diff --git a/tests/drivers/uart/uart_async_api/boards/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuppr.overlay b/tests/drivers/uart/uart_async_api/boards/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuppr.overlay
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f65b4dd3b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/drivers/uart/uart_async_api/boards/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuppr.overlay
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 */
+
+#include "nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_common.dtsi"
diff --git a/tests/drivers/uart/uart_async_api/sysbuild/vpr_launcher/boards/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp.overlay b/tests/drivers/uart/uart_async_api/sysbuild/vpr_launcher/boards/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp.overlay
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..64c14d2c492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/drivers/uart/uart_async_api/sysbuild/vpr_launcher/boards/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp.overlay
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 */
+
+#include "../../../boards/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_common.dtsi"
+
+&dut {
+	status = "reserved";
+	interrupt-parent = <&cpuppr_clic>;
+};
diff --git a/tests/drivers/uart/uart_async_api/sysbuild/vpr_launcher/prj.conf b/tests/drivers/uart/uart_async_api/sysbuild/vpr_launcher/prj.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2a4ba59104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/drivers/uart/uart_async_api/sysbuild/vpr_launcher/prj.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# nothing here