diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index 639e804fbb..24f3228f02 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += shell_cmd_benchmark_udp
 PSEUDOMODULES += shell_cmd_ccn-lite-utils
 PSEUDOMODULES += shell_cmd_conn_can
 PSEUDOMODULES += shell_cmd_cord_ep
+PSEUDOMODULES += shell_cmd_coreclk
 PSEUDOMODULES += shell_cmd_cryptoauthlib
 PSEUDOMODULES += shell_cmd_dfplayer
 PSEUDOMODULES += shell_cmd_fib
diff --git a/sys/shell/cmds/Kconfig b/sys/shell/cmds/Kconfig
index e43852bdc4..794bca53d0 100644
--- a/sys/shell/cmds/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/shell/cmds/Kconfig
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ config MODULE_SHELL_CMD_SYS
     default y if MODULE_SHELL_CMDS_DEFAULT
     depends on MODULE_SHELL_CMDS
 
+config MODULE_SHELL_CMD_CORECLK
+    bool "Shell command printing the CPU frequency"
+    default n
+    depends on MODULE_SHELL_CMDS
+
 config MODULE_SHELL_CMD_VFS
     bool "Commands for the VFS module (ls, vfs)"
     default y if MODULE_SHELL_CMDS_DEFAULT
diff --git a/sys/shell/cmds/coreclk.c b/sys/shell/cmds/coreclk.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc9c563341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/shell/cmds/coreclk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     sys_shell_commands
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Shell command printing the CPU frequency
+ *
+ * @author      Marian Buschsieweke <marian.buschsieweke@ovgu.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "clk.h"
+#include "shell.h"
+
+static int _coreclk(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    (void)argc;
+    (void)argv;
+    printf("core clock: %" PRIu32 " Hz\n", coreclk());
+    return 0;
+}
+
+SHELL_COMMAND(coreclk, "Print the CPU frequency", _coreclk);