diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_imx.c b/drivers/serial/uart_imx.c
index 338d6c17e00..7c1b336c731 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_imx.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/uart.h>
 #include <uart_imx.h>
+#include <drivers/pinctrl.h>
 
 #define UART_STRUCT(dev) \
 	((UART_Type *)((const struct imx_uart_config *const)(dev)->config)->base)
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ struct imx_uart_config {
 	UART_Type *base;
 	uint32_t baud_rate;
 	uint8_t modem_mode;
+	const struct pinctrl_dev_config *pincfg;
 #ifdef CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN
 	void (*irq_config_func)(const struct device *dev);
 #endif
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ static int uart_imx_init(const struct device *dev)
 	UART_Type *uart = UART_STRUCT(dev);
 	const struct imx_uart_config *config = dev->config;
 	unsigned int old_level;
+	int err;
 
 	/* disable interrupts */
 	old_level = irq_lock();
@@ -68,6 +71,11 @@ static int uart_imx_init(const struct device *dev)
 		.direction	= uartDirectionTxRx
 	};
 
+	err = pinctrl_apply_state(config->pincfg, PINCTRL_STATE_DEFAULT);
+	if (err) {
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	/* Get current module clock frequency */
 	initConfig.clockRate  = get_uart_clock_freq(uart);
 
@@ -283,6 +291,7 @@ static const struct uart_driver_api uart_imx_driver_api = {
 		.base = (UART_Type *) DT_INST_REG_ADDR(n),		\
 		.baud_rate = DT_INST_PROP(n, current_speed),		\
 		.modem_mode = DT_INST_PROP(n, modem_mode),		\
+		.pincfg = PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEV_CONFIG_GET(n),		\
 		IRQ_FUNC_INIT						\
 	}
 
@@ -312,6 +321,8 @@ static const struct uart_driver_api uart_imx_driver_api = {
 									\
 	static const struct imx_uart_config imx_uart_##n##_config;	\
 									\
+	PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEFINE(n);					\
+									\
 	DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(n, &uart_imx_init, NULL,			\
 			&imx_uart_##n##_data, &imx_uart_##n##_config,	\
 			PRE_KERNEL_1,					\
diff --git a/dts/bindings/serial/nxp,imx-uart.yaml b/dts/bindings/serial/nxp,imx-uart.yaml
index ce8f1b8a09c..1f8c7defb8d 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/serial/nxp,imx-uart.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/serial/nxp,imx-uart.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: iMX UART
 
 compatible: "nxp,imx-uart"
 
-include: uart-controller.yaml
+include: [uart-controller.yaml, pinctrl-device.yaml]
 
 properties:
     reg:
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ properties:
      type: int
      required: true
      description: Set the RDC permission for this peripheral
+
+    pinctrl-0:
+      required: true
+
+    pinctrl-names:
+      required: true