diff --git a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
index f8edd10d2f..60a2a59827 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ extern const uint8_t ieee802154_addr_bcast[IEEE802154_ADDR_BCAST_LEN];
 #define CONFIG_IEEE802154_CCA_THRESH_DEFAULT       (-70)
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @brief IEEE802.15.4 default value for maximum frame retries.
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_IEEE802154_DEFAULT_MAX_FRAME_RETRANS
+#define CONFIG_IEEE802154_DEFAULT_MAX_FRAME_RETRANS     (4U)
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief Disable Auto ACK support
  */
diff --git a/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/Kconfig b/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/Kconfig
index 4b08734f5b..91d1bc42e6 100644
--- a/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/Kconfig
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ if KCONFIG_USEMODULE_IEEE802154
     config IEEE802154_DEFAULT_CSMA_CA_MAX
         int "IEEE802.15.4 default CSMA-CA maximum backoff exponent"
         default 5
+
+    config IEEE802154_DEFAULT_MAX_FRAME_RETRANS
+        int "IEEE802.15.4 default maximum frame retransmissions"
+        default 4
+
     config IEEE802154_AUTO_ACK_DISABLE
         bool "Disable Auto ACK support" if !USEPKG_OPENWSN
         default y if USEPKG_OPENWSN