diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c
index 0481fafddf5..d8ed68f6d7c 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/board.c
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ static int frdm_mcxn947_init(void)
 	flexspi_clock_set_freq(MCUX_FLEXSPI_CLK, MHZ(50));
 #endif
 
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(vref), okay)
+	CLOCK_EnableClock(kCLOCK_Vref);
+	SPC_EnableActiveModeAnalogModules(SPC0, kSPC_controlVref);
+#endif
+
 	/* Set SystemCoreClock variable. */
 	SystemCoreClock = CLOCK_INIT_CORE_CLOCK;
 
diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/doc/index.rst b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/doc/index.rst
index 9dd884e0728..5fd4904e5bb 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/doc/index.rst
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ The FRDM-MCXN947 board configuration supports the following hardware features:
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 | USDHC     | on-chip    | sdhc                                |
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
+| VREF      | on-chip    | REGULATOR                           |
++-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 Targets available
 ==================
diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dts b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dts
index 462edb3332b..52d9bf8c0bb 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dts
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.dts
@@ -153,3 +153,7 @@
 		status = "okay";
 	};
 };
+
+&vref {
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.yaml b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.yaml
index a1c2b1c2da1..2f4ed54a7c7 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.yaml
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ supported:
   - pwm
   - counter
   - sdhc
+  - regulator
 vendor: nxp