diff --git a/config/acari.conf b/config/acari.conf
index 08813f2..9dde19b 100644
--- a/config/acari.conf
+++ b/config/acari.conf
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_CENTRAL_BATTERY_LEVEL_FETCHING=y
 CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_CENTRAL_BATTERY_LEVEL_PROXY=y
 CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_EXPERIMENTAL_CONN=y
 # CONFIG_BT_BAS=n
+CONFIG_NFCT_PINS_AS_GPIOS=y
diff --git a/config/boards/shields/acari/Kconfig.shield b/config/boards/shields/acari/Kconfig.shield
index 38f388a..406577c 100644
--- a/config/boards/shields/acari/Kconfig.shield
+++ b/config/boards/shields/acari/Kconfig.shield
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_CENTRAL_BATTERY_LEVEL_FETCHING=y
 CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_CENTRAL_BATTERY_LEVEL_PROXY=y
+CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_0=y
+
 config SHIELD_ACARI_LEFT
 	def_bool $(shields_list_contains,acari_left)
 
diff --git a/config/boards/shields/acari/acari_right.overlay b/config/boards/shields/acari/acari_right.overlay
index 5b3c49f..ed10327 100644
--- a/config/boards/shields/acari/acari_right.overlay
+++ b/config/boards/shields/acari/acari_right.overlay
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "acari.dtsi"
 
 &default_transform {
-	col-offset = <5>;
+    col-offset = <5>;
 };
 
 &kscan0 {
@@ -19,3 +19,11 @@
         , <&xiao_d 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>
         ;
 };
+
+/* Configure NFC pins as I2C (SDA and SCL) */
+&i2c0 {
+    status = "okay";
+    sda-pin = <9>;    /* P0.09 (NFC1) for SDA */
+    scl-pin = <10>;   /* P0.10 (NFC2) for SCL */
+    clock-frequency = <I2C_BITRATE_STANDARD>;  /* Set desired I2C clock frequency */
+};