diff --git a/tests/periph_uart/Makefile b/tests/periph_uart/Makefile
index 41a176e74dec16d5c2be92157f7eeea7c72fd10c..73e6acdbafab499dfc67ae2de720e62d524a2190 100644
--- a/tests/periph_uart/Makefile
+++ b/tests/periph_uart/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ include ../Makefile.tests_common
 BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := arduino-duemilanove arduino-uno nucleo-f031k6
 
 FEATURES_REQUIRED = periph_uart
+FEATURES_OPTIONAL = periph_lpuart  # STM32 L0 and L4 provides lpuart support
 
 USEMODULE += shell
 USEMODULE += xtimer