diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 02eb8208fed..52728223921 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@
 /drivers/i2c/Kconfig.i2c_emul             @sjg20
 /drivers/i2c/Kconfig.it8xxx2              @GTLin08
 /drivers/i2c/slave/*eeprom*               @henrikbrixandersen
+/drivers/i2c/Kconfig.test                 @mbolivar-nordic
+/drivers/i2c/i2c_test.c                   @mbolivar-nordic
 /drivers/i2s/*litex*                      @mateusz-holenko @kgugala @pgielda
 /drivers/ieee802154/                      @jukkar @tbursztyka
 /drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_rf2xx*     @jukkar @tbursztyka @nandojve
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/CMakeLists.txt b/drivers/i2c/CMakeLists.txt
index 7afa5a31c71..2825364994b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drivers/i2c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ if(CONFIG_I2C_DW)
   endforeach(NUM)
 endif()
 
+zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_I2C_TEST		i2c_test.c)
+
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_USERSPACE		i2c_handlers.c)
 
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_I2C_SLAVE			slave)
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/Kconfig
index fbed4e5a864..647a6093baf 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/Kconfig
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ source "drivers/i2c/Kconfig.sam0"
 source "drivers/i2c/Kconfig.litex"
 source "drivers/i2c/Kconfig.lpc11u6x"
 source "drivers/i2c/Kconfig.npcx"
+source "drivers/i2c/Kconfig.test"
 
 config I2C_INIT_PRIORITY
 	int "Init priority"
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/Kconfig.test b/drivers/i2c/Kconfig.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd73ff10642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/i2c/Kconfig.test
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021, Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+DT_COMPAT_VND_I2C := vnd,i2c
+
+# Hidden option for turning on the dummy driver for vnd,i2c devices
+# used in testing.
+config I2C_TEST
+	def_bool $(dt_compat_enabled,$(DT_COMPAT_VND_I2C))
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_test.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d51c51e65f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This is not a real I2C driver. It is used to instantiate struct
+ * devices for the "vnd,i2c" devicetree compatible used in test code.
+ */
+
+#include <zephyr.h>
+#include <drivers/i2c.h>
+
+#define DT_DRV_COMPAT vnd_i2c
+
+static int vnd_i2c_configure(const struct device *dev,
+			     uint32_t dev_config)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
+static int vnd_i2c_transfer(const struct device *dev,
+			    struct i2c_msg *msgs,
+			    uint8_t num_msgs, uint16_t addr)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
+static const struct i2c_driver_api vnd_i2c_api = {
+	.configure = vnd_i2c_configure,
+	.transfer  = vnd_i2c_transfer,
+};
+
+static int vnd_i2c_init(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define VND_I2C_INIT(n)						\
+	DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(n, &vnd_i2c_init, device_pm_control_nop,	\
+			      NULL, NULL, POST_KERNEL,			\
+			      CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE,	\
+			      &vnd_i2c_api);
+
+DT_INST_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(VND_I2C_INIT)