diff --git a/drivers/adc/Kconfig.mcux b/drivers/adc/Kconfig.mcux
index c53ffeee468c1b1..725ec32c2c89264 100644
--- a/drivers/adc/Kconfig.mcux
+++ b/drivers/adc/Kconfig.mcux
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ config ADC_MCUX_LPADC
 	bool "MCUX LPADC driver"
 	default y
 	select ADC_CONFIGURABLE_INPUTS
+	select REGULATOR
 	depends on DT_HAS_NXP_LPC_LPADC_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Enable the MCUX LPADC driver.
diff --git a/drivers/adc/adc_mcux_lpadc.c b/drivers/adc/adc_mcux_lpadc.c
index 4640155b419a258..322a82b0848e861 100644
--- a/drivers/adc/adc_mcux_lpadc.c
+++ b/drivers/adc/adc_mcux_lpadc.c
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/adc.h>
+#include <zephyr/sys/util.h>
 #include <fsl_lpadc.h>
+#include <zephyr/drivers/regulator.h>
 
 #include <zephyr/drivers/pinctrl.h>
 
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ struct mcux_lpadc_config {
 	uint32_t offset_b;
 	void (*irq_config_func)(const struct device *dev);
 	const struct pinctrl_dev_config *pincfg;
+	const struct device **req_regulators;
 };
 
 struct mcux_lpadc_data {
@@ -387,10 +390,22 @@ static int mcux_lpadc_init(const struct device *dev)
 	lpadc_config_t adc_config;
 	int err;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
 	err = pinctrl_apply_state(config->pincfg, PINCTRL_STATE_DEFAULT);
 	if (err) {
 		return err;
 	}
+#endif
+
+	/* Enable necessary regulators */
+	const struct device **regulator = config->req_regulators;
+
+	while (*regulator != NULL) {
+		err = regulator_enable(*(regulator++));
+		if (err) {
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
 
 	LPADC_GetDefaultConfig(&adc_config);
 
@@ -455,8 +470,17 @@ static const struct adc_driver_api mcux_lpadc_driver_api = {
 #endif
 };
 
+#define LPADC_REGULATOR_DEPENDENCY(node_id, prop, idx) \
+	DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_PHANDLE_BY_IDX(node_id, prop, idx)),
+
+#define LPADC_REGULATORS_DEFINE(inst)				\
+	static const struct device *mcux_lpadc_req_regulators_##inst[] = {	\
+		DT_INST_FOREACH_PROP_ELEM(inst, required_regulators,	\
+					LPADC_REGULATOR_DEPENDENCY) NULL};
 
 #define LPADC_MCUX_INIT(n)						\
+	LPADC_REGULATORS_DEFINE(n)						\
+									\
 	static void mcux_lpadc_config_func_##n(const struct device *dev);	\
 									\
 	PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEFINE(n);						\
@@ -469,8 +493,8 @@ static const struct adc_driver_api mcux_lpadc_driver_api = {
 		.offset_b = DT_INST_PROP(n, offset_value_b),	\
 		.irq_config_func = mcux_lpadc_config_func_##n,				\
 		.pincfg = PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEV_CONFIG_GET(n),			\
+		.req_regulators = mcux_lpadc_req_regulators_##n, \
 	};									\
-										\
 	static struct mcux_lpadc_data mcux_lpadc_data_##n = {	\
 		ADC_CONTEXT_INIT_TIMER(mcux_lpadc_data_##n, ctx),	\
 		ADC_CONTEXT_INIT_LOCK(mcux_lpadc_data_##n, ctx),	\
diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_lpc55S3x_common.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_lpc55S3x_common.dtsi
index d6bed2f89b81926..fa07bdaa4734ca1 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_lpc55S3x_common.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_lpc55S3x_common.dtsi
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@
 		offset-value-a = <10>;
 		offset-value-b = <10>;
 		#io-channel-cells = <1>;
+		required-regulators = <&vref0>;
 	};
 
 	can0: can@4009d000 {
diff --git a/dts/bindings/adc/nxp,lpc-lpadc.yaml b/dts/bindings/adc/nxp,lpc-lpadc.yaml
index 0a8c2c74783ee19..d26b0305a34810e 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/adc/nxp,lpc-lpadc.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/adc/nxp,lpc-lpadc.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ properties:
     required: true
     description: Offset value B to use if CONFIG_LPADC_DO_OFFSET_CALIBRATION is false
 
+  required-regulators:
+    type: phandles
+    description: References to required regulators which must be enabled for LPADC to function
+
   "#io-channel-cells":
     const: 1