diff --git a/boards/xiao_m0/CHANGELOG.md b/boards/xiao_m0/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b34aa512b2..45798bf6afa 100644
--- a/boards/xiao_m0/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/boards/xiao_m0/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Unreleased
 
 - Updated to 2021 edition, updated dependencies, removed unused dependencies (#562)
+- added `rtic` feature flag to enable `rtic` feature in the hal
+- added `blinky_rtic` example to demonstrate a simple rtic app on the xiao_m0
+
 # 0.12.0
 
 - bump hal dependency to 0.14.0
diff --git a/boards/xiao_m0/Cargo.toml b/boards/xiao_m0/Cargo.toml
index 0753ec4e7e3..db2c0f8d182 100644
--- a/boards/xiao_m0/Cargo.toml
+++ b/boards/xiao_m0/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ version = "0.7"
 optional = true
 
 [dependencies.atsamd-hal]
-version = "0.14"
+version = "0.15.1"
 default-features = false
 
 [dependencies.usb-device]
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ version = "0.2"
 optional = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+cortex-m-rtic = "1.0.0"
 cortex-m = "0.7"
 usbd-serial = "0.1"
 panic-halt = "0.2"
@@ -36,11 +37,16 @@ default = ["rt", "atsamd-hal/samd21g", "atsamd-hal/unproven"]
 rt = ["cortex-m-rt", "atsamd-hal/samd21g-rt"]
 unproven = ["atsamd-hal/unproven"]
 usb = ["atsamd-hal/usb", "usb-device"]
+rtic = [ "atsamd-hal/rtic"]
 
 [[example]]
 name = "blink"
 required-features = ["unproven"]
 
+[[example]]
+name = "blinky_rtic"
+required-features = ["rtic","unproven"]
+
 [[example]]
 name = "eic"
 required-features = ["unproven"]
diff --git a/boards/xiao_m0/examples/blinky_rtic.rs b/boards/xiao_m0/examples/blinky_rtic.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c67add2be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/xiao_m0/examples/blinky_rtic.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//! Uses RTIC with the RTC as time source to blink an LED.
+//!
+//! The idle task is sleeping the CPU, so in practice this gives similar power
+//! figure as the "sleeping_timer_rtc" example.
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+use xiao_m0 as bsp;
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "use_semihosting"))]
+use panic_halt as _;
+#[cfg(feature = "use_semihosting")]
+use panic_semihosting as _;
+
+use rtic;
+
+#[rtic::app(device = bsp::pac, peripherals = true, dispatchers = [EVSYS])]
+mod app {
+    use super::*;
+    use bsp::hal;
+    use hal::clock::{ClockGenId, ClockSource, GenericClockController};
+    use hal::pac::Peripherals;
+    use hal::prelude::*;
+    use hal::rtc::{Count32Mode, Duration, Rtc};
+
+    #[local]
+    struct Local {}
+
+    #[shared]
+    struct Shared {
+        // The LED could be a local resource, since it is only used in one task
+        // But we want to showcase shared resources and locking
+        led: bsp::Led0,
+    }
+
+    #[monotonic(binds = RTC, default = true)]
+    type RtcMonotonic = Rtc<Count32Mode>;
+
+    #[init]
+    fn init(cx: init::Context) -> (Shared, Local, init::Monotonics) {
+        let mut peripherals: Peripherals = cx.device;
+        let pins = bsp::Pins::new(peripherals.PORT);
+        let mut core: rtic::export::Peripherals = cx.core;
+        let mut clocks = GenericClockController::with_external_32kosc(
+            peripherals.GCLK,
+            &mut peripherals.PM,
+            &mut peripherals.SYSCTRL,
+            &mut peripherals.NVMCTRL,
+        );
+        let _gclk = clocks.gclk0();
+        let rtc_clock_src = clocks
+            .configure_gclk_divider_and_source(ClockGenId::GCLK2, 1, ClockSource::XOSC32K, false)
+            .unwrap();
+        clocks.configure_standby(ClockGenId::GCLK2, true);
+        let rtc_clock = clocks.rtc(&rtc_clock_src).unwrap();
+        let rtc = Rtc::count32_mode(peripherals.RTC, rtc_clock.freq(), &mut peripherals.PM);
+        let led: bsp::Led0 = pins.led0.into();
+
+        // We can use the RTC in standby for maximum power savings
+        core.SCB.set_sleepdeep();
+
+        // Start the blink task
+        blink::spawn().unwrap();
+
+        (Shared { led }, Local {}, init::Monotonics(rtc))
+    }
+
+    #[task(shared = [led])]
+    fn blink(mut cx: blink::Context) {
+        // If the LED were a local resource, the lock would not be necessary
+        cx.shared.led.lock(|led| led.toggle().unwrap());
+        blink::spawn_after(Duration::secs(1)).ok();
+    }
+}