diff --git a/boards/arm/rp2040/pimoroni-tiny2040/src/rp2040_bringup.c b/boards/arm/rp2040/pimoroni-tiny2040/src/rp2040_bringup.c
index 99e8657d820..cfeb9cc61e3 100644
--- a/boards/arm/rp2040/pimoroni-tiny2040/src/rp2040_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/arm/rp2040/pimoroni-tiny2040/src/rp2040_bringup.c
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@
 #include "rp2040_pwmdev.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_RP2040_BOARD_HAS_WS2812) && defined(CONFIG_WS2812)
+#include "rp2040_ws2812.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_WS2812_HAS_WHITE
+#define HAS_WHITE true
+#else /* CONFIG_WS2812_HAS_WHITE */
+#define HAS_WHITE false
+#endif /* CONFIG_WS2812_HAS_WHITE */
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -398,5 +408,14 @@ int rp2040_bringup(void)
 #  endif
 #endif
 
+  /* Initialize board neo-pixel */
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_RP2040_BOARD_HAS_WS2812) && defined(CONFIG_WS2812)
+  rp2040_ws2812_setup("/dev/leds0",
+                      CONFIG_RP2040_WS2812_GPIO_PIN,
+                      CONFIG_WS2812_LED_COUNT,
+                      HAS_WHITE);
+#endif
+
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/boards/arm/rp2040/raspberrypi-pico/src/rp2040_bringup.c b/boards/arm/rp2040/raspberrypi-pico/src/rp2040_bringup.c
index 76ff7058c2c..23face61e81 100644
--- a/boards/arm/rp2040/raspberrypi-pico/src/rp2040_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/arm/rp2040/raspberrypi-pico/src/rp2040_bringup.c
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@
 #include "rp2040_pwmdev.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_RP2040_BOARD_HAS_WS2812) && defined(CONFIG_WS2812)
+#include "rp2040_ws2812.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_WS2812_HAS_WHITE
+#define HAS_WHITE true
+#else /* CONFIG_WS2812_HAS_WHITE */
+#define HAS_WHITE false
+#endif /* CONFIG_WS2812_HAS_WHITE */
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -477,5 +487,14 @@ int rp2040_bringup(void)
     }
 #endif
 
+  /* Initialize board neo-pixel */
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_RP2040_BOARD_HAS_WS2812) && defined(CONFIG_WS2812)
+  rp2040_ws2812_setup("/dev/leds0",
+                      CONFIG_RP2040_WS2812_GPIO_PIN,
+                      CONFIG_WS2812_LED_COUNT,
+                      HAS_WHITE);
+#endif
+
   return ret;
 }