diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index eead0d8c2eb4..6916d1491457 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ rsource "ds3231/Kconfig"
 rsource "ds3234/Kconfig"
 rsource "edbg_eui/Kconfig"
 rsource "io1_xplained/Kconfig"
+rsource "mcp23x17/Kconfig"
 rsource "pcf857x/Kconfig"
 rsource "tps6274x/Kconfig"
 rsource "uart_half_duplex/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/mcp23x17/Kconfig b/drivers/mcp23x17/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f9c1237eee3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/mcp23x17/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Gunar Schorcht
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+#
+
+menuconfig MODULE_MCP23X17
+    bool "MCP23017/MCP23S17 I/O Expander"
+    depends on HAS_PERIPH_GPIO
+    depends on TEST_KCONFIG
+    select MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO
+    help
+        Driver for Microchip Microchip MCP23x17 I/O expanders.
+        The driver supports the MCP23017 and MC23S17 variants.
+
+if MODULE_MCP23X17
+
+config MODULE_MCP23X17_I2C
+    bool "MCP23017 with I2C interface is used"
+    depends on HAS_PERIPH_I2C
+    select MODULE_PERIPH_I2C
+
+config MODULE_MCP23X17_SPI
+    bool "MCP23S17 with SPI interface is used"
+    depends on HAS_PERIPH_SPI
+    select MODULE_PERIPH_SPI
+
+config MODULE_MCP23X17_IRQ
+    bool "Interrupt support for MCP23x17 I/O Expander pins"
+    depends on HAS_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
+    select MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
+    select MODULE_EVENT
+    select MODULE_EVENT_THREAD
+    help
+        To use the IRQs the MODULE_EVENT_THREAD symbol should be set.
+
+choice
+    bool "Thread priority"
+    depends on MODULE_MCP23X17_IRQ
+    default MODULE_MCP23X17_IRQ_MEDIUM
+    help
+        To process IRQs an event thread is used. The MODULE_EVENT_THREAD
+        symbol should be set. Choose a priority for the thread that
+        processes the IRQs. The default is medium priority.
+
+config MODULE_MCP23X17_IRQ_MEDIUM
+    bool "Medium"
+    select MODULE_EVENT_THREAD_MEDIUM
+    help
+        Use event thread with medium priority for interrupt handling.
+
+config MODULE_MCP23X17_IRQ_HIGHEST
+    bool "Highest"
+    select MODULE_EVENT_THREAD_HIGHEST
+    help
+        Use event thread with highest priority for interrupt handling.
+
+endchoice
+
+config MODULE_MCP23X17_RESET
+    bool "RESET pin used"
+    help
+        If the RESET pin is used, a hardware reset is executed when the
+        expander device is initialized. The RESET pin of the MCP23x17 I/O
+        Expanderhas to be connected to a MCU pin that has to be defined
+        by hardware configuration parameters.
+
+endif # MODULE_MCP23X17
diff --git a/tests/driver_mcp23x17/app.config.test b/tests/driver_mcp23x17/app.config.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..537ad2646380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/driver_mcp23x17/app.config.test
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# this file enables modules defined in Kconfig. Do not use this file for
+# application configuration. This is only needed during migration.
+CONFIG_MODULE_MCP23X17=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_MCP23X17_I2C=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_SHELL=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_BENCHMARK=y