diff --git a/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/Kconfig.board b/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/Kconfig.board
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be80eb36210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/Kconfig.board
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Kconfig - Quark SE C1000 BLE (nRF51822) configuration
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+config BOARD_QUARK_SE_C1000_BLE
+	bool "Quark SE C1000 Devboard - BLE Core"
+	depends on SOC_NRF51822_QFAA
diff --git a/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/Kconfig.defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05571556d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Kconfig - Quark SE C1000 BLE (nRF51822) configuration
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+if BOARD_QUARK_SE_C1000_BLE
+
+config BOARD
+	default quark_se_c1000_ble
+
+if UART_NRF5
+
+config GPIO
+	default y
+
+config GPIO_NRF5
+	default y
+
+config GPIO_NRF5_P0
+	default y
+
+config UART_NRF5_GPIO_TX_PIN
+	default 9
+
+config UART_NRF5_GPIO_RX_PIN
+	default 11
+
+config UART_NRF5_GPIO_RTS_PIN
+	default 8
+
+config UART_NRF5_GPIO_CTS_PIN
+	default 10
+
+endif # UART_NRF5
+
+endif # BOARD_QUARK_SE_C1000_BLE
diff --git a/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/Makefile b/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c925263c43a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# No C files (yet)
+obj- += dummy.o
diff --git a/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/board.h b/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/board.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66dd23fd7db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/board.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __INC_BOARD_H
+#define __INC_BOARD_H
+
+#include <soc.h>
+
+#endif /* __INC_BOARD_H */
diff --git a/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/quark_se_c1000_ble_defconfig b/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/quark_se_c1000_ble_defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f3a6e6510e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/quark_se_c1000_ble/quark_se_c1000_ble_defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+CONFIG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_SOC_FAMILY_NRF5=y
+CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_NRF51X=y
+CONFIG_SOC_NRF51822_QFAA=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_QUARK_SE_C1000_BLE=y
+
+# enable uart driver
+CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_UART_NRF5=y
+
+# bluetooth
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER=y
diff --git a/scripts/sanity_chk/arches/arm.ini b/scripts/sanity_chk/arches/arm.ini
index dd60faeae10..7caa4d9a7b1 100644
--- a/scripts/sanity_chk/arches/arm.ini
+++ b/scripts/sanity_chk/arches/arm.ini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = arm
 platforms = qemu_cortex_m3 frdm_k64f arduino_due nucleo_f103rb stm32_mini_a15
             olimexino_stm32 96b_nitrogen nrf52_pca10040 hexiwear_k64
             nrf51_pca10028 nucleo_f401re 96b_carbon nrf51_blenano
-            arduino_101_ble cc3200_launchxl
+            arduino_101_ble cc3200_launchxl quark_se_c1000_ble
 supported_toolchains = zephyr gccarmemb
 
 [qemu_cortex_m3]