diff --git a/cmake/extensions.cmake b/cmake/extensions.cmake
index f6e5a41b029..3d8013e573a 100644
--- a/cmake/extensions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/extensions.cmake
@@ -531,9 +531,10 @@ endmacro()
 # This section is for extensions which control Zephyr's board runners
 # from the build system. The Zephyr build system has targets for
 # flashing and debugging supported boards. These are wrappers around a
-# "runner" Python package that is part of Zephyr. This section
-# provides glue between CMake and the runner invocation script,
-# zephyr_flash_debug.py.
+# "runner" Python subpackage that is part of Zephyr's "west" tool.
+#
+# This section provides glue between CMake and the Python code that
+# manages the runners.
 
 # This function is intended for board.cmake files and application
 # CMakeLists.txt files.
@@ -541,8 +542,8 @@ endmacro()
 # Usage from board.cmake files:
 #   board_runner_args(runner "--some-arg=val1" "--another-arg=val2")
 #
-# The build system will then ensure the command line to
-# zephyr_flash_debug.py contains:
+# The build system will then ensure the command line used to
+# create the runner contains:
 #   --some-arg=val1 --another-arg=val2
 #
 # Within application CMakeLists.txt files, ensure that all calls to
diff --git a/cmake/flash/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/flash/CMakeLists.txt
index 82b492f1864..055f57c7d05 100644
--- a/cmake/flash/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/flash/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ foreach(target flash debug debugserver)
     set(cmd
       ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env
       ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
-      ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/support/zephyr_flash_debug.py
+      ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/meta/zephyr_flash_debug.py
       ${RUNNER_VERBOSE}
       ${runner}
       ${target}
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/__init__.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/__init__.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/__init__.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/arc.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/arc.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/arc.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/arc.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/bossac.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/bossac.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/bossac.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/bossac.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/core.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/core.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/core.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/core.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/dfu.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/dfu.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/dfu.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/dfu.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/esp32.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/esp32.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/esp32.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/esp32.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/intel_s1000.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/intel_s1000.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/intel_s1000.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/intel_s1000.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/jlink.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/jlink.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/jlink.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/jlink.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/nios2.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/nios2.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/nios2.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/nios2.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/nrfjprog.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/nrfjprog.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/nrfjprog.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/nrfjprog.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/openocd.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/openocd.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/openocd.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/openocd.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/pyocd.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/pyocd.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/pyocd.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/pyocd.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/qemu.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/qemu.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/qemu.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/qemu.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/runner/xtensa.py b/scripts/meta/west/runner/xtensa.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/support/runner/xtensa.py
rename to scripts/meta/west/runner/xtensa.py
diff --git a/scripts/support/zephyr_flash_debug.py b/scripts/meta/zephyr_flash_debug.py
similarity index 98%
rename from scripts/support/zephyr_flash_debug.py
rename to scripts/meta/zephyr_flash_debug.py
index 4a28b76295d..e6c57dfe829 100755
--- a/scripts/support/zephyr_flash_debug.py
+++ b/scripts/meta/zephyr_flash_debug.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import functools
 import sys
 import os
 
-from runner.core import ZephyrBinaryRunner
+from west.runner.core import ZephyrBinaryRunner
 
 
 def print_runners_handler(args):