diff --git a/boards/same54-xpro/Kconfig b/boards/same54-xpro/Kconfig
index 7685b6626de0f..8dbdbd0b549cb 100644
--- a/boards/same54-xpro/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/same54-xpro/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config BOARD_SAME54_XPRO
     select HAS_PERIPH_RTC
     select HAS_PERIPH_RTT
     select HAS_PERIPH_PWM
+    select HAS_PERIPH_SDMMC
     select HAS_PERIPH_SPI
     select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ config BOARD_SAME54_XPRO
     select HAVE_SAM0_ETH
     select HAVE_SAM0_SDHC
     select HAVE_MTD_AT24CXXX
+    select HAVE_MTD_SDMMC_DEFAULT
 
     # This specific board requires SPI_ON_QSPI for the MTD_SPI_NOR
     select MODULE_PERIPH_SPI_ON_QSPI if MODULE_MTD_SPI_NOR
diff --git a/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.dep b/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.dep
index 7d9c8c2f51e54..d6036cb26ca7d 100644
--- a/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.dep
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter mtd,$(USEMODULE)))
   FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_spi_on_qspi
   USEMODULE += mtd_spi_nor
   USEMODULE += mtd_at24cxxx at24mac
-  USEMODULE += sam0_sdhc
+  ifeq (,$(filter sam0_sdhc,$(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE += mtd_sdmmc_default
+    USEMODULE += periph_sdmmc
+  endif
 endif
 
 # enables sam0_eth as default network device
diff --git a/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.features b/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.features
index e273dde02f177..076663ed2048e 100644
--- a/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.features
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_sdmmc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
diff --git a/boards/same54-xpro/include/board.h b/boards/same54-xpro/include/board.h
index 63cb027927089..4669a736afc19 100644
--- a/boards/same54-xpro/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/same54-xpro/include/board.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ extern mtd_dev_t *mtd0, *mtd1, *mtd2;
 #define MTD_1       mtd1
 #define MTD_2       mtd2
 #define MTD_NUMOF   3
+
+#define CONFIG_SDMMC_GENERIC_MTD_OFFSET     2   /**< mtd2 is used for SD Card */
 /** @} */
 
 /**
diff --git a/boards/same54-xpro/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/same54-xpro/include/periph_conf.h
index 63c44e7c827e5..ae85accbab127 100644
--- a/boards/same54-xpro/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/same54-xpro/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -369,6 +369,18 @@ static const adc_conf_chan_t adc_channels[] = {
  */
 #define SDHC_DEV            SDHC1       /**< The SDHC instance to use */
 #define SDHC_DEV_ISR        isr_sdhc1   /**< Interrupt service routing for SDHC1 */
+
+/** SDHC devices */
+static const sdhc_conf_t sdhc_config[] = {
+    {
+        .sdhc = SDHC1,
+        .cd = GPIO_PIN(PD, 20),
+        .wp = GPIO_UNDEF,
+    },
+};
+
+/** Number of configured SDHC devices */
+#define SDHC_CONFIG_NUMOF  1
 /** @} */
 
 /**