diff --git a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/include/board.h b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/include/board.h
index dc91a3c67cd..029ac606714 100644
--- a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/include/board.h
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@
 #define LED_ASSERTION           (BOARD_LED1_BIT | BOARD_LED2_BIT | BOARD_LED3_BIT)
 #define LED_PANIC               (BOARD_LED4_BIT)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS_CPU_ACTIVITY
+/* NOTE: LED_CPUx is not a bit pattern but just a number which
+ * does not conflict with existing LED bit patterns
+ */
+
+#define LED_CPU0                (100)
+#define LED_CPU1                (101)
+#define LED_CPU2                (102)
+#define LED_CPU3                (103)
+#define LED_CPU                 (LED_CPU0 + up_cpu_index())
+#endif
+
 /* Buttons definitions ******************************************************/
 
 #define BOARD_NUM_BUTTONS   (2)
diff --git a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_leds.c b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_leds.c
index 32d9b841bb2..40ad88d6eff 100644
--- a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_leds.c
+++ b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_leds.c
@@ -108,9 +108,33 @@ void board_autoled_initialize(void)
 
 void board_autoled_on(int led)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS_CPU_ACTIVITY
+  switch (led)
+    {
+      case LED_CPU0:
+        cxd56_gpio_write(GPIO_LED1, 1);
+        break;
+
+      case LED_CPU1:
+        cxd56_gpio_write(GPIO_LED2, 1);
+        break;
+
+      case LED_CPU2:
+        cxd56_gpio_write(GPIO_LED3, 1);
+        break;
+
+      case LED_CPU3:
+        cxd56_gpio_write(GPIO_LED4, 1);
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+#else
   led_clrbits(BOARD_LED1_BIT | BOARD_LED2_BIT |
               BOARD_LED3_BIT | BOARD_LED4_BIT);
   led_setbits(led);
+#endif
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -119,7 +143,31 @@ void board_autoled_on(int led)
 
 void board_autoled_off(int led)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS_CPU_ACTIVITY
+  switch (led)
+    {
+      case LED_CPU0:
+        cxd56_gpio_write(GPIO_LED1, 0);
+        break;
+
+      case LED_CPU1:
+        cxd56_gpio_write(GPIO_LED2, 0);
+        break;
+
+      case LED_CPU2:
+        cxd56_gpio_write(GPIO_LED3, 0);
+        break;
+
+      case LED_CPU3:
+        cxd56_gpio_write(GPIO_LED4, 0);
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+#else
   led_clrbits(led);
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS */