diff --git a/frontends/coap/CMakeLists.txt b/frontends/coap/CMakeLists.txt
index 08b7abd..e18da5f 100644
--- a/frontends/coap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/frontends/coap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,14 @@ if(CONFIG_ZEPHLETS_COAP)
         zephlet_coap_uri.c
     )
     zephyr_include_directories(include)
+
+    # `COAP_SERVICE_DEFINE(zlet_coap_service, ...)` plus each codegen-emitted
+    # `COAP_RESOURCE_DEFINE(<type>_coap_resource, zlet_coap_service, ...)`
+    # produces references to `_coap_resource_zlet_coap_service_list_{start,end}`.
+    # Declare the matching iterable section here so consuming apps don't need
+    # to replicate the linker glue.
+    zephyr_linker_sources(DATA_SECTIONS sections-ram.ld)
+    zephyr_iterable_section(
+        NAME coap_resource_zlet_coap_service
+        GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT})
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/coap_functional/sections-ram.ld b/frontends/coap/sections-ram.ld
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/coap_functional/sections-ram.ld
rename to frontends/coap/sections-ram.ld
diff --git a/tests/coap_functional/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/coap_functional/CMakeLists.txt
index 63f2b4b..6d5aff9 100644
--- a/tests/coap_functional/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/coap_functional/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,12 +29,3 @@ zephyr_nanopb_sources(app ${LOCAL_PROTO_FILES_LIST})
 set(CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR ${_saved_csd})
 
 target_sources(app PRIVATE src/main.c)
-
-# `COAP_SERVICE_DEFINE(zlet_coap_service, ...)` declares an iterable
-# section named `coap_resource_zlet_coap_service`. The test app owns
-# the linker-side registration: sections-ram.ld covers the pre-link
-# pass, zephyr_iterable_section covers the CMake linker generator path.
-zephyr_linker_sources(DATA_SECTIONS sections-ram.ld)
-zephyr_iterable_section(
-    NAME coap_resource_zlet_coap_service
-    GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT})