diff --git a/boards/arm/efr32_slwstk6061a/board.cmake b/boards/arm/efr32_slwstk6061a/board.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd5addc2d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/efr32_slwstk6061a/board.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+board_runner_args(openocd)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/boards/common/openocd.board.cmake)
diff --git a/boards/arm/efr32_slwstk6061a/doc/efr32_slwstk6061a.rst b/boards/arm/efr32_slwstk6061a/doc/efr32_slwstk6061a.rst
index d548861c692..c4e746ab00b 100644
--- a/boards/arm/efr32_slwstk6061a/doc/efr32_slwstk6061a.rst
+++ b/boards/arm/efr32_slwstk6061a/doc/efr32_slwstk6061a.rst
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@ Connect the EFR32-SLWSTK6061A to your host computer using the USB port and you
 should see a USB Serial Port. Use `J-Link`_ or Silicon Labs Simplicity Studio
 to flash the generated zephyr.bin.
 
+`OpenOCD`_ included in the Zephyr SDK v0.9.3 is too old and does not support the
+EFR32FG1P chip, neither does the latest OpenOCD 0.10.0 release. You will need to
+compile the newest version of the source code and install the tool yourself.
+Modify the following command if you install OpenOCD to a location different than
+the default /usr/local/.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   cmake -GNinja -DBOARD=efr32_slwstk6061a -DOPENOCD=/usr/local/bin/openocd -DOPENOCD_DEFAULT_PATH=/usr/local/share/openocd/scripts ..
+   ninja flash
+
 Open a serial terminal (minicom, putty, etc.) with the following settings:
 
 - Speed: 115200
@@ -186,3 +197,6 @@ the following message:
 
 .. _J-Link-Downloads:
    https://www.segger.com/downloads/jlink
+
+.. _OpenOCD:
+    http://openocd.org/
diff --git a/boards/arm/efr32_slwstk6061a/support/openocd.cfg b/boards/arm/efr32_slwstk6061a/support/openocd.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cb8a1e10a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/efr32_slwstk6061a/support/openocd.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+if {[info exists env(OPENOCD_INTERFACE)]} {
+	set INTERFACE $env(OPENOCD_INTERFACE)
+} else {
+	# By default connect over Debug USB port using the J-Link interface
+	set INTERFACE "jlink"
+}
+
+source [find interface/$INTERFACE.cfg]
+
+transport select swd
+
+set CHIPNAME efr32fg1p
+
+source [find target/efm32.cfg]
+
+$_TARGETNAME configure -event gdb-attach {
+	echo "Debugger attaching: halting execution"
+	reset halt
+	gdb_breakpoint_override hard
+}
+
+$_TARGETNAME configure -event gdb-detach {
+	echo "Debugger detaching: resuming execution"
+	resume
+}