diff --git a/examples/platform/qpg/project_include/OpenThreadConfig.h b/examples/platform/qpg/project_include/OpenThreadConfig.h
index a5dd275eb10fbb..6f6bced6c35fa6 100644
--- a/examples/platform/qpg/project_include/OpenThreadConfig.h
+++ b/examples/platform/qpg/project_include/OpenThreadConfig.h
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@
 
 #define OPENTHREAD_PLATFORM_NEXUS 0
 
+#if !defined(OPENTHREAD_FTD) && !defined(OPENTHREAD_MTD)
+#if defined(CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_THREAD_FTD) && CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_THREAD_FTD
+#define OPENTHREAD_FTD 1
+#define OPENTHREAD_MTD 0
+#else
+#define OPENTHREAD_FTD 0
+#define OPENTHREAD_MTD 1
+#endif
+#endif
+
 // Use the Qorvo-supplied default platform configuration for remainder
 // of OpenThread config options.
 //
diff --git a/third_party/openthread/repo b/third_party/openthread/repo
index 287dbfa25130ea..bc54d67ed892ba 160000
--- a/third_party/openthread/repo
+++ b/third_party/openthread/repo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 287dbfa25130ead5010877e934effbb0a2534265
+Subproject commit bc54d67ed892ba17213d47cab59ac1437aa001ce