diff --git a/submanifests/optional.yaml b/submanifests/optional.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..d7a5befc45b7913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/submanifests/optional.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+
+manifest:
+  remotes:
+    - name: upstream
+      url-base: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos
+  projects:
+    - name: thrift
+      path: optional/modules/lib/thrift
+      revision: 10023645a0e6cb7ce23fcd7fd3dbac9f18df6234
+      remote: upstream
+      groups:
+        - optional
+    - name: tflite-micro
+      revision: 9156d050927012da87079064db59d07f03b8baf6
+      path: optional/modules/lib/tflite-micro
+      repo-path: tflite-micro
+      remote: upstream
+      groups:
+        - optional
+    - name: zscilib
+      path: modules/lib/zscilib
+      revision: 34c3432e81085bb717e4871d21ca419ae0058ec5
+      remote: upstream
+      groups:
+        - optional
+    - name: nanopb
+      revision: 42fa8b211e946b90b9d968523fce7b1cfe27617e
+      path: modules/lib/nanopb
+      remote: upstream
+      groups:
+        - optional
+    - name: chre
+      revision: b7955c27e50485b7dafdc3888d7d6afdc2ac6d96
+      path: modules/lib/chre
+      remote: upstream
+      groups:
+        - optional
+    - name: lz4
+      revision: 8e303c264fc21c2116dc612658003a22e933124d
+      path: modules/lib/lz4
+      remote: upstream
+      groups:
+        - optional
+    - name: sof
+      revision: ee40f61b5725b6615f1abea4a78cc4d90ce144b8
+      path: modules/audio/sof
+      remote: upstream
+      groups:
+        - optional
+    - name: tf-m-tests
+      revision: a878426da78fbd1486dfc29d6c6b82be4ee79e72
+      path: modules/tee/tf-m/tf-m-tests
+      remote: upstream
+      groups:
+        - optional
+    - name: psa-arch-tests
+      revision: 6a17330e0dfb5f319730f974d5b05f7b7f04757b
+      path: modules/tee/tf-m/psa-arch-tests
+      remote: upstream
+      groups:
+        - optional
diff --git a/west.yml b/west.yml
index 93570e9fe206fc8..45ce68ee80dc9d9 100644
--- a/west.yml
+++ b/west.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ manifest:
     - name: babblesim
       url-base: https://github.com/BabbleSim
 
-  group-filter: [-babblesim]
+  group-filter: [-babblesim,-optional]
 
   #
   # Please add items below based on alphabetical order
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ manifest:
     - name: canopennode
       revision: dec12fa3f0d790cafa8414a4c2930ea71ab72ffd
       path: modules/lib/canopennode
-    - name: chre
-      revision: b7955c27e50485b7dafdc3888d7d6afdc2ac6d96
-      path: modules/lib/chre
     - name: cmsis
       revision: 1abf29132e608826752e2edd1f4799a065db4031
       path: modules/hal/cmsis
@@ -272,9 +269,6 @@ manifest:
     - name: lvgl
       revision: 8a6a2d1d29d17d1e4bdc94c243c146a39d635fdd
       path: modules/lib/gui/lvgl
-    - name: lz4
-      revision: 8e303c264fc21c2116dc612658003a22e933124d
-      path: modules/lib/lz4
     - name: mbedtls
       revision: c38dc78d9a8dcbe43b898cc1171ab33ba3e6fc26
       path: modules/crypto/mbedtls
@@ -288,9 +282,6 @@ manifest:
       groups:
         - debug
       revision: a819419603a2dfcb47f7f39092e1bc112e45d1ef
-    - name: nanopb
-      revision: 42fa8b211e946b90b9d968523fce7b1cfe27617e
-      path: modules/lib/nanopb
     - name: net-tools
       revision: e0828aa9629b533644dc96ff6d1295c939bd713c
       path: tools/net-tools
@@ -313,13 +304,6 @@ manifest:
       path: modules/debug/segger
       groups:
         - debug
-    - name: sof
-      revision: ee40f61b5725b6615f1abea4a78cc4d90ce144b8
-      path: modules/audio/sof
-    - name: tflite-micro
-      revision: 9156d050927012da87079064db59d07f03b8baf6
-      path: modules/lib/tflite-micro
-      repo-path: tflite-micro
     - name: tinycrypt
       revision: 3e9a49d2672ec01435ffbf0d788db6d95ef28de0
       path: modules/crypto/tinycrypt
@@ -340,28 +324,12 @@ manifest:
       path: modules/tee/tf-a/trusted-firmware-a
       groups:
         - tee
-    - name: tf-m-tests
-      revision: a878426da78fbd1486dfc29d6c6b82be4ee79e72
-      path: modules/tee/tf-m/tf-m-tests
-      groups:
-        - tee
-    - name: psa-arch-tests
-      revision: 6a17330e0dfb5f319730f974d5b05f7b7f04757b
-      path: modules/tee/tf-m/psa-arch-tests
-      groups:
-        - tee
     - name: uoscore-uedhoc
       revision: 5fe2cb613bd7e4590bd1b00c2adf181ac0229379
       path: modules/lib/uoscore-uedhoc
     - name: zcbor
       revision: 67fd8bb88d3136738661fa8bb5f9989103f4599e
       path: modules/lib/zcbor
-    - name: zscilib
-      path: modules/lib/zscilib
-      revision: 34c3432e81085bb717e4871d21ca419ae0058ec5
-    - name: thrift
-      path: modules/lib/thrift
-      revision: 10023645a0e6cb7ce23fcd7fd3dbac9f18df6234
 
   self:
     path: zephyr