diff --git a/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkbimxrt1050/CMakeLists.txt b/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkbimxrt1050/CMakeLists.txt
index 96cd503a179..2cd4e4e48fb 100644
--- a/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkbimxrt1050/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkbimxrt1050/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 zephyr_compile_definitions_ifdef(CONFIG_NXP_IMX_RT_BOOT_HEADER XIP_BOOT_HEADER_ENABLE=1)
+zephyr_compile_definitions_ifdef(CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA XIP_BOOT_HEADER_DCD_ENABLE=1)
 
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BOOT_FLEXSPI_NOR evkbimxrt1050_flexspi_nor_config.c)
+zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA evkbimxrt1050_sdram_ini_dcd.c)
diff --git a/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkmimxrt1020/CMakeLists.txt b/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkmimxrt1020/CMakeLists.txt
index 906c2096a22..03a7fe52d35 100644
--- a/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkmimxrt1020/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkmimxrt1020/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 zephyr_compile_definitions_ifdef(CONFIG_NXP_IMX_RT_BOOT_HEADER XIP_BOOT_HEADER_ENABLE=1)
+zephyr_compile_definitions_ifdef(CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA XIP_BOOT_HEADER_DCD_ENABLE=1)
 
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BOOT_FLEXSPI_NOR evkmimxrt1020_flexspi_nor_config.c)
+zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA evkmimxrt1020_sdram_ini_dcd.c)
diff --git a/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkmimxrt1060/CMakeLists.txt b/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkmimxrt1060/CMakeLists.txt
index d4daa512ca2..97b5a38f473 100644
--- a/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkmimxrt1060/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/boards/evkmimxrt1060/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 zephyr_compile_definitions_ifdef(CONFIG_NXP_IMX_RT_BOOT_HEADER XIP_BOOT_HEADER_ENABLE=1)
+zephyr_compile_definitions_ifdef(CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA XIP_BOOT_HEADER_DCD_ENABLE=1)
 
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BOOT_FLEXSPI_NOR evkmimxrt1060_flexspi_nor_config.c)
+zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA evkmimxrt1060_sdram_ini_dcd.c)
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index ade582de506..4d3cb2e1970 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = CONFIG_IMAGE_VECTOR_TABLE_OFFSET;
 	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.ivt))
 	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.data))
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA
+	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.dcd_data))
+#endif
 #endif
 
 	. = CONFIG_TEXT_SECTION_OFFSET;
diff --git a/include/linker/section_tags.h b/include/linker/section_tags.h
index 6bc2df380ca..784272ded5c 100644
--- a/include/linker/section_tags.h
+++ b/include/linker/section_tags.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define __imx_boot_conf_section	_GENERIC_SECTION(IMX_BOOT_CONF)
 #define __imx_boot_data_section	_GENERIC_SECTION(IMX_BOOT_DATA)
 #define __imx_boot_ivt_section	_GENERIC_SECTION(IMX_BOOT_IVT)
+#define __imx_boot_dcd_section	_GENERIC_SECTION(IMX_BOOT_DCD)
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARM */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NOCACHE_MEMORY)
diff --git a/include/linker/sections.h b/include/linker/sections.h
index 46dba2055ed..e64a76b9a67 100644
--- a/include/linker/sections.h
+++ b/include/linker/sections.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #define IMX_BOOT_CONF	.boot_hdr.conf
 #define IMX_BOOT_DATA	.boot_hdr.data
 #define IMX_BOOT_IVT	.boot_hdr.ivt
+#define IMX_BOOT_DCD	.boot_hdr.dcd_data
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NOCACHE_MEMORY
 #define _NOCACHE_SECTION_NAME nocache
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
index e5a183cada3..86c2d1f87e6 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ config IMAGE_VECTOR_TABLE_OFFSET
 	  the application entry point and device configuration data. The boot
 	  ROM reqiures a fixed IVT offset for each type of boot device.
 
+config DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA
+	bool "Enable device configuration data"
+	help
+	  Device configuration data (DCD) provides a sequence of commmands to
+	  the boot ROM to initialize components such as an SDRAM.
+
 endif # NXP_IMX_RT_BOOT_HEADER
 
 endif # SOC_SERIES_IMX_RT
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c
index 12476cb093f..e6b378598a0 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ const __imx_boot_ivt_section ivt image_vector_table = {
 	.hdr = IVT_HEADER,
 	.entry = CONFIG_FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS + CONFIG_TEXT_SECTION_OFFSET,
 	.reserved1 = IVT_RSVD,
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA
+	.dcd = (uint32_t) dcd_data,
+#else
 	.dcd = (uint32_t) NULL,
+#endif
 	.boot_data = (uint32_t) &boot_data,
 	.self = (uint32_t) &image_vector_table,
 	.csf = (uint32_t)CSF_ADDRESS,