diff --git a/applications/nrf_desktop/Kconfig.sysbuild b/applications/nrf_desktop/Kconfig.sysbuild
index b5db53622cd5..bab4d58cf85d 100644
--- a/applications/nrf_desktop/Kconfig.sysbuild
+++ b/applications/nrf_desktop/Kconfig.sysbuild
@@ -26,4 +26,7 @@ config SECURE_BOOT_APPCORE
 config PM_EXTERNAL_FLASH_MCUBOOT_SECONDARY
 	default y if BOARD_NRF52840DK_NRF52840
 
+config SUIT_ENVELOPE
+	default y if BOARD_NRF54H20DK
+
 source "${ZEPHYR_BASE}/share/sysbuild/Kconfig"
diff --git a/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/app.overlay b/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/app.overlay
index caa85784048f..16995191907a 100644
--- a/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/app.overlay
+++ b/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/app.overlay
@@ -52,3 +52,18 @@
 		};
 	};
 };
+
+&cpuapp_rw_partitions {
+		dfu_partition: partition@13c000 {
+			label = "dfu_partition";
+			reg = <0x13c000 DT_SIZE_K(676)>;
+		};
+};
+
+&cpusec_cpuapp_ipc {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&cpusec_bellboard {
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/prj.conf b/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/prj.conf
index 090a591d8805..efc408e0c8a3 100644
--- a/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/prj.conf
+++ b/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/prj.conf
@@ -106,3 +106,41 @@ CONFIG_LOG_MODE_DEFERRED=y
 CONFIG_LOG_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUFFER_SIZE=4096
 CONFIG_LOG_PROCESS_THREAD_STACK_SIZE=1024
+
+################################################################################
+# DFU configuration
+
+CONFIG_SUIT=y
+CONFIG_SUIT_DFU_CANDIDATE_PROCESSING_MINIMAL=y
+CONFIG_ZCBOR=y
+CONFIG_ZCBOR_CANONICAL=y
+CONFIG_SSF_SUIT_SERVICE_ENABLED=y
+CONFIG_DESKTOP_DFU_MCUMGR_ENABLE=y
+
+CONFIG_MGMT_SUITFU=y
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_SMP_LEGACY_RC_BEHAVIOUR=y
+
+# Enable the Bluetooth MCUmgr transport (unauthenticated).
+CONFIG_MCUMGR=y
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_BT=y
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_BT_AUTHEN=n
+
+# Allow for large Bluetooth data packets.
+CONFIG_BT_L2CAP_TX_MTU=498
+CONFIG_BT_BUF_ACL_RX_SIZE=502
+CONFIG_BT_BUF_ACL_TX_SIZE=251
+
+# Enable the MCUmgr Packet Reassembly feature over Bluetooth and its configuration dependencies.
+# MCUmgr buffer size is optimized to fit one SMP packet divided into five Bluetooth Write Commands,
+# transmitted with the maximum possible MTU value: 498 bytes.
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_BT_REASSEMBLY=y
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_NETBUF_SIZE=2475
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_WORKQUEUE_STACK_SIZE=4096
+
+# Allow a DFU host to retrieve information about the number and size of MCUmgr buffers.
+# The nRF Connect Device Manager uses this information to speed up the DFU.
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_GRP_OS=y
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_GRP_OS_MCUMGR_PARAMS=y
+
+# Extended SUIT commands over USER group
+CONFIG_MGMT_SUITFU_GRP_SUIT=y
diff --git a/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/prj_release.conf b/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/prj_release.conf
index 7f90730fc752..5fc689422d11 100644
--- a/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/prj_release.conf
+++ b/applications/nrf_desktop/configuration/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp/prj_release.conf
@@ -86,3 +86,41 @@ CONFIG_BT_CONN_TX_MAX=4
 CONFIG_SERIAL=n
 CONFIG_CONSOLE=n
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=n
+
+################################################################################
+# DFU configuration
+
+CONFIG_SUIT=y
+CONFIG_SUIT_DFU_CANDIDATE_PROCESSING_MINIMAL=y
+CONFIG_ZCBOR=y
+CONFIG_ZCBOR_CANONICAL=y
+CONFIG_SSF_SUIT_SERVICE_ENABLED=y
+CONFIG_DESKTOP_DFU_MCUMGR_ENABLE=y
+
+CONFIG_MGMT_SUITFU=y
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_SMP_LEGACY_RC_BEHAVIOUR=y
+
+# Enable the Bluetooth MCUmgr transport (unauthenticated).
+CONFIG_MCUMGR=y
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_BT=y
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_BT_AUTHEN=n
+
+# Allow for large Bluetooth data packets.
+CONFIG_BT_L2CAP_TX_MTU=498
+CONFIG_BT_BUF_ACL_RX_SIZE=502
+CONFIG_BT_BUF_ACL_TX_SIZE=251
+
+# Enable the MCUmgr Packet Reassembly feature over Bluetooth and its configuration dependencies.
+# MCUmgr buffer size is optimized to fit one SMP packet divided into five Bluetooth Write Commands,
+# transmitted with the maximum possible MTU value: 498 bytes.
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_BT_REASSEMBLY=y
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_NETBUF_SIZE=2475
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_WORKQUEUE_STACK_SIZE=4096
+
+# Allow a DFU host to retrieve information about the number and size of MCUmgr buffers.
+# The nRF Connect Device Manager uses this information to speed up the DFU.
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_GRP_OS=y
+CONFIG_MCUMGR_GRP_OS_MCUMGR_PARAMS=y
+
+# Extended SUIT commands over USER group
+CONFIG_MGMT_SUITFU_GRP_SUIT=y
diff --git a/applications/nrf_desktop/src/modules/Kconfig.dfu_mcumgr b/applications/nrf_desktop/src/modules/Kconfig.dfu_mcumgr
index 0acbd7314d51..c62a48635002 100644
--- a/applications/nrf_desktop/src/modules/Kconfig.dfu_mcumgr
+++ b/applications/nrf_desktop/src/modules/Kconfig.dfu_mcumgr
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ menuconfig DESKTOP_DFU_MCUMGR_ENABLE
 	select EXPERIMENTAL
 	select CAF_BLE_SMP_TRANSFER_EVENTS if MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_BT
 	select MCUMGR
-	select MCUMGR_GRP_IMG
 	select MCUMGR_GRP_OS
 	select MCUMGR_MGMT_NOTIFICATION_HOOKS
 	select MCUMGR_GRP_IMG_MUTEX if DESKTOP_DFU_LOCK
@@ -17,12 +16,9 @@ menuconfig DESKTOP_DFU_MCUMGR_ENABLE
 	select NET_BUF
 	select ZCBOR
 	select CRC
-	select IMG_MANAGER
-	select MCUBOOT_BOOTUTIL_LIB
 	select STREAM_FLASH
 	select FLASH_MAP
 	select FLASH
-	depends on BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
 	help
 	  This option enables an alternative method of performing DFU using the
 	  MCUmgr module.
@@ -43,6 +39,30 @@ config DESKTOP_DFU_MCUMGR_MCUBOOT_DIRECT_XIP
 	  boots the image with a higher version. The module does not confirm the
 	  newly updated image after a successful boot.
 
