diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/README.txt b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/README.txt
index b92c9cb3df5..a3508cf5641 100644
--- a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/README.txt
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/README.txt
@@ -1321,6 +1321,12 @@ Configuration sub-directories
     DMA to transfer samples. Number of transferred samples can be set
     by configuring CONFIG_SAMV7_AFEC_DMASAMPLES.
 
+  can
+
+    An nsh configuration (see below) with added support fo MCAN driver.
+    The purpose of the configuration is mainly to track whether changes
+    to SAMv7 MCAN driver do not cause build errors and warnings.
+
   mrf24j40-starhub
 
     This configuration implements a hub node in a 6LoWPAN start network.
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/configs/can/defconfig b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/configs/can/defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..94339b30d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/configs/can/defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#
+# This file is autogenerated: PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT.
+#
+# You can use "make menuconfig" to make any modifications to the installed .config file.
+# You can then do "make savedefconfig" to generate a new defconfig file that includes your
+# modifications.
+#
+# CONFIG_ARCH_RAMFUNCS is not set
+# CONFIG_MMCSD_MMCSUPPORT is not set
+# CONFIG_MMCSD_SPI is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_SDRAMHEAP is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_UART0 is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_UART2 is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_UART4 is not set
+CONFIG_ARCH="arm"
+CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD="same70-xplained"
+CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_COMMON=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_SAME70_XPLAINED=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_BUTTONS=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="samv7"
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAME70=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAME70Q21=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAME70Q=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAMV7=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAMV7_MEM_FLASH=0x200000
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAMV7_MEM_RAM=0x60000
+CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
+CONFIG_ARCH_IRQBUTTONS=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7M_DCACHE=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7M_DCACHE_WRITETHROUGH=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7M_ICACHE=y
+CONFIG_AT24XX_ADDR=0x57
+CONFIG_AT24XX_EXTENDED=y
+CONFIG_AT24XX_EXTSIZE=160
+CONFIG_AT24XX_SIZE=2
+CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=51262
+CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
+CONFIG_FAT_LCNAMES=y
+CONFIG_FAT_LFN=y
+CONFIG_FS_FAT=y
+CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
+CONFIG_I2CTOOL_MAXBUS=0
+CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
+CONFIG_MMCSD_MULTIBLOCK_LIMIT=1
+CONFIG_MMCSD_SDIO=y
+CONFIG_MTD=y
+CONFIG_MTD_AT24XX=y
+CONFIG_MTD_AT25=y
+CONFIG_MTD_CONFIG=y
+CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
+CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
+CONFIG_NSH_FILEIOSIZE=512
+CONFIG_NSH_LINELEN=64
+CONFIG_NSH_READLINE=y
+CONFIG_PREALLOC_TIMERS=4
+CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=393216
+CONFIG_RAM_START=0x20400000
+CONFIG_RAW_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
+CONFIG_SAMV7_GPIOA_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_GPIOC_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_GPIO_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_HSMCI0=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_MCAN0=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_SDRAMC=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_SDRAMSIZE=2097152
+CONFIG_SAMV7_TWIHS0=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_USART1=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_XDMAC=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
+CONFIG_SDIO_BLOCKSETUP=y
+CONFIG_START_DAY=10
+CONFIG_START_MONTH=3
+CONFIG_START_YEAR=2014
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_I2CTOOL=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_RAMTEST=y
+CONFIG_USART1_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y