diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn236/doc/index.rst b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn236/doc/index.rst
index 066cdaeeb3a..92147c0399c 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn236/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn236/doc/index.rst
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ The FRDM-MCXN236 board configuration supports the following hardware features:
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 | LPTMR     | on-chip    | counter                             |
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
+| MRT       | on-chip    | counter                             |
++-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 Targets available
 ==================
diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn236/frdm_mcxn236.dts b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn236/frdm_mcxn236.dts
index 6eef74a0a74..9910f7b413a 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn236/frdm_mcxn236.dts
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn236/frdm_mcxn236.dts
@@ -138,3 +138,7 @@
 &lptmr0 {
 	status = "okay";
 };
+
+&mrt0_channel0 {
+	status = "okay";
+};