diff --git a/boards/amd/kv260_r5/board.cmake b/boards/amd/kv260_r5/board.cmake
index 029cda7417c..1b095406484 100644
--- a/boards/amd/kv260_r5/board.cmake
+++ b/boards/amd/kv260_r5/board.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Linaro.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/boards/common/xsdb.board.cmake)
diff --git a/boards/amd/kv260_r5/support/xsdb.cfg b/boards/amd/kv260_r5/support/xsdb.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2976c9e763f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/amd/kv260_r5/support/xsdb.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+proc load_image args  {
+	set elf_file [lindex $args 0]
+	set fsblelf_file [lindex $args 1]
+	connect -url 127.0.0.1:3121
+	after 2000
+	targets -set -nocase -filter {name =~ "*R5*#0"}
+	rst -proc
+	dow $fsblelf_file
+	after 1000
+	con
+	after 1000
+	stop
+	targets -set -nocase -filter {name =~ "*R5*#0"}
+	after 2000
+	dow $elf_file
+	con
+	exit
+}
+
+load_image {*}$argv
diff --git a/boards/common/xsdb.board.cmake b/boards/common/xsdb.board.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d95922a9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/common/xsdb.board.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+board_set_debugger_ifnset(xsdb)
+board_set_flasher_ifnset(xsdb)
+board_finalize_runner_args(xsdb)