diff --git a/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_netdev.c b/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_netdev.c
index 50ae5ddb2c..2f69dfa823 100644
--- a/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_netdev.c
@@ -514,6 +514,27 @@ static int cc110x_get_iid(cc110x_t *dev, eui64_t *iid)
     return sizeof(eui64_t);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Checks if the CC110x's address filter is disabled
+ * @param   dev     Transceiver to check if in promiscuous mode
+ * @param   dest    Store the result here
+ *
+ * @return  Returns the size of @ref netopt_enable_t to confirm with the API
+ *          in @ref netdev_driver_t::get
+ */
+static int cc110x_get_promiscuous_mode(cc110x_t *dev, netopt_enable_t *dest)
+{
+    if (cc110x_acquire(dev) != SPI_OK) {
+        return -EIO;
+    }
+
+    uint8_t pktctrl1;
+    cc110x_read(dev, CC110X_REG_PKTCTRL1, &pktctrl1);
+    *dest = ((pktctrl1 & CC110X_PKTCTRL1_GET_ADDR_MODE) == CC110X_PKTCTRL1_ADDR_ALL);
+    cc110x_release(dev);
+    return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
+}
+
 static int cc110x_get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt,
                       void *val, size_t max_len)
 {
@@ -555,6 +576,9 @@ static int cc110x_get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt,
             assert(max_len == sizeof(uint16_t));
             *((uint16_t *)val) = dbm_from_tx_power[dev->tx_power];
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
+        case NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
+            assert(max_len == sizeof(netopt_enable_t));
+            return cc110x_get_promiscuous_mode(dev, val);
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
     }
@@ -578,6 +602,32 @@ static int cc110x_set_addr(cc110x_t *dev, uint8_t addr)
     return 1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Enables/disables the CC110x's address filter
+ * @param   dev     Transceiver to turn promiscuous mode on/off
+ * @param   enable  Whether to enable or disable promiscuous mode
+ *
+ * @return  Returns the size of @ref netopt_enable_t to confirm with the API
+ *          in @ref netdev_driver_t::set
+ */
+static int cc110x_set_promiscuous_mode(cc110x_t *dev, netopt_enable_t enable)
+{
+    if (cc110x_acquire(dev) != SPI_OK) {
+        return -EIO;
+    }
+
+    uint8_t pktctrl1 = CC110X_PKTCTRL1_VALUE;
+    if (enable == NETOPT_ENABLE) {
+        pktctrl1 |= CC110X_PKTCTRL1_ADDR_ALL;
+    }
+    else {
+        pktctrl1 |= CC110X_PKTCTRL1_ADDR_MATCH;
+    }
+    cc110x_write(dev, CC110X_REG_PKTCTRL1, pktctrl1);
+    cc110x_release(dev);
+    return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
+}
+
 static int cc110x_set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt,
                       const void *val, size_t len)
 {
@@ -616,6 +666,9 @@ static int cc110x_set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt,
             }
         }
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
+        case NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
+            assert(len == sizeof(netopt_enable_t));
+            return cc110x_set_promiscuous_mode(dev, *((const netopt_enable_t *)val));
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
     }
diff --git a/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_settings.c b/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_settings.c
index 3a561ec81c..47241bba75 100644
--- a/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_settings.c
+++ b/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_settings.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const char cc110x_conf[CC110X_CONF_SIZE] = {
      *   (e.g. a huge frame is dropped before it fully received) which reduces
      *   the system's load. Thus, it is enabled.
      */
-    0x02,
+    CC110X_PKTCTRL1_VALUE | CC110X_PKTCTRL1_ADDR_MATCH,
     /*
      * PKTCTRL0; default: 0x45
      * Data whitening enabled, use RX/TX FIFOs, CRC enabled,
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ const char cc110x_conf[CC110X_CONF_SIZE] = {
      * Why not default:
      * Use a reasonable TX power level instead of the lowest.
      */
-    0x14,
+    0x10 | CC110X_TX_POWER_0_DBM,
     /*
      * FSCAL3, FSCAL2, FSCAL1, FSCAL0; defaults: