diff --git a/meta-arm-autonomy/dynamic-layers/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/arm-autonomy-kmeta-extra/features/arm-autonomy/preempt-rt-extras.cfg b/meta-arm-autonomy/dynamic-layers/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/arm-autonomy-kmeta-extra/features/arm-autonomy/preempt-rt-extras.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf9e14b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-arm-autonomy/dynamic-layers/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/arm-autonomy-kmeta-extra/features/arm-autonomy/preempt-rt-extras.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Yocto kernel-cache sets CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m for LINUX_KERNEL_TYPR=preempt-rt
+CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
+# Yocto kernel-cache sets CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m for LINUX_KERNEL_TYPR=preempt-rt
+CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
+
+# Set the timer interrupt run at 1000 Hz to have a fast response
+CONFIG_HZ_1000=y
diff --git a/meta-arm-autonomy/dynamic-layers/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/arm-autonomy-kmeta-extra/features/arm-autonomy/preempt-rt-extras.scc b/meta-arm-autonomy/dynamic-layers/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/arm-autonomy-kmeta-extra/features/arm-autonomy/preempt-rt-extras.scc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..676291b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-arm-autonomy/dynamic-layers/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/arm-autonomy-kmeta-extra/features/arm-autonomy/preempt-rt-extras.scc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+define KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION "Extra kernel configs when building with PREEMPT_RT"
+
+kconf non-hardware preempt-rt-extras.cfg
diff --git a/meta-arm-autonomy/dynamic-layers/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm-rt_5.4.bbappend b/meta-arm-autonomy/dynamic-layers/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm-rt_5.4.bbappend
index 1c054952..b0a1ecf8 100644
--- a/meta-arm-autonomy/dynamic-layers/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm-rt_5.4.bbappend
+++ b/meta-arm-autonomy/dynamic-layers/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm-rt_5.4.bbappend
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}-5.4:"
 SRC_URI_append = " \
     file://0001-xen-use-handle_fasteoi_irq-to-handle-xen-dynamic-eve.patch \
     "
+
+KERNEL_FEATURES += "features/arm-autonomy/preempt-rt-extras.scc"