diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/Kconfig b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/Kconfig
index a9e4a1aef62..f2fa859edff 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/Kconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ config SOC_MIMX94398_M33
 	select CPU_HAS_FPU
 	select CPU_HAS_ARM_MPU
 	select CPU_HAS_ARM_SAU
+	select CPU_HAS_DCACHE
 	select ARM_MPU
 	select ARMV8_M_DSP
 	select HAS_MCUX
 	select HAS_MCUX_XCACHE
+	select INIT_ARCH_HW_AT_BOOT
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx94398.m33 b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx94398.m33
index 2654ca3c44a..3e4e3909c3a 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx94398.m33
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx94398.m33
@@ -20,4 +20,11 @@ config NUM_IRQS
 config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
 	default $(dt_node_int_prop_int,/cpus/cpu@0,clock-frequency)
 
+choice CACHE_TYPE
+	default EXTERNAL_CACHE
+endchoice
+
+config ETH_NXP_IMX_MSGINTR
+	default 2
+
 endif # SOC_MIMX94398_M33
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/CMakeLists.txt
index 20a83cdd8cd..d2c37e6da29 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
 
 zephyr_include_directories(.)
 
+zephyr_library()
+zephyr_library_sources(soc.c)
+
 set(SOC_LINKER_SCRIPT ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/include/zephyr/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld CACHE INTERNAL "")
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/soc.c b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/soc.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aff20152b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/soc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 NXP
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
+#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+#include <zephyr/drivers/firmware/scmi/clk.h>
+#include <zephyr/drivers/firmware/scmi/power.h>
+#include <zephyr/dt-bindings/clock/imx943_clock.h>
+#include <zephyr/dt-bindings/power/imx943_power.h>
+#include <soc.h>
+
+/* SCMI power domain states */
+#define POWER_DOMAIN_STATE_ON  0x00000000
+#define POWER_DOMAIN_STATE_OFF 0x40000000
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_ETH_NXP_IMX_NETC) && (DT_CHILD_NUM_STATUS_OKAY(DT_NODELABEL(netc)) != 0)
+/* The function is to reuse code for 250MHz NETC system clock and MACs clocks initialization */
+static int soc_netc_clock_init(int clk_id)
+{
+	const struct device *clk_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_NODELABEL(scmi_clk));
+	struct scmi_protocol *proto = clk_dev->data;
+	struct scmi_clock_rate_config clk_cfg = {0};
+	uint64_t clk_250m = 250000000;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	ret = scmi_clock_parent_set(proto, clk_id, IMX943_CLK_SYSPLL1_PFD0);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	clk_cfg.flags = SCMI_CLK_RATE_SET_FLAGS_ROUNDS_AUTO;
+	clk_cfg.clk_id = clk_id;
+	clk_cfg.rate[0] = clk_250m & 0xffffffff;
+	clk_cfg.rate[1] = (clk_250m >> 32) & 0xffffffff;
+
+	return scmi_clock_rate_set(proto, &clk_cfg);
+}
+#endif
+
+static int soc_init(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_ETH_NXP_IMX_NETC) && (DT_CHILD_NUM_STATUS_OKAY(DT_NODELABEL(netc)) != 0)
+	struct scmi_power_state_config pwr_cfg = {0};
+	uint32_t power_state = POWER_DOMAIN_STATE_OFF;
+
+	/* Power up NETCMIX */
+	pwr_cfg.domain_id = IMX943_PD_NETC;
+	pwr_cfg.power_state = POWER_DOMAIN_STATE_ON;
+
+	ret = scmi_power_state_set(&pwr_cfg);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	while (power_state != POWER_DOMAIN_STATE_ON) {
+		ret = scmi_power_state_get(IMX943_PD_NETC, &power_state);
+		if (ret) {
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = soc_netc_clock_init(IMX943_CLK_ENETREF);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = soc_netc_clock_init(IMX943_CLK_MAC0);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = soc_netc_clock_init(IMX943_CLK_MAC1);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = soc_netc_clock_init(IMX943_CLK_MAC2);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = soc_netc_clock_init(IMX943_CLK_MAC3);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = soc_netc_clock_init(IMX943_CLK_MAC4);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = soc_netc_clock_init(IMX943_CLK_MAC5);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Because platform is using ARM SCMI, drivers like scmi, mbox etc. are
+ * initialized during PRE_KERNEL_1. Common init hooks is not able to use.
+ * SoC early init and board early init could be run during PRE_KERNEL_2 instead.
+ */
+SYS_INIT(soc_init, PRE_KERNEL_2, 0);
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/soc.h b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/soc.h
index ad4bf48dd17..02ed94d27d8 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/soc.h
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx943/m33/soc.h
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <fsl_device_registers.h>
 
+#define NXP_XCACHE_INSTR M33S_CACHE_CTRLPC
+#define NXP_XCACHE_DATA M33S_CACHE_CTRLPS
+
 #endif /* _SOC_NXP_IMX_IMX943_M33_SOC_H_ */