diff --git a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/Kconfig b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/Kconfig
index 83f06e1e286c9..77fb047c6f6fd 100644
--- a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/Kconfig
@@ -127,4 +127,18 @@ config SAMA5_SDMMC1_WIDTH_D1_D4
 	default y
 	depends on SAMA5_SDMMC1
 
+config SAMA5_QSPI0_SIZE
+	int "QSPI0 memory size in bytes"
+	default 1073741824
+	depends on SAMA5_QSPI0
+	---help---
+		Size of QSPI0 memory mapped area in bytes. Default: 1GB
+
+config SAMA5_QSPI1_SIZE
+	int "QSPI1 memory size in bytes"
+	default 1073741824
+	depends on SAMA5_QSPI1
+	---help---
+		Size of QSPI1 memory mapped area in bytes. Default: 1GB
+
 endif # ARCH_BOARD_SAMA5D2_XULT
diff --git a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/src/sam_bringup.c b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/src/sam_bringup.c
index 3bb43e5686137..bab347a7af99b 100644
--- a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/src/sam_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/src/sam_bringup.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <nuttx/usb/usbdev.h>
 #include <nuttx/usb/usbhost.h>
 #include <nuttx/usb/usbdev_trace.h>
+#include <nuttx/drivers/drivers.h>
 
 #include "sama5d2-xult.h"
 
@@ -61,6 +62,15 @@
 #  include "sam_sdmmc.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_MX25RXX
+#  include "sam_qspi.h"
+#  include <nuttx/mtd/mtd.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_MX25RXX_NXFFS
+#  include <nuttx/fs/nxffs.h>
+#endif
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Pre-processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -242,6 +252,10 @@ static int nsh_sdmmc_initialize(void)
 
 int sam_bringup(void)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_MX25RXX
+  struct qspi_dev_s *qspi;
+  struct mtd_dev_s *mtd;
+#endif
   int ret;
 
   /* Register I2C drivers on behalf of the I2C tool */
@@ -458,6 +472,42 @@ int sam_bringup(void)
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_MX25RXX
+  qspi = sam_qspi_initialize(0);
+  if (!qspi)
+    {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: sam_qspi_initialize failed\n");
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      mtd = mx25rxx_initialize(qspi, true);
+      if (!mtd)
+        {
+          syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: mx25rxx_initialize failed\n");
+        }
+
+#if HAVE_MX25RXX_NXFFS
+      /* Initialize to provide NXFFS on the mx25rxx MTD interface */
+
+      ret = nxffs_initialize(mtd);
+      if (ret < 0)
+        {
+          syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: NXFFS initialization failed: %d\n", ret);
+        }
+
+      /* Mount the file system at /mnt/mx25 */
+
+      ret = nx_mount(NULL, "/mnt/mx25", "nxffs", 0, NULL);
+      if (ret < 0)
+        {
+          syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: Failed to mount the NXFFS volume: %d\n",
+                 ret);
+          return ret;
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+#endif /* HAVE_MX25RXX */
+
   /* If we got here then perhaps not all initialization was successful, but
    * at least enough succeeded to bring-up NSH with perhaps reduced
    * capabilities.
diff --git a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/src/sama5d2-xult.h b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/src/sama5d2-xult.h
index 0a281731c21dd..6944fe91ee1cc 100644
--- a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/src/sama5d2-xult.h
+++ b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d2-xult/src/sama5d2-xult.h
@@ -42,13 +42,15 @@
 
 /* Configuration ************************************************************/
 
-#define HAVE_SDMMC      1
-#define HAVE_AT25       1
-#define HAVE_NAND       1
-#define HAVE_USBHOST    1
-#define HAVE_USBDEV     1
-#define HAVE_USBMONITOR 1
-#define HAVE_NETWORK    1
+#define HAVE_SDMMC         1
+#define HAVE_AT25          1
+#define HAVE_NAND          1
+#define HAVE_USBHOST       1
+#define HAVE_USBDEV        1
+#define HAVE_USBMONITOR    1
+#define HAVE_NETWORK       1
+#define HAVE_MX25RXX       1
+#define HAVE_MX25RXX_NXFFS 1
 
 /* SDMMC */
 
@@ -169,6 +171,17 @@
 #  define AT25_MINOR  _AT25_MINOR
 #endif
 
+/* MX25RXX QuadSPI flash */
+
+#if !defined(CONFIG_MTD_MX25RXX) || !defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_QSPI0)
+#  undef HAVE_MX25RXX
+#  undef HAVE_MX25RXX_NXFFS
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_FS_NXFFS
+#  undef HAVE_MX25RXX_NXFFS
+#endif
+
 /* MMC/SD minor numbers:  The NSH device minor extended is extended to
  * support two devices.  If CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDMINOR is zero, these will be:
  * /dev/mmcsd0 and /dev/mmcsd1.