diff --git a/include/zephyr/sys/atomic.h b/include/zephyr/sys/atomic.h
index bcb122bf38a..8618e1bf903 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/sys/atomic.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/sys/atomic.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1997-2015, Wind River Systems, Inc.
  * Copyright (c) 2021 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/toolchain.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+#include <zephyr/sys/atomic_types.h> /* IWYU pragma: export */
 #include <zephyr/types.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/util_macro.h>
 
@@ -19,11 +21,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-typedef long atomic_t;
-typedef atomic_t atomic_val_t;
-typedef void *atomic_ptr_t;
-typedef atomic_ptr_t atomic_ptr_val_t;
-
 /* Low-level primitives come in several styles: */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ATOMIC_OPERATIONS_C)
diff --git a/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_arch.h b/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_arch.h
index 7305743c4fb..1225a2e0970 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_arch.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_arch.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2021 Demant A/S
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -7,6 +8,9 @@
 #ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_SYS_ATOMIC_ARCH_H_
 #define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_SYS_ATOMIC_ARCH_H_
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <zephyr/sys/atomic_types.h>
+
 /* Included from <atomic.h> */
 
 /* Arch specific atomic primitives */
diff --git a/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_builtin.h b/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_builtin.h
index 43b40e8bed4..972200c4fc6 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_builtin.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_builtin.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1997-2015, Wind River Systems, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@
 #ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_SYS_ATOMIC_BUILTIN_H_
 #define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_SYS_ATOMIC_BUILTIN_H_
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <zephyr/sys/atomic_types.h>
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
diff --git a/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_types.h b/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33935971f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/zephyr/sys/atomic_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 1997-2015, Wind River Systems, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_SYS_ATOMIC_TYPES_H_
+#define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_SYS_ATOMIC_TYPES_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef long atomic_t;
+typedef atomic_t atomic_val_t;
+typedef void *atomic_ptr_t;
+typedef atomic_ptr_t atomic_ptr_val_t;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_SYS_ATOMIC_TYPES_H_ */