diff --git a/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/xmc45_relax_kit.conf b/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/xmc45_relax_kit.conf
index e68f957afb6..d066213b5da 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/xmc45_relax_kit.conf
+++ b/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/xmc45_relax_kit.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 CONFIG_SPI_XMC4XXX_INTERRUPT=y
+CONFIG_SPI_XMC4XXX_DMA=y
 CONFIG_SPI_LOOPBACK_MODE_LOOP=y
diff --git a/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/xmc45_relax_kit.overlay b/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/xmc45_relax_kit.overlay
index dc6cb53a97e..da82e0313ae 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/xmc45_relax_kit.overlay
+++ b/tests/drivers/spi/spi_loopback/boards/xmc45_relax_kit.overlay
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+#include <zephyr/dt-bindings/dma/infineon-xmc4xxx-dma.h>
+
 &spi_mosi_p1_5_u0c0 {
 	drive-strength = "strong-soft-edge";
 	hwctrl = "disabled";
@@ -24,8 +26,10 @@
 	pinctrl-0 = <&spi_mosi_p1_5_u0c0 &spi_miso_p1_4_u0c0 &spi_sclk_p0_8_u0c0>;
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	miso-src = "DX0B";
-	interrupts = <84 1>;
-	interrupt-names = "rx";
+	interrupts = <84 1 85 1>;
+	interrupt-names = "tx", "rx";
+	dmas = <&dma0 1 0 XMC4XXX_SET_CONFIG(0,10)>, <&dma0 2 0 XMC4XXX_SET_CONFIG(2,11)>;
+	dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 
 	#address-cells = <1>;
 	#size-cells = <0>;
@@ -42,3 +46,7 @@
 		spi-max-frequency = <16000000>;
 	};
 };
+
+&dma0 {
+	status = "okay";
+};