diff --git a/boards/common/Kconfig.cdc_acm_serial b/boards/common/Kconfig.cdc_acm_serial
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fee56da334af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/common/Kconfig.cdc_acm_serial
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config SERIAL
+	default y
+
+config CONSOLE
+	default y
+
+config UART_CONSOLE
+	default CONSOLE
+
+config SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL_CHECK_DTR
+	default SHELL
+	depends on UART_LINE_CTRL
+
+config UART_LINE_CTRL
+	default SHELL
+
+config USB_DEVICE_STACK
+	default y
+
+config USB_DEVICE_INITIALIZE_AT_BOOT
+	default y if !MCUBOOT
+
+config USB_DEVICE_REMOTE_WAKEUP
+	default n
+
+if LOG
+
+choice USB_CDC_ACM_LOG_LEVEL_CHOICE
+	default USB_CDC_ACM_LOG_LEVEL_OFF
+endchoice
+
+choice USB_DEVICE_LOG_LEVEL_CHOICE
+	default USB_DEVICE_LOG_LEVEL_OFF
+endchoice
+
+# Wait 4000ms at startup for logging
+config LOG_PROCESS_THREAD_STARTUP_DELAY_MS
+	default 4000
+
+endif # LOG
diff --git a/boards/common/cdc_acm_serial.dts b/boards/common/cdc_acm_serial.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4330de5539e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/common/cdc_acm_serial.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/ {
+	chosen {
+		zephyr,console = &cdc_acm_uart;
+		zephyr,shell-uart = &cdc_acm_uart;
+		zephyr,uart-mcumgr = &cdc_acm_uart;
+		zephyr,bt-mon-uart = &cdc_acm_uart;
+		zephyr,bt-c2h-uart = &cdc_acm_uart;
+	};
+};
+
+zephyr_udc0: &usbd {
+	cdc_acm_uart: cdc_acm_uart {
+		compatible = "zephyr,cdc-acm-uart";
+	};
+};
diff --git a/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig b/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
index b1cb32d2251ef..c8698ad07011f 100644
--- a/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig
@@ -12,8 +12,4 @@ config BOARD_HAS_NRF5_BOOTLOADER
 	  If selected, applications are linked so that they can be loaded by Nordic
 	  nRF5 bootloader.
 
-config BOARD_SERIAL_BACKEND_CDC_ACM
-	bool "USB CDC"
-	default y
-
 endif # BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE
diff --git a/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig.defconfig
index 1288e33bcdb5d..e0169ab2506e7 100644
--- a/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-if BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE
+if BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE_NRF52840 || BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE_NRF52840_CDC_ACM_SERIAL
 
 # To let the nRF5 bootloader load an application, the application
 # must be linked after Nordic MBR, that is factory-programmed on the board.
@@ -22,62 +22,11 @@ config FLASH_LOAD_OFFSET
 	default 0x1000
 	depends on BOARD_HAS_NRF5_BOOTLOADER && (MCUBOOT || !USE_DT_CODE_PARTITION)
 
-if BOARD_SERIAL_BACKEND_CDC_ACM
-
-config USB_DEVICE_STACK
-	default y
-
-config USB_CDC_ACM
-	default SERIAL
-
-config CONSOLE
-	default y
-
-config UART_CONSOLE
-	default CONSOLE
-
-config USB_DEVICE_INITIALIZE_AT_BOOT
-	default y if !MCUBOOT && CONSOLE
-
-config SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL_CHECK_DTR
-	default SHELL
-	depends on UART_LINE_CTRL
-
-config UART_LINE_CTRL
-	default SHELL
-
-config USB_DEVICE_REMOTE_WAKEUP
-	default n
-
-if LOG
-
-# Logger cannot use itself to log
-choice USB_CDC_ACM_LOG_LEVEL_CHOICE
-	default USB_CDC_ACM_LOG_LEVEL_OFF
-endchoice
-
-# Set USB log level to error only
-choice USB_DEVICE_LOG_LEVEL_CHOICE
-	default USB_DEVICE_LOG_LEVEL_ERR
-endchoice
-
-# Wait 4000ms at startup for logging
-config LOG_PROCESS_THREAD_STARTUP_DELAY_MS
-	default 4000
-
-endif # LOG
-
-if USB_DEVICE_STACK
-
-# Enable UART driver, needed for CDC ACM
-config SERIAL
-	default y
-
-endif # USB_DEVICE_STACK
-
-endif # BOARD_SERIAL_BACKEND_CDC_ACM
-
 config BT_CTLR
 	default BT
 
-endif # BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE
+if BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE_NRF52840_CDC_ACM_SERIAL
+source "${ZEPHYR_BASE}/boards/common/Kconfig.cdc_acm_serial"
+endif
+
+endif #BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE || BOARD_NRF52840DONGLE_NRF52840_CDC_ACM_SERIAL
diff --git a/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/board.yml b/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/board.yml
index 59eae5b3429ca..bccd26970ea95 100644
--- a/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/board.yml
+++ b/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/board.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ board:
   vendor: nordic
   socs:
   - name: nrf52840
+    variants:
+    - name: 'cdc_acm_serial'
diff --git a/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840.dts b/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840.dts
index 655ef346a6522..fecb7fa1b6065 100644
--- a/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840.dts
+++ b/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840.dts
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
 	compatible = "nordic,nrf52840-dongle-nrf52840";
 
 	chosen {
-		zephyr,console = &cdc_acm_uart;
-		zephyr,shell-uart = &cdc_acm_uart;
-		zephyr,uart-mcumgr = &cdc_acm_uart;
-		zephyr,bt-mon-uart = &cdc_acm_uart;
-		zephyr,bt-c2h-uart = &cdc_acm_uart;
 		zephyr,sram = &sram0;
 		zephyr,flash = &flash0;
 		zephyr,code-partition = &slot0_partition;
@@ -188,8 +183,4 @@
 zephyr_udc0: &usbd {
 	compatible = "nordic,nrf-usbd";
 	status = "okay";
-
-	cdc_acm_uart: cdc_acm_uart {
-		compatible = "zephyr,cdc-acm-uart";
-	};
 };
diff --git a/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840_cdc_acm_serial.dts b/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840_cdc_acm_serial.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..af67b0e21c64c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/nordic/nrf52840dongle/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840_cdc_acm_serial.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include "nrf52840dongle_nrf52840.dts"
+#include <../boards/common/cdc_acm_serial.dts>