diff --git a/hal/mcxa.c b/hal/mcxa.c
index 1fdb22001d..b567089492 100644
--- a/hal/mcxa.c
+++ b/hal/mcxa.c
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
 /* Flash driver */
 #include "fsl_romapi.h"
 
+#include "hal/armv8m_tz.h"
+
+#if (defined (__ARM_FEATURE_CMSE) && (__ARM_FEATURE_CMSE == 3U) && !defined(NONSECURE_APP))
+#   define TZ_SECURE() (1)
+#else
+#   define TZ_SECURE() (0)
+#endif
+
 /*!< Core clock frequency: 96000000Hz */
 #define BOARD_BOOTCLOCKFRO96M_CORE_CLOCK 96000000UL
 
@@ -61,8 +69,32 @@ void hal_init(void)
     FLASH_Init(&pflash);
 }
 
+#ifdef TZEN
+static void mcxa_configure_sau(void)
+{
+    /* Disable SAU */
+    SAU_CTRL = 0;
+    
+    /* Configure SAU regions - adjust addresses based on MCXA memory map */
+    sau_init_region(0, 0x00000000, 0x0003FFFF, 1); /* Secure flash */
+    sau_init_region(1, 0x00040000, 0x0007FFFF, 0); /* Non-secure flash */
+    sau_init_region(2, 0x20000000, 0x2001FFFF, 1); /* Secure RAM */
+    sau_init_region(3, 0x20020000, 0x2003FFFF, 0); /* Non-secure RAM */
+    sau_init_region(4, 0x40000000, 0x5FFFFFFF, 0); /* Non-secure peripherals */
+    
+    /* Enable SAU */
+    SAU_CTRL = SAU_INIT_CTRL_ENABLE;
+    
+    /* Enable securefault handler */
+    SCB_SHCSR |= SCB_SHCSR_SECUREFAULT_EN;
+}
+#endif
+
 void hal_prepare_boot(void)
 {
+#ifdef TZEN
+    mcxa_configure_sau();
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif /* __WOLFBOOT */
@@ -76,6 +108,10 @@ int RAMFUNCTION hal_flash_write(uint32_t address, const uint8_t *data, int len)
         0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF
     };
 
+#if TZ_SECURE()
+    /* Add TrustZone-specific handling if needed */
+#endif
+
     while (len > 0) {
         if ((len < 16) || address & 0x0F) {
             uint8_t aligned_qword[16];
@@ -118,6 +154,10 @@ void RAMFUNCTION hal_flash_lock(void)
 
 int RAMFUNCTION hal_flash_erase(uint32_t address, int len)
 {
+#if TZ_SECURE()
+    /* Add TrustZone-specific handling if needed */
+#endif
+
     while ((address % 4) != 0)
         address --;
     if (FLASH_EraseSector(&pflash, address, len, kFLASH_ApiEraseKey) != kStatus_Success)
diff --git a/hal/mcxw.c b/hal/mcxw.c
index 1627ac37c6..1568ed5709 100644
--- a/hal/mcxw.c
+++ b/hal/mcxw.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "fsl_flash_api.h"
 #include "fsl_ccm32k.h"
 
+#include "hal/armv8m_tz.h"
+
+#if (defined (__ARM_FEATURE_CMSE) && (__ARM_FEATURE_CMSE == 3U) && !defined(NONSECURE_APP))
+#   define TZ_SECURE() (1)
+#else
+#   define TZ_SECURE() (0)
+#endif
+
 #define FLASH FMU0
 
 /*!< Core clock frequency: 48000000Hz */
@@ -61,9 +69,32 @@ void __assert_func(const char *a, int b, const char *c, const char *d)
 }
 
 
-void hal_prepare_boot(void)
+#ifdef TZEN
+static void mcxw_configure_sau(void)
 {
+    /* Disable SAU */
+    SAU_CTRL = 0;
+    
+    /* Configure SAU regions - adjust addresses based on MCXW memory map */
+    sau_init_region(0, 0x00000000, 0x0003FFFF, 1); /* Secure flash */
+    sau_init_region(1, 0x00040000, 0x0007FFFF, 0); /* Non-secure flash */
+    sau_init_region(2, 0x20000000, 0x2001FFFF, 1); /* Secure RAM */
+    sau_init_region(3, 0x20020000, 0x2003FFFF, 0); /* Non-secure RAM */
+    sau_init_region(4, 0x40000000, 0x5FFFFFFF, 0); /* Non-secure peripherals */
+    
+    /* Enable SAU */
+    SAU_CTRL = SAU_INIT_CTRL_ENABLE;
+    
+    /* Enable securefault handler */
+    SCB_SHCSR |= SCB_SHCSR_SECUREFAULT_EN;
+}
+#endif
 
+void hal_prepare_boot(void)
+{
+#ifdef TZEN
+    mcxw_configure_sau();
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif
@@ -91,6 +122,10 @@ int RAMFUNCTION hal_flash_write(uint32_t address, const uint8_t *data, int len)
         0xFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF
     };
 
+#if TZ_SECURE()
+    /* Add TrustZone-specific handling if needed */
+#endif
+
     while (len > 0) {
         if ((len < (int)flash_word_size) || (address & (flash_word_size - 1))) {
             uint32_t aligned_qword[4];
@@ -144,6 +179,11 @@ void RAMFUNCTION hal_flash_lock(void)
 int RAMFUNCTION hal_flash_erase(uint32_t address, int len)
 {
     status_t result;
+    
+#if TZ_SECURE()
+    /* Add TrustZone-specific handling if needed */
+#endif
+
     if (address % pflash_sector_size)
         address -= address % pflash_sector_size;
     while (len > 0) {
diff --git a/test-app/app_mcxw.c b/test-app/app_mcxw.c
index 903d91cb25..0a2769d963 100644
--- a/test-app/app_mcxw.c
+++ b/test-app/app_mcxw.c
@@ -76,7 +76,15 @@ void main(void)
     gpio_portA_init(20);
 
     hal_init();
-    if (bootVer == 1) {
+    
+    /* Check if we're in testing mode after an update */
+    if (wolfBoot_get_partition_state(PART_BOOT, NULL) == IMG_STATE_TESTING) {
+        /* Mark update successful */
+        wolfBoot_success();
+        /* Green LED ON, GPIOA port A pin 19 */
+        GPIO_PinWrite(GPIOA, 19, 0);
+    }
+    else if (bootVer == 1) {
         /* Blue LED ON, GPIOA port A pin 20 */
         GPIO_PinWrite(GPIOA, 20, 0);
         wolfBoot_update_trigger();
@@ -84,8 +92,6 @@ void main(void)
     else {
         /* Green LED ON, GPIOA port A pin 19 */
         GPIO_PinWrite(GPIOA, 19, 0);
-        /* mark boot successful */
-        wolfBoot_success();
     }
 
     /* busy wait */