diff --git a/tests/bluetooth/tester/boards/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm7_B.overlay b/tests/bluetooth/tester/boards/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm7_B.overlay
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce22bfb123b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bluetooth/tester/boards/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm7_B.overlay
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 NXP
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/ {
+	chosen {
+		zephyr,sram = &dtcm;
+		zephyr,uart-pipe = &lpuart1;
+	};
+};
diff --git a/tests/bluetooth/tester/testcase.yaml b/tests/bluetooth/tester/testcase.yaml
index 8b17c9734ee..4439f051c82 100644
--- a/tests/bluetooth/tester/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/bluetooth/tester/testcase.yaml
@@ -84,3 +84,12 @@ tests:
       - CONFIG_BT_EXT_ADV=n
     tags: bluetooth
     harness: bluetooth
+  bluetooth.general.tester_br_edr:
+    build_only: true
+    platform_allow:
+      - mimxrt1170_evk@B/mimxrt1176/cm7
+    extra_args:
+      - EXTRA_CONF_FILE="prj_br.conf"
+      - CONFIG_BUILD_ONLY_NO_BLOBS=y
+    tags: bluetooth
+    harness: bluetooth