+choice DESKTOP_DFU_MCUMGR_BACKEND
+	prompt "Choose DFU backend"
+	default DESKTOP_DFU_BACKEND_MCUBOOT if BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
+	default DESKTOP_DFU_BACKEND_SUIT if SUIT
+
+config DESKTOP_DFU_BACKEND_MCUBOOT
+	bool "Use MCUboot as DFU backend"
+	select MCUMGR_GRP_IMG
+	select MCUBOOT_BOOTUTIL_LIB
+	select IMG_MANAGER
+	depends on BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
+	help
+	  This option enables the MCUboot bootloader as the backend for the MCUmgr DFU module.
+
+config DESKTOP_DFU_BACKEND_SUIT
+	bool "Use SUIT as DFU backend"
+	select MCUMGR_SMP_LEGACY_RC_BEHAVIOUR
+	select MGMT_SUITFU
+	depends on SUIT
+	help
+	  This option enables the SUIT as the backend for the MCUmgr DFU module.
+
+endchoice
+
 module = DESKTOP_DFU_MCUMGR
 module-str = DFU MCUmgr
 source "subsys/logging/Kconfig.template.log_config"
diff --git a/applications/nrf_desktop/src/modules/dfu_mcumgr.c b/applications/nrf_desktop/src/modules/dfu_mcumgr.c
index cf4dfd31893f..1343a55e1a2a 100644
--- a/applications/nrf_desktop/src/modules/dfu_mcumgr.c
+++ b/applications/nrf_desktop/src/modules/dfu_mcumgr.c
@@ -4,8 +4,15 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Nordic-5-Clause
  */
 
+#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+
+#if defined CONFIG_DESKTOP_DFU_BACKEND_MCUBOOT
 #include <zephyr/dfu/mcuboot.h>
 #include <zephyr/mgmt/mcumgr/grp/img_mgmt/img_mgmt.h>
+#elif defined CONFIG_DESKTOP_DFU_BACKEND_SUIT
+#include <sdfw/sdfw_services/suit_service.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <zephyr/mgmt/mcumgr/grp/os_mgmt/os_mgmt.h>
 #include <zephyr/mgmt/mcumgr/mgmt/callbacks.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/math_extras.h>
@@ -127,6 +134,7 @@ static bool app_event_handler(const struct app_event_header *aeh)
 			cast_module_state_event(aeh);
 
 		if (check_state(event, MODULE_ID(main), MODULE_STATE_READY)) {
+#if defined CONFIG_DESKTOP_DFU_BACKEND_MCUBOOT
 			if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DESKTOP_DFU_MCUMGR_MCUBOOT_DIRECT_XIP)) {
 				int err = boot_write_img_confirmed();
 
@@ -136,6 +144,27 @@ static bool app_event_handler(const struct app_event_header *aeh)
 			}
 
 			LOG_INF("MCUboot image version: %s", CONFIG_MCUBOOT_IMGTOOL_SIGN_VERSION);
+#elif defined CONFIG_DESKTOP_DFU_BACKEND_SUIT
+			/* Manifest class ID
+			* nRF Desktop uses default SUIT manifest file (default namespace and name).
+			*/
+			const suit_manifest_class_id_t manifest_class_id = {{
+				/* RFC4122 uuid5(uuid5(uuid.NAMESPACE_DNS, 'nordicsemi.com'),
+				*               'nRF54H20_sample_root')
+				*/
+				0x3f, 0x6a, 0x3a, 0x4d, 0xcd, 0xfa, 0x58, 0xc5,
+				0xac, 0xce, 0xf9, 0xf5, 0x84, 0xc4, 0x11, 0x24
+			}};
+			unsigned int seq_num = 0;
+
+			int err = suit_get_installed_manifest_info((suit_manifest_class_id_t *)&manifest_class_id,
+								&seq_num, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+			if (!err) {
+				LOG_INF("SUIT image version: %d", seq_num);
+			} else {
+				LOG_ERR("suit_read_manifest_data failed (err: %d)", err);
+			}
+#endif
 			k_work_init_delayable(&dfu_timeout, dfu_timeout_handler);
 
 			mgmt_callback_register(&cmd_recv_cb);