diff --git a/doc/releases/release-notes-3.4.rst b/doc/releases/release-notes-3.4.rst
index 2b612cc13826899..dc0e03ae5b962b0 100644
--- a/doc/releases/release-notes-3.4.rst
+++ b/doc/releases/release-notes-3.4.rst
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ Stable API changes in this release
   if CS is GPIO-based or not, must now use :c:func:`spi_cs_is_gpio` or
   :c:func:`spi_cs_is_gpio_dt` calls.
 
+* Added a new flag :c:struct:`dac_channel_cfg` ``buffered`` for DAC channels in
+  :c:struct:`dac_channel_cfg` to allow the configuration of the output buffer.
+  The actual interpretation of this depends on the hardware and is so far only
+  implemented for the STM32 DAC driver. Implicitly for this driver this changes
+  the default from being buffered to unbuffered.
+
 New APIs in this release
 ========================
 
diff --git a/drivers/dac/dac_stm32.c b/drivers/dac/dac_stm32.c
index a1e21a21c04963a..76c92df358de9cf 100644
--- a/drivers/dac/dac_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/dac/dac_stm32.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ struct dac_stm32_cfg {
 	struct stm32_pclken pclken;
 	/* pinctrl configurations. */
 	const struct pinctrl_dev_config *pcfg;
+	/* disable output buffer */
+	bool output_buffer_disable;
 };
 
 /* Runtime driver data */
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ static int dac_stm32_channel_setup(const struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct dac_stm32_data *data = dev->data;
 	const struct dac_stm32_cfg *cfg = dev->config;
+	uint32_t output_buffer;
 
 	if ((channel_cfg->channel_id - STM32_FIRST_CHANNEL >=
 			data->channel_count) ||
@@ -100,10 +103,15 @@ static int dac_stm32_channel_setup(const struct device *dev,
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 
-	/* enable output buffer by default */
+	if (channel_cfg->buffered) {
+		output_buffer = LL_DAC_OUTPUT_BUFFER_ENABLE;
+	} else {
+		output_buffer = LL_DAC_OUTPUT_BUFFER_DISABLE;
+	}
+
 	LL_DAC_SetOutputBuffer(cfg->base,
 		table_channels[channel_cfg->channel_id - STM32_FIRST_CHANNEL],
-		LL_DAC_OUTPUT_BUFFER_ENABLE);
+		output_buffer);
 
 	LL_DAC_Enable(cfg->base,
 		table_channels[channel_cfg->channel_id - STM32_FIRST_CHANNEL]);
@@ -147,27 +155,28 @@ static const struct dac_driver_api api_stm32_driver_api = {
 };
 
 
-#define STM32_DAC_INIT(index)						\
-									\
-PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEFINE(index);						\
-									\
-static const struct dac_stm32_cfg dac_stm32_cfg_##index = {		\
-	.base = (DAC_TypeDef *)DT_INST_REG_ADDR(index),			\
-	.pclken = {							\
-		.enr = DT_INST_CLOCKS_CELL(index, bits),		\
-		.bus = DT_INST_CLOCKS_CELL(index, bus),			\
-	},								\
-	.pcfg = PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEV_CONFIG_GET(index),			\
-};									\
-									\
-static struct dac_stm32_data dac_stm32_data_##index = {			\
-	.channel_count = STM32_CHANNEL_COUNT				\
-};									\
-									\
-DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(index, &dac_stm32_init, NULL,			\
-		    &dac_stm32_data_##index,				\
-		    &dac_stm32_cfg_##index, POST_KERNEL,		\
-		    CONFIG_DAC_INIT_PRIORITY,				\
+#define STM32_DAC_INIT(index)						     \
+									     \
+PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEFINE(index);						     \
+									     \
+static const struct dac_stm32_cfg dac_stm32_cfg_##index = {		     \
+	.base = (DAC_TypeDef *)DT_INST_REG_ADDR(index),			     \
+	.pclken = {							     \
+		.enr = DT_INST_CLOCKS_CELL(index, bits),		     \
+		.bus = DT_INST_CLOCKS_CELL(index, bus),			     \
+	},								     \
+	.pcfg = PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEV_CONFIG_GET(index),			     \
+	.output_buffer_disable = DT_INST_PROP(index, output_buffer_disable), \
+};									     \
+									     \
+static struct dac_stm32_data dac_stm32_data_##index = {			     \
+	.channel_count = STM32_CHANNEL_COUNT				     \
+};									     \
+									     \
+DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(index, &dac_stm32_init, NULL,			     \
+		    &dac_stm32_data_##index,				     \
+		    &dac_stm32_cfg_##index, POST_KERNEL,		     \
+		    CONFIG_DAC_INIT_PRIORITY,				     \
 		    &api_stm32_driver_api);
 
 DT_INST_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(STM32_DAC_INIT)
diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/dac.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/dac.h
index bb545f918537a66..dbc0e709593c616 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/drivers/dac.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/dac.h
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ extern "C" {
  * @param channel_id Channel identifier of the DAC that should be configured.
  * @param resolution Desired resolution of the DAC (depends on device
  *                   capabilities).
+ * @param buffered Enable output buffer for this channel. This is relevant for instance
+ *                 if the output is directly connected to the load, without an amplifier
+ *                 in between. The actual details on this are hardware dependent.
  */
 struct dac_channel_cfg {
 	uint8_t channel_id;
 	uint8_t resolution;
+	bool buffered;
 };
 
 /**