diff --git a/esphome/core/defines.h b/esphome/core/defines.h
index 4831ed2c9e..05e83522d4 100644
--- a/esphome/core/defines.h
+++ b/esphome/core/defines.h
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@
 #define USE_SOCKET_IMPL_BSD_SOCKETS
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_NRF52
+#endif
+
 // Disabled feature flags
 // #define USE_BSEC  // Requires a library with proprietary license.
 
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 57669a6cfb..7a4626c523 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ build_flags =
     -DUSE_LIBRETINY
 build_src_flags = -include Arduino.h
 
+; This is the common settings for the nRF52 using Zephyr.
+[common:nrf52-zephyr]
+extends = common
+platform = platformio/nordicnrf52@10.3.0
+platform_packages =
+    platformio/framework-zephyr @ https://github.com/tomaszduda23/framework-sdk-nrf
+    platformio/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi@https://github.com/tomaszduda23/toolchain-sdk-ng
+build_flags =
+    ${common.build_flags}
+    -DUSE_ZEPHYR
+    -DUSE_NRF52
+
 ; All the actual environments are defined below.
 
 ;;;;;;;; ESP8266 ;;;;;;;;
@@ -393,9 +405,8 @@ build_flags =
     -std=c++17
 
 [env:nrf52]
-extends = common
-platform = platformio/nordicnrf52@10.3.0
-platform_packages =
-    platformio/framework-zephyr @ https://github.com/tomaszduda23/framework-sdk-nrf
-    platformio/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi@https://github.com/tomaszduda23/toolchain-sdk-ng
+extends = common:nrf52-zephyr
 board = adafruit_feather_nrf52840
+build_flags =
+    ${common:nrf52-zephyr.build_flags}
+    ${flags:runtime.build_flags}