diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/doc/index.rst b/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/doc/index.rst
index 7afafb3359356..337b727e5b3b9 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/doc/index.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Zephyr OS is ported to run on the Cortex®-A53 core.
   - LEDs:
 
     - 1x Power status LED
+    - 1x User LED (yellow)
     - 1x UART LED
   - Debug
 
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ features:
 | UART      | on-chip    | serial port-polling;                |
 |           |            | serial port-interrupt               |
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
+| GPIO      | on-chip    | GPIO input;                         |
+|           |            | GPIO output                         |
++-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 Devices
 ========
diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_m7.dts b/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_m7.dts
index 2b05cab20cecf..bc02b81715012 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_m7.dts
+++ b/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_m7.dts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 /dts-v1/;
 
+#include <zephyr/dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
 #include <nxp/nxp_imx8ml_m7.dtsi>
 #include "imx8mp_evk-pinctrl.dtsi"
 
@@ -21,6 +22,18 @@
 		zephyr,console = &uart4;
 		zephyr,shell-uart = &uart4;
 	};
+
+	leds {
+		compatible = "gpio-leds";
+
+		yellow_led: led_0 {
+			gpios = <&gpio3 16 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+		};
+	};
+
+	aliases {
+		led0 = &yellow_led;
+	};
 };
 
 &uart4 {
diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_m7_ddr.dts b/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_m7_ddr.dts
index ba805ef7cbf97..e4936a8d09ca9 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_m7_ddr.dts
+++ b/boards/nxp/imx8mp_evk/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_m7_ddr.dts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 /dts-v1/;
 
+#include <zephyr/dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
 #include <nxp/nxp_imx8ml_m7.dtsi>
 #include "imx8mp_evk-pinctrl.dtsi"
 
@@ -21,6 +22,18 @@
 		zephyr,console = &uart4;
 		zephyr,shell-uart = &uart4;
 	};
+
+	leds {
+		compatible = "gpio-leds";
+
+		yellow_led: led_0 {
+			gpios = <&gpio3 16 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+		};
+	};
+
+	aliases {
+		led0 = &yellow_led;
+	};
 };
 
 &uart4 {