diff --git a/targets/targets.json b/targets/targets.json
index 3afaf7d3a6b..0038322f806 100644
--- a/targets/targets.json
+++ b/targets/targets.json
@@ -7127,6 +7127,27 @@
             "full", "bare-metal"
         ]
     },
+    "NRF52840_DONGLE": {
+        "inherits": [
+            "MCU_NRF52840"
+        ],
+        "supported_form_factors": [],
+        "macros_add": [
+            "CONFIG_GPIO_AS_PINRESET"
+        ],
+        "components_remove": [
+            "QSPIF"
+        ],
+        "config": {
+            "enable-objects-extensions": {
+                "help": "Enable inclusion of objects_extensions.h",
+                "value": false
+            }
+        },
+        "supported_application_profiles": [
+            "full", "bare-metal"
+        ]
+    },
     "ARDUINO_NANO33BLE": {
         "inherits": [
             "MCU_NRF52840"