diff --git a/boards/common/arduino-atmega/include/board_common.h b/boards/common/arduino-atmega/include/board_common.h
index 6694f2a93a27924153b577dcc30bec5a092d6048..931e57cfa788861b14a76fbd543c9aca6adde194 100644
--- a/boards/common/arduino-atmega/include/board_common.h
+++ b/boards/common/arduino-atmega/include/board_common.h
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED0_TOGGLE         (PORTB ^=  LED0_MASK)
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name    Usage of LED to turn on when a kernel panic occurs.
+ * @{
+ */
+#define LED_PANIC           LED0_ON
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @name    xtimer configuration values
  * @{
diff --git a/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/include/board.h b/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/include/board.h
index 410addb56b449da56ec5312f2114353c97a7805c..704fbfcd04ecd433976509c27e8a2c197f632fb0 100644
--- a/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/include/board.h
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED2_TOGGLE         (LED_PORT ^=  LED2_MASK)
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name   White LED light is used to signal ERROR.
+ * @{
+ */
+#define LED_PANIC           (LED_PORT |= LED2_MASK | LED1_MASK | LED0_MASK)
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @name xtimer configuration values
  * @{
diff --git a/boards/mega-xplained/include/board.h b/boards/mega-xplained/include/board.h
index f7021dd8296a0e1719ca5aae5f5f9c643294ec38..fb885a88b8d6d0fbba23ef584f54f15e68ec47e7 100644
--- a/boards/mega-xplained/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/mega-xplained/include/board.h
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED3_TOGGLE         PORTB ^=  LED3_PIN
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name    Usage of LED to turn on when a kernel panic occurs.
+ * @{
+ */
+#define LED_PANIC           LED1_ON
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @name    Button pin configuration
  * @{
diff --git a/boards/waspmote-pro/include/board.h b/boards/waspmote-pro/include/board.h
index 8fa8a538ab9574d6b46e00adae5f3fb1e4236ede..d670c71007fdf67ad640cc6b3cd6137c3e648fb9 100644
--- a/boards/waspmote-pro/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/waspmote-pro/include/board.h
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED_RED_TOGGLE       LED0_TOGGLE
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name    Usage of LED to turn on when a kernel panic occurs.
+ * @{
+ */
+#define LED_PANIC            LED_RED_ON
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @name    Macros for controlling the on-board MUXes.
  * @{