diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 763c0aa00920..9bb29c5ad766 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -709,10 +709,13 @@ distclean:
 	-@for i in $(USEPKG) ; do "$(MAKE)" -C $(RIOTPKG)/$$i distclean ; done
 	-@rm -rf $(BINDIRBASE)
 
+# Include PROGRAMMER_FLASH/PROGRAMMER_RESET variables
+include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/programmer.inc.mk
+
 # Define flash-recipe with a default value
 define default-flash-recipe
   $(call check_cmd,$(FLASHER),Flash program)
-  $(FLASHER) $(FFLAGS)
+  $(PROGRAMMER_FLASH)
 endef
 flash-recipe ?= $(default-flash-recipe)
 
@@ -774,7 +777,7 @@ endif
 
 reset:
 	$(call check_cmd,$(RESET),Reset program)
-	$(RESET) $(RESET_FLAGS)
+	$(PROGRAMMER_RESET)
 
 # tests related targets and variables
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/tests/tests.inc.mk
diff --git a/makefiles/tools/programmer.inc.mk b/makefiles/tools/programmer.inc.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..48c288561c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/tools/programmer.inc.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Configure the programmer related variables
+
+PROGRAMMER_QUIET ?= $(QUIET)
+ifeq (0,$(PROGRAMMER_QUIET))
+  PROGRAMMER_VERBOSE_OPT ?= --verbose
+endif
+
+# Don't use the programmer wrapper for the CI (where speed and verbose output
+# are important)
+ifneq (1,$(RIOT_CI_BUILD))
+  USE_PROGRAMMER_WRAPPER_SCRIPT ?= 1
+else
+  USE_PROGRAMMER_WRAPPER_SCRIPT ?= 0
+endif
+
+ifeq (1,$(USE_PROGRAMMER_WRAPPER_SCRIPT))
+  PROGRAMMER_FLASH ?= @$(RIOTTOOLS)/programmer/programmer.py \
+    --action Flashing --cmd "$(FLASHER) $(FFLAGS)" \
+    --programmer "$(PROGRAMMER)" $(PROGRAMMER_VERBOSE_OPT)
+  PROGRAMMER_RESET ?= @$(RIOTTOOLS)/programmer/programmer.py \
+  --action Resetting --cmd "$(RESET) $(RESET_FLAGS)" \
+  --programmer "$(PROGRAMMER)" $(PROGRAMMER_VERBOSE_OPT)
+else
+  PROGRAMMER_FLASH ?= $(FLASHER) $(FFLAGS)
+  PROGRAMMER_RESET ?= $(RESET) $(RESET_FLAGS)
+endif