diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in b/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in
index 692711f52d7..f5618c6d3dd 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in
@@ -897,6 +897,13 @@ menu "Services"
         help
             Enable HeartRate Service support
 
+    config BT_NIMBLE_RAS_SERVICE
+        bool "Ranging service"
+        depends on BT_NIMBLE_CHANNEL_SOUNDING
+        default n
+        help
+            Enable Ranging Service (RAS) support for BLE Channel Sounding
+
     menuconfig BT_NIMBLE_HID_SERVICE
         bool "Human Interface Device service"
         default n
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/nimble/ble_chan_sound_initiator/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/bluetooth/nimble/ble_chan_sound_initiator/sdkconfig.defaults
index 7f17246e200..070c1180fc7 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/nimble/ble_chan_sound_initiator/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/nimble/ble_chan_sound_initiator/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_60_FEATURE_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_EXT_ADV=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_CHANNEL_SOUNDING=y
+CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_RAS_SERVICE=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_TRANSPORT_EVT_SIZE=78
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ATT_PREFERRED_MTU=498
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_GATT_MAX_PROCS=6
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/nimble/ble_chan_sound_reflector/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/bluetooth/nimble/ble_chan_sound_reflector/sdkconfig.defaults
index ccd144ad765..1417d40f372 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/nimble/ble_chan_sound_reflector/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/nimble/ble_chan_sound_reflector/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_60_FEATURE_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_EXT_ADV=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_CHANNEL_SOUNDING=y
+CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_RAS_SERVICE=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ATT_PREFERRED_MTU=498