diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/configs/rpmsghci_nimble_cpuapp/defconfig b/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/configs/rpmsghci_nimble_cpuapp/defconfig
index 24c496bdd6d..625d6035070 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/configs/rpmsghci_nimble_cpuapp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/configs/rpmsghci_nimble_cpuapp/defconfig
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_MAX_CONN=2
 CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_RPMSG=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=5500
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_FULLOPT=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=y
 CONFIG_DEV_SIMPLE_ADDRENV=y
 CONFIG_DRIVERS_BLUETOOTH=y
 CONFIG_DRIVERS_WIRELESS=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NIMBLE=y
 CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
 CONFIG_NET_BLUETOOTH=y
 CONFIG_NIMBLE=y
+CONFIG_NIMBLE_ROLE_PERIPHERAL=y
 CONFIG_NRF53_OSCILLATOR_LFXO=y
 CONFIG_NRF53_UART0=y
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
 CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_IFUPDOWN=y
 CONFIG_NSH_FILEIOSIZE=512
 CONFIG_NSH_READLINE=y
+CONFIG_PREALLOC_MQ_MSGS=32
 CONFIG_PREALLOC_TIMERS=4
 CONFIG_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TYPES=y
 CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=524288