diff --git a/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/boards/mimxrt685_evk_cm33_rtc_1khz.overlay b/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/boards/mimxrt685_evk_cm33_rtc_1khz.overlay
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3ee5af716e791c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/boards/mimxrt685_evk_cm33_rtc_1khz.overlay
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+&rtc {
+	status = "disabled";
+};
+
+&rtc_highres {
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/src/test_counter.c b/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/src/test_counter.c
index 370b07b248ca24..642465c60788d9 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/src/test_counter.c
+++ b/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/src/test_counter.c
@@ -69,9 +69,12 @@ static const struct device *const devices[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_COUNTER_NXP_MRT
 	DEVS_FOR_DT_COMPAT(nxp_mrt_channel)
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_COUNTER_MCUX_LPC_RTC
+#ifdef CONFIG_COUNTER_MCUX_LPC_RTC_1HZ
 	DEVS_FOR_DT_COMPAT(nxp_lpc_rtc)
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_COUNTER_MCUX_LPC_RTC_HIGHRES
+	DEVS_FOR_DT_COMPAT(nxp_lpc_rtc_highres)
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_COUNTER_GECKO_RTCC
 	DEVS_FOR_DT_COMPAT(silabs_gecko_rtcc)
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/testcase.yaml b/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/testcase.yaml
index 2173d417c06ef4..f6210c0bc747cf 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/testcase.yaml
@@ -27,3 +27,12 @@ tests:
     timeout: 600
     extra_configs:
       - CONFIG_COUNTER_RTC_STM32_SUBSECONDS=y
+  drivers.counter.basic_api.rtc_1khz:
+    tags:
+      - drivers
+      - counter
+    depends_on: counter
+    platform_allow: mimxrt685_evk_cm33
+    timeout: 400
+    extra_args:
+      DTC_OVERLAY_FILE="boards/mimxrt685_evk_cm33_rtc_1khz.overlay"