diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_ll_stm32.c b/drivers/spi/spi_ll_stm32.c
index 49902086575bb..2e168d0bdfbeb 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_ll_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_ll_stm32.c
@@ -480,6 +480,21 @@ static int spi_stm32_configure(const struct device *dev,
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 
+	/* configure the frame format Motorola (default) or TI */
+	if ((config->operation & SPI_FRAME_FORMAT_TI) == SPI_FRAME_FORMAT_TI) {
+#ifdef LL_SPI_PROTOCOL_TI
+		LL_SPI_SetStandard(spi, LL_SPI_PROTOCOL_TI);
+#else
+		LOG_ERR("Frame Format TI not supported");
+		/* on stm32F1 or some stm32L1 (cat1,2) without SPI_CR2_FRF */
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+#endif
+#if defined(LL_SPI_PROTOCOL_MOTOROLA) && defined(SPI_CR2_FRF)
+	} else {
+		LL_SPI_SetStandard(spi, LL_SPI_PROTOCOL_MOTOROLA);
+#endif
+}
+
 	if (clock_control_get_rate(DEVICE_DT_GET(STM32_CLOCK_CONTROL_NODE),
 			(clock_control_subsys_t) &cfg->pclken, &clock) < 0) {
 		LOG_ERR("Failed call clock_control_get_rate");
@@ -561,11 +576,6 @@ static int spi_stm32_configure(const struct device *dev,
 	ll_func_set_fifo_threshold_8bit(spi);
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_STM32F1X) \
-	&& (!defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_STM32L1X) || defined(SPI_CR2_FRF))
-	LL_SPI_SetStandard(spi, LL_SPI_PROTOCOL_MOTOROLA);
-#endif
-
 	/* At this point, it's mandatory to set this on the context! */
 	data->ctx.config = config;
 
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_f070rb.overlay b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_f070rb.overlay
index 097f0ed6f8edf..1b9f514424f2e 100644
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_f070rb.overlay
+++ b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_f070rb.overlay
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 		/* SPI */
 		reg = <0>; /* ignored, but necessary for SPI bindings */
 		spi-max-frequency = <B1414_SPI_FREQ>;
+		frame-format = <32768>; /* SPI_FRAME_FORMAT_TI */
 
 		/* B1414 */
 		chain-length = <18>; /* arbitrary; change at will */
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_g071rb.overlay b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_g071rb.overlay
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ce6dd34d1790e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_g071rb.overlay
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, STMicroelectronics
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <dt-bindings/led/led.h>
+
+&arduino_spi {
+	led_strip: ws2812@0 {
+		compatible = "worldsemi,ws2812-spi";
+		label = "WS2812";
+
+		/* SPI */
+		reg = <0>; /* ignored, but necessary for SPI bindings */
+		spi-max-frequency = <4000000>;
+		frame-format = <32768>; /* SPI_FRAME_FORMAT_TI */
+
+		/* WS2812 */
+		chain-length = <16>; /* arbitrary; change at will */
+		spi-one-frame = <0x70>;
+		spi-zero-frame = <0x40>;
+		color-mapping = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN
+				 LED_COLOR_ID_RED
+				 LED_COLOR_ID_BLUE>;
+	};
+};
+
+/ {
+	aliases {
+		led-strip = &led_strip;
+	};
+};
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_l476rg.overlay b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_l476rg.overlay
index 46b8e4db9aad5..ce6dd34d1790e 100644
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_l476rg.overlay
+++ b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_l476rg.overlay
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 		/* SPI */
 		reg = <0>; /* ignored, but necessary for SPI bindings */
 		spi-max-frequency = <4000000>;
+		frame-format = <32768>; /* SPI_FRAME_FORMAT_TI */
 
 		/* WS2812 */
 		chain-length = <16>; /* arbitrary; change at will */