diff --git a/cpu/kinetis/periph/rtc.c b/cpu/kinetis/periph/rtc.c
index cf89681a5bbb..d65f1f1b0c85 100644
--- a/cpu/kinetis/periph/rtc.c
+++ b/cpu/kinetis/periph/rtc.c
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ void rtc_clear_alarm(void)
     rtc_callback.cb = NULL;
 }
 
+void rtc_set_compensation(int8_t adjust, uint8_t interval)
+{
+    rtt_set_compensation(adjust, interval);
+}
+
 void rtc_poweron(void)
 {
     rtt_poweron();
diff --git a/cpu/kinetis/periph/rtt.c b/cpu/kinetis/periph/rtt.c
index ee22cf63f504..00dfe7951e16 100644
--- a/cpu/kinetis/periph/rtt.c
+++ b/cpu/kinetis/periph/rtt.c
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ void rtt_clear_alarm(void)
     bit_clear32(&RTC->IER, RTC_IER_TAIE_SHIFT);
 }
 
+void rtt_set_compensation(int8_t adjust, uint8_t interval)
+{
+    RTC->TCR = RTC_TCR_TCR(adjust) | RTC_TCR_CIR(interval);
+}
+
 /* RTC module has independent power suply. We can not really turn it on/off. */
 
 void rtt_poweron(void)
diff --git a/drivers/include/periph/rtc.h b/drivers/include/periph/rtc.h
index 03ffb7a332bd..6dd8e898337a 100644
--- a/drivers/include/periph/rtc.h
+++ b/drivers/include/periph/rtc.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #define PERIPH_RTC_H
 
 #include <time.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include "periph_conf.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ int rtc_get_alarm(struct tm *time);
  */
 void rtc_clear_alarm(void);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Set RTC fine tuning
+ */
+void rtc_set_compensation(int8_t adjust, uint8_t interval);
+
 /**
  * @brief Turns the RTC hardware module on
  */
diff --git a/drivers/include/periph/rtt.h b/drivers/include/periph/rtt.h
index 54d58022f0ab..ea09aad3de03 100644
--- a/drivers/include/periph/rtt.h
+++ b/drivers/include/periph/rtt.h
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ uint32_t rtt_get_alarm(void);
  */
 void rtt_clear_alarm(void);
 
+void rtt_set_compensation(int8_t adjust, uint8_t interval);
+
 /**
  * @brief Turn the RTT hardware module on
  */