diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/periph/eth.c b/cpu/sam0_common/periph/eth.c
index 3b06ce21aa..c00c89b61e 100644
--- a/cpu/sam0_common/periph/eth.c
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/periph/eth.c
@@ -323,6 +323,11 @@ int sam0_eth_receive_blocking(char *data, unsigned max_len)
     return _try_receive(data, max_len, 1);
 }
 
+bool sam0_eth_has_queued_pkt(void)
+{
+    return _try_receive(NULL, 0, 0) > 0;
+}
+
 int sam0_eth_init(void)
 {
     /* Enable clocks */
diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/sam0_eth/eth-netdev.c b/cpu/sam0_common/sam0_eth/eth-netdev.c
index 48a1aa2fe8..6dbb605f06 100644
--- a/cpu/sam0_common/sam0_eth/eth-netdev.c
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/sam0_eth/eth-netdev.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern void sam0_eth_poweron(void);
 extern void sam0_eth_poweroff(void);
 extern int sam0_eth_send(const struct iolist *iolist);
 extern int sam0_eth_receive_blocking(char *data, unsigned max_len);
+extern bool sam0_eth_has_queued_pkt(void);
 extern void sam0_eth_set_mac(const eui48_t *mac);
 extern void sam0_eth_get_mac(char *out);
 extern void sam0_clear_rx_buffers(void);
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ static int _sam0_eth_recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
     (void)info;
     (void)netdev;
     unsigned ret = sam0_eth_receive_blocking((char *)buf, len);
+
+    /* frame received, check if another frame is queued */
+    if (buf && sam0_eth_has_queued_pkt()) {
+        netdev_trigger_event_isr(netdev);
+    }
+
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/dose/dose.c b/drivers/dose/dose.c
index 72ef94448b..cf17d128bf 100644
--- a/drivers/dose/dose.c
+++ b/drivers/dose/dose.c
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *dev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
+    int res;
     dose_t *ctx = container_of(dev, dose_t, netdev);
 
     (void)info;
@@ -446,10 +447,18 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *dev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
     }
 
     if (crb_consume_chunk(&ctx->rb, buf, len)) {
-        return len;
+        res = len;
     } else {
-        return -1;
+        res = -1;
     }
+
+    size_t dummy;
+    if (crb_get_chunk_size(&ctx->rb, &dummy)) {
+        DEBUG("dose: %u byte pkt in rx queue\n", (unsigned)dummy);
+        netdev_trigger_event_isr(&ctx->netdev);
+    }
+
+    return res;
 }
 
 static uint8_t wait_for_state(dose_t *ctx, uint8_t state)
diff --git a/drivers/include/slipdev.h b/drivers/include/slipdev.h
index 9c9c6984b6..85a467aa4e 100644
--- a/drivers/include/slipdev.h
+++ b/drivers/include/slipdev.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ typedef struct {
      * @see     [Device state definitions](@ref drivers_slipdev_states)
      */
     uint8_t state;
+    uint8_t rx_queued;                      /**< pkt queued in inbuf */
+    uint8_t rx_done;                        /**< pkt processed */
 } slipdev_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c b/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c
index 6cb7cd78a0..e120b8deb9 100644
--- a/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c
+++ b/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static void _slip_rx_cb(void *arg, uint8_t byte)
 check_end:
     if (byte == SLIPDEV_END) {
         if (dev->state == SLIPDEV_STATE_NET) {
+            dev->rx_queued++;
             netdev_trigger_event_isr(&dev->netdev);
         }
         dev->state = SLIPDEV_STATE_NONE;
@@ -207,6 +208,11 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
                 return -ENOBUFS;
             }
         } while (byte != SLIPDEV_END);
+
+        if (++dev->rx_done != dev->rx_queued) {
+            DEBUG("slipdev: pkt still in queue");
+            netdev_trigger_event_isr(&dev->netdev);
+        }
     }
     return res;
 }