diff --git a/arch/arm/src/nrf52/CMakeLists.txt b/arch/arm/src/nrf52/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..409db39c177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/src/nrf52/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+############################################################################
+# arch/arm/src/nrf52/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+# ASF licenses this file to you 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.
+#
+############################################################################
+
+set(SRCS
+    nrf52_start.c
+    nrf52_clockconfig.c
+    nrf52_irq.c
+    nrf52_utils.c
+    nrf52_allocateheap.c
+    nrf52_lowputc.c
+    nrf52_gpio.c
+    nrf52_uid.c)
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_SYSTIMER_SYSTICK)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_systick.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_SYSTIMER_RTC)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_tickless_rtc.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_ALLOW_BSD_COMPONENTS)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_nvmc.c)
+
+  if(CONFIG_NRF52_PROGMEM)
+    list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_flash.c)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_NRF52832)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52832_errdata.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_userspace.c nrf52_mpuinit.c)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT CONFIG_ARCH_IDLE_CUSTOM)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_idle.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_GPIOTE)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_gpiote.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_UART)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_serial.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_WDT)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_wdt.c)
+
+  if(CONFIG_WATCHDOG)
+    list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_wdt_lowerhalf.c)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_RNG)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_rng.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_SPI_MASTER)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_spi.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_I2C_MASTER)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_i2c.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_I2C_BITBANG)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_i2c_bitbang.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_PPI)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_ppi.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_RADIO)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_radio.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_TIMER)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_tim.c)
+
+  if(CONFIG_TIMER)
+    list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_tim_lowerhalf.c)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_RTC)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_rtc.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_PWM)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_pwm.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_SAADC)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_adc.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_PM)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_pminitialize.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_USBDEV)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_usbd.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_QSPI)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_qspi.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_SOFTDEVICE_CONTROLLER)
+
+set(NRFXLIB_VER "2.3.0")
+set(NRFXLIB_URL "https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrfxlib/archive")
+
+if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/sdk-nrfxlib)
+  FetchContent_Declare(
+    sdk-nrfxlib
+    DOWNLOAD_NAME "sdk-nrfxlib-v${NRFXLIB_VER}.tar.gz"
+    DOWNLOAD_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
+    URL "${NRFXLIB_URL}/v${NRFXLIB_VER}.tar.gz"
+        SOURCE_DIR
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/sdk-nrfxlib
+        BINARY_DIR
+        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/arch/sdk-nrfxlib
+        CONFIGURE_COMMAND
+        ""
+        BUILD_COMMAND
+        ""
+        INSTALL_COMMAND
+        ""
+        TEST_COMMAND
+        ""
+    DOWNLOAD_NO_PROGRESS true
+    TIMEOUT 30)
+
+  FetchContent_GetProperties(sdk-nrfxlib)
+
+  if(NOT sdk-nrfxlib_POPULATED)
+    FetchContent_Populate(sdk-nrfxlib)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+set(NRFXLIB_DIR "${NUTTX_CHIP_ABS_DIR}/sdk-nrfxlib")
+
+target_include_directories(arch PRIVATE ${NUTTX_CHIP_ABS_DIR}/sdc)
+target_include_directories(arch PRIVATE ${NRFXLIB_DIR}/mpsl/include)
+target_include_directories(arch PRIVATE ${NRFXLIB_DIR}/softdevice_controller/include)
+
+list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_sdc.c)
+
+add_compile_options(-DNRF52_SERIES)
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_FPU)
+  set(NRFXLIB_LIB_VARIANT hard-float)
+else ()
+  set(NRFXLIB_LIB_VARIANT soft-float)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_SDC_PERIPHERAL)
+  set(SOFTDEVICE_LIB_VARIANT libsoftdevice_controller_peripheral.a)
+elseif(CONFIG_NRF52_SDC_CENTRAL)
+  set(SOFTDEVICE_LIB_VARIANT libsoftdevice_controller_central.a)
+elseif(CONFIG_NRF52_SDC_MULTIROLE)
+  set(SOFTDEVICE_LIB_VARIANT libsoftdevice_controller_multirole.a)
+endif()
+
+target_link_libraries(arch
+  ${NRFXLIB_DIR}/mpsl/lib/cortex-m4/${NRFXLIB_LIB_VARIANT}/libmpsl.a)
+target_link_libraries(arch
+  ${NRFXLIB_DIR}/softdevice_controller/lib/cortex-m4/${NRFXLIB_LIB_VARIANT}/${SOFTDEVICE_LIB_VARIANT})
+
+endif()
+
+target_sources(arch PRIVATE ${SRCS})
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/common/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/common/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..764af45a410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/common/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+# ASF licenses this file to you 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.
+#
+############################################################################
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
+target_include_directories(board PRIVATE include)
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/common/src/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/common/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffd7a58e4b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/common/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/common/src/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+# ASF licenses this file to you 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(CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_COMMON)
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_TIMER)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_timer.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_BOARDCTL_BOOT_IMAGE)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_boot_image.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_PROGMEM)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_progmem.c)
+endif()
+
+target_sources(board PRIVATE ${SRCS})
+
+endif()
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52-feather/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52-feather/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e37293135ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52-feather/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ##############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52-feather/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
+# license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
+# additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
+# file to you 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.
+#
+# ##############################################################################
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52-feather/src/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52-feather/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50dd8a1976c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52-feather/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52-feather/src/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+# ASF licenses this file to you 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.
+#
+############################################################################
+
+set(SRCS nrf52_boot.c nrf52_bringup.c)
+
+if(CONFIG_BOARDCTL)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_appinit.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_autoleds.c)
+else()
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_userleds.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_I2C)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_i2c.c)
+endif()
+
+target_sources(board PRIVATE ${SRCS})
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_COMMON)
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY LD_SCRIPT "${NUTTX_COMMON_DIR}/scripts/flash_config.ld")
+else()
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY LD_SCRIPT "${NUTTX_BOARD_DIR}/scripts/flash_config.ld")
+endif()
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a01d41c345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ##############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
+# license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
+# additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
+# file to you 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.
+#
+# ##############################################################################
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/src/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01ede843bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/src/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+# ASF licenses this file to you 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.
+#
+############################################################################
+
+set(SRCS nrf52_boot.c nrf52_bringup.c)
+
+if(CONFIG_BOARDCTL)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_appinit.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_autoleds.c)
+else()
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_userleds.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_BUTTONS)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_buttons.c)
+endif()
+
+target_sources(board PRIVATE ${SRCS})
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_COMMON)
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY LD_SCRIPT "${NUTTX_COMMON_DIR}/scripts/flash_config.ld")
+else()
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY LD_SCRIPT "${NUTTX_BOARD_DIR}/scripts/flash_config.ld")
+endif()
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-mdk/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-mdk/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfb1f72e861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-mdk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ##############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-mdk/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
+# license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
+# additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
+# file to you 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.
+#
+# ##############################################################################
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-sparkfun/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-sparkfun/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51220dc8e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-sparkfun/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ##############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-sparkfun/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
+# license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
+# additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
+# file to you 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.
+#
+# ##############################################################################
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..819061a7cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ##############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
+# license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
+# additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
+# file to you 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.
+#
+# ##############################################################################
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/src/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..175cdfa05ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/src/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+# ASF licenses this file to you 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.
+#
+############################################################################
+
+set(SRCS nrf52_boot.c nrf52_bringup.c)
+
+if(CONFIG_BOARDCTL)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_appinit.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_autoleds.c)
+else()
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_userleds.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_BUTTONS)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_buttons.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_SPI_MASTER)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_spi.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_SENSORS_LSM6DSL)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_lsm6dsl.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_SENSORS_LSM303AGR)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_lsm303agr.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_SENSORS_HTS221)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_hts221.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_LPWAN_SX127X)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_sx127x.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52840DK_HIGHPRI)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_highpri.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_PWM)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_pwm.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_ADC)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_adc.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_USBDEV)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_usb.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_USBDEV_COMPOSITE)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_composite.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_NRF52_QSPI)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_mx25.c)
+endif()
+
+target_sources(board PRIVATE ${SRCS})
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_COMMON)
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY LD_SCRIPT "${NUTTX_COMMON_DIR}/scripts/flash_config.ld")
+else()
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY LD_SCRIPT "${NUTTX_BOARD_DIR}/scripts/flash_config.ld")
+endif()
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dongle/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dongle/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c101471538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dongle/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ##############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dongle/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
+# license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
+# additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
+# file to you 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.
+#
+# ##############################################################################
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/thingy52/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/thingy52/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..952abf1e540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/thingy52/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ##############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/thingy52/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
+# license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
+# additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
+# file to you 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.
+#
+# ##############################################################################
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/thingy52/src/CMakeList.txt b/boards/arm/nrf52/thingy52/src/CMakeList.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48129728d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/thingy52/src/CMakeList.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+############################################################################
+# boards/arm/nrf52/thingy52/src/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+# ASF licenses this file to you 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.
+#
+############################################################################
+
+set(SRCS nrf52_boot.c nrf52_bringup.c)
+
+if(CONFIG_BOARDCTL)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_appinit.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_BUTTONS)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_buttons.c)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_IOEXPANDER_SX1509)
+  list(APPEND SRCS nrf52_sx1509.c)
+endif()
+
+target_sources(board PRIVATE ${SRCS})