diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
index bfb4a84e341..1db4e04d777 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -37,12 +37,33 @@ endif # NETWORKING
 
 if LVGL
 
+# LVGL should allocate buffers equal to size of display
 config LV_Z_VDB_SIZE
-	default 16
+	default 100
+
+# Enable double buffering
+config LV_Z_DOUBLE_VDB
+	default y
+
+# Force full refresh. This prevents memory copy associated with partial
+# display refreshes, which is not necessary for the eLCDIF driver
+config LV_Z_FULL_REFRESH
+	default y
 
 config LV_DPI_DEF
 	default 128
 
+config LV_Z_BITS_PER_PIXEL
+	default 16
+
+# Force display buffers to be aligned to cache line size (32 bytes)
+config LV_Z_VDB_ALIGN
+	default 32
+
+# Use offloaded render thread
+config LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD
+	default y
+
 choice LV_COLOR_DEPTH
 	default LV_COLOR_DEPTH_16
 endchoice
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk.dts b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk.dts
index 9c441f051d1..4bd6b5bb441 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk.dts
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk.dts
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ zephyr_udc0: &usb1 {
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
+&pxp {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 /* GPT and Systick are enabled. If power management is enabled, the GPT
  * timer will be used instead of systick, as allows the core clock to
  * be gated.