diff --git a/apps/blinky/src/main.c b/apps/blinky/src/main.c
index 661edf9311afa4fc953e144f7e07dda00e450117..513b7c126314e891153b3cb0fec0d8fab42d1f3a 100644
--- a/apps/blinky/src/main.c
+++ b/apps/blinky/src/main.c
@@ -4,20 +4,21 @@ #include <zephyr/drivers/gpio.h>
 
 static const struct gpio_dt_spec led = GPIO_DT_SPEC_GET(DT_ALIAS(led0), gpios);
 
-int main(void) {
-	int ret;
+#define STACKSIZE 1024
+#define PRIORITY 7
 
-	printk("Blinky starting (main thread)...\n");
+void blink_thread(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3) {
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!gpio_is_ready_dt(&led)) {
 		printk("Error: LED device %s is not ready\n", led.port->name);
-		return 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	ret = gpio_pin_configure_dt(&led, GPIO_OUTPUT_INACTIVE);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		printk("Error %d: failed to configure LED pin\n", ret);
-		return 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	while (1) {
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ 		printk("LED OFF\n");
 		gpio_pin_set_dt(&led, 0);
 		k_msleep(500);
 	}
+}
 
+K_THREAD_DEFINE(blink_thread_id, STACKSIZE, blink_thread, NULL, NULL, NULL, PRIORITY, 0, 0);
+
+int main(void) {
+	printk("Blinky starting (main thread)...\n");
 	return 0;
 }