 };
diff --git a/west.yml b/west.yml
index 16dec767e68..4eee37fa81a 100644
--- a/west.yml
+++ b/west.yml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ manifest:
       groups:
         - hal
     - name: hal_nxp
-      revision: 4ab0e7bc9c44840cbb22a6dd74c214713f239182
+      revision: f6c7108caf50684742689bfab838048208963f4f
       path: modules/hal/nxp
       groups:
         - hal