diff --git a/dts/bindings/timer/arm,armv7-timer.yaml b/dts/bindings/timer/arm,armv7-timer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2bf3112c58776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/bindings/timer/arm,armv7-timer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+description: per-core ARM architected timer
+
+compatible: "arm,armv7-timer"
+
+include: base.yaml
+
+properties:
+  interrupts:
+    required: true
diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/timer/arm_arch_timer.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/timer/arm_arch_timer.h
index c1f4412dbb9cd..b1956bbeac20c 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/drivers/timer/arm_arch_timer.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/timer/arm_arch_timer.h
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@
 
 #include <zephyr/dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/arm-gic.h>
 #include <zephyr/types.h>
+#include <zephyr/devicetree.h>
 
+#if DT_HAS_COMPAT_STATUS_OKAY(arm_armv8_timer)
 #define ARM_TIMER_NODE DT_INST(0, arm_armv8_timer)
+#elif DT_HAS_COMPAT_STATUS_OKAY(arm_armv7_timer)
+#define ARM_TIMER_NODE DT_INST(0, arm_armv7_timer)
+#endif
 
 #define ARM_TIMER_SECURE_IRQ		DT_IRQ_BY_IDX(ARM_TIMER_NODE, 0, irq)
 #define ARM_TIMER_NON_SECURE_IRQ	DT_IRQ_BY_IDX(ARM_TIMER_NODE, 1, irq)