diff --git a/drivers/sensor/apds9253/apds9253.c b/drivers/sensor/apds9253/apds9253.c
index b20507e9da9..d717b27aa2a 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/apds9253/apds9253.c
+++ b/drivers/sensor/apds9253/apds9253.c
@@ -121,9 +121,55 @@ static int apds9253_channel_get(const struct device *dev, enum sensor_channel ch
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int apds9253_attr_set_gain(const struct device *dev, uint8_t gain)
+{
+	const struct apds9253_config *config = dev->config;
+	struct apds9253_data *drv_data = dev->data;
+	uint8_t value;
+
+	if (drv_data->gain == gain) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	static uint8_t value_map[] = {
+		APDS9253_LS_GAIN_RANGE_1, APDS9253_LS_GAIN_RANGE_3,  APDS9253_LS_GAIN_RANGE_6,
+		APDS9253_LS_GAIN_RANGE_9, APDS9253_LS_GAIN_RANGE_18,
+	};
+
+	if (gain < APDS9253_LS_GAIN_RANGE_1 || gain > APDS9253_LS_GAIN_RANGE_18) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	value = value_map[gain];
+
+	if (i2c_reg_update_byte_dt(&config->i2c, APDS9253_LS_GAIN_REG, APDS9253_LS_GAIN_MASK,
+				   (value & APDS9253_LS_GAIN_MASK))) {
+		LOG_ERR("Not able to set light, sensor gain is not set");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	drv_data->gain = gain;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int apds9253_attr_set(const struct device *dev, enum sensor_channel chan,
+			     enum sensor_attribute attr, const struct sensor_value *val)
+{
+	switch (attr) {
+	case SENSOR_ATTR_GAIN:
+		return apds9253_attr_set_gain(dev, val->val1);
+	default:
+		LOG_DBG("Sensor attribute not supported.");
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int apds9253_sensor_setup(const struct device *dev)
 {
 	const struct apds9253_config *config = dev->config;
+	struct apds9253_data *drv_data = dev->data;
 	uint8_t chip_id;
 
 	if (i2c_reg_read_byte_dt(&config->i2c, APDS9253_PART_ID, &chip_id)) {
@@ -162,6 +208,8 @@ static int apds9253_sensor_setup(const struct device *dev)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	drv_data->gain = config->ls_gain;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -229,6 +277,7 @@ static int apds9253_init(const struct device *dev)
 static DEVICE_API(sensor, apds9253_driver_api) = {
 	.sample_fetch = &apds9253_sample_fetch,
 	.channel_get = &apds9253_channel_get,
+	.attr_set = &apds9253_attr_set,
 };
 
 #define APDS9253_INIT(n)                                                                           \
diff --git a/drivers/sensor/apds9253/apds9253.h b/drivers/sensor/apds9253/apds9253.h
index 9fbe4a43bc3..a2201076c04 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/apds9253/apds9253.h
+++ b/drivers/sensor/apds9253/apds9253.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct apds9253_data {
 	const struct device *dev;
 	uint32_t sample_crgb[4];
 	uint8_t pdata;
+	uint8_t gain;
 	struct k_sem data_sem;
 };