diff --git a/dts/bindings/test/vnd,child-bindings.yaml b/dts/bindings/test/vnd,child-bindings.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b5e725f1a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/bindings/test/vnd,child-bindings.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2020, Teslabs Engineering S.L.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+description: Test child bindings
+
+compatible: "vnd,child-bindings"
+
+include: [base.yaml]
+
+child-binding:
+  description: Test child binding
+  properties:
+    val:
+      type: int
+      required: true
diff --git a/include/devicetree.h b/include/devicetree.h
index 36849379583..ef0700d93cc 100644
--- a/include/devicetree.h
+++ b/include/devicetree.h
@@ -1163,6 +1163,17 @@
  */
 #define DT_DRV_INST(inst) DT_INST(inst, DT_DRV_COMPAT)
 
+/**
+ * @brief Invokes given macro for all child nodes of DT_DRV_COMPAT instance.
+ *
+ * @param inst instance number
+ * @param fn macro to invoke
+ *
+ * @see DT_FOREACH_CHILD
+ */
+#define DT_INST_FOREACH_CHILD(inst, fn) \
+	DT_FOREACH_CHILD(DT_DRV_INST(inst), fn)
+
 /**
  * @brief Get a DT_DRV_COMPAT instance property
  * @param inst instance number
diff --git a/tests/lib/devicetree/app.overlay b/tests/lib/devicetree/app.overlay
index 6eae85f5c54..5ad052821bb 100644
--- a/tests/lib/devicetree/app.overlay
+++ b/tests/lib/devicetree/app.overlay
@@ -320,17 +320,16 @@
 		};
 
 		test_children: test-children {
-			test_child_alpha: child-alpha {
-				compatible = "vnd,enum-holder";
-				val = "zero";
+			compatible = "vnd,child-bindings";
+
+			test_child_a: child-a {
+				val = <0>;
 			};
-			test_child_beta: child-beta {
-				compatible = "vnd,enum-holder";
-				val = "one";
+			test_child_b: child-b {
+				val = <1>;
 			};
-			test_child_charlie: child-charlie {
-				compatible = "vnd,enum-holder";
-				val = "two";
+			test_child_c: child-c {
+				val = <2>;
 			};
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/tests/lib/devicetree/src/main.c b/tests/lib/devicetree/src/main.c
index 9ef13a925cb..f38922c53f3 100644
--- a/tests/lib/devicetree/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/lib/devicetree/src/main.c
@@ -1404,30 +1404,40 @@ static void test_parent(void)
 		     "round trip through node with no compatible");
 }
 
+#undef DT_DRV_COMPAT
+#define DT_DRV_COMPAT vnd_child_bindings
 static void test_child_nodes_list(void)
 {
 	#define TEST_FUNC(child) { DT_PROP(child, val) },
-	#define TEST_MKSTR(a) _TEST_MKSTR(a)
-	#define _TEST_MKSTR(a) #a
-	#define TEST_PARENT DT_PATH(test, test_children)
-	static struct {
-		const char *v;
-	} vals[] = {
+	#define TEST_PARENT DT_PARENT(DT_NODELABEL(test_child_a))
+
+	struct vnd_child_binding {
+		int val;
+	};
+
+	struct vnd_child_binding vals[] = {
 		DT_FOREACH_CHILD(TEST_PARENT, TEST_FUNC)
 	};
 
+	struct vnd_child_binding vals_inst[] = {
+		DT_INST_FOREACH_CHILD(0, TEST_FUNC)
+	};
+
 	zassert_equal(ARRAY_SIZE(vals), 3,
 		      "Bad number of children");
+	zassert_equal(ARRAY_SIZE(vals_inst), 3,
+		      "Bad number of children");
 
-	zassert_false(strlen(TEST_MKSTR(TEST_PARENT)) == 0,
+	zassert_false(strlen(STRINGIFY(TEST_PARENT)) == 0,
 		      "TEST_PARENT evaluated to empty string");
 
-	zassert_equal(vals[0].v, "zero", "Child 0 did not match");
-	zassert_equal(vals[1].v, "one", "Child 1 did not match");
-	zassert_equal(vals[2].v, "two", "Child 2 did not match");
+	zassert_equal(vals[0].val, 0, "Child 0 did not match");
+	zassert_equal(vals[1].val, 1, "Child 1 did not match");
+	zassert_equal(vals[2].val, 2, "Child 2 did not match");
+	zassert_equal(vals_inst[0].val, 0, "Child 0 did not match");
+	zassert_equal(vals_inst[1].val, 1, "Child 1 did not match");
+	zassert_equal(vals_inst[2].val, 2, "Child 2 did not match");
 
-	#undef TEST_MKSTR
-	#undef _TEST_MKSTR
 	#undef TEST_PARENT
 	#undef TEST_FUNC
 }