diff --git a/os/hal/platforms/STM32/OTGv1/usb_lld.c b/os/hal/platforms/STM32/OTGv1/usb_lld.c
index 35b5335e5..978acea90 100644
--- a/os/hal/platforms/STM32/OTGv1/usb_lld.c
+++ b/os/hal/platforms/STM32/OTGv1/usb_lld.c
@@ -889,7 +889,12 @@ void usb_lld_start(USBDriver *usbp) {
     otgp->PCGCCTL = 0;
 
     /* Internal FS PHY activation.*/
+#if defined(BOARD_OTG_NOVBUSSENS)
+    otgp->GCCFG = GCCFG_NOVBUSSENS | GCCFG_VBUSASEN | GCCFG_VBUSBSEN |
+                  GCCFG_PWRDWN;
+#else
     otgp->GCCFG = GCCFG_VBUSASEN | GCCFG_VBUSBSEN | GCCFG_PWRDWN;
+#endif
 
     /* Soft core reset.*/
     otg_core_reset(usbp);
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 5a81fc76b..4135aefcd 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
   (backported to 2.6.0).
 - FIX: Fixed MS2ST() and US2ST() macros error (bug #415)(backported to 2.6.0,
   2.4.4, 2.2.10, NilRTOS).
+- NEW: Added BOARD_OTG_NOVBUSSENS board option for STM32 OTG.
 - NEW: Added SPI4/SPI5/SPI6 support to the STM32v1 SPIv1 low level driver.
 - NEW: Added chvprintf() and chsnprintf() functions to the chprintf module.
 - NEW: Improved time range check in the kernel, new API chTimeElapsedSince()