diff --git a/app/boards/waveshare/rp2040_zero/board.yml b/app/boards/waveshare/rp2040_zero/board.yml
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+board:
+  extend: rp2040_zero
+  variants:
+    - name: zmk
+      qualifier: rp2040
diff --git a/app/boards/waveshare/rp2040_zero/rp2040_zero.zmk.yml b/app/boards/waveshare/rp2040_zero/rp2040_zero.zmk.yml
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+file_format: "1"
+id: rp2040_zero//zmk
+name: Waveshare RP2040-Zero
+type: board
+arch: arm
+outputs:
+  - usb
+url: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/RP2040-Zero
diff --git a/app/boards/waveshare/rp2040_zero/rp2040_zero_rp2040_zmk.dts b/app/boards/waveshare/rp2040_zero/rp2040_zero_rp2040_zmk.dts
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 The ZMK Contributors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+#include <../boards/waveshare/rp2040_zero/rp2040_zero.dts>
+#include <arm/raspberrypi/rp2040-boot-mode-retention.dtsi>
+
+&uart0 { status = "disabled"; };
+
+&code_partition {
+    reg = <0x100 (DT_SIZE_M(2) - 0x100 - DT_SIZE_K(512))>;
+};
+
+&flash0 {
+    partitions {
+        storage_partition: partition@180000 {
+            reg = <0x180000 DT_SIZE_K(512)>;
+            read-only;
+        };
+    };
+};
diff --git a/app/boards/waveshare/rp2040_zero/rp2040_zero_rp2040_zmk_defconfig b/app/boards/waveshare/rp2040_zero/rp2040_zero_rp2040_zmk_defconfig
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+CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=125000000
+
+# Core deps
+CONFIG_RESET=y
+CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_GPIO=y
+
+# Build Output
+CONFIG_USE_DT_CODE_PARTITION=y
+CONFIG_BUILD_OUTPUT_UF2=y
+CONFIG_BUILD_OUTPUT_HEX=y
+
+# USB HID
+CONFIG_ZMK_USB=y
+
+# Settings Support
+CONFIG_MPU_ALLOW_FLASH_WRITE=y
+CONFIG_NVS=y
+CONFIG_SETTINGS_NVS=y
+CONFIG_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_FLASH_PAGE_LAYOUT=y
+CONFIG_FLASH_MAP=y
+
+# Bootloader Support
+CONFIG_RETAINED_MEM=y
+CONFIG_RETENTION=y
+CONFIG_RETENTION_BOOT_MODE=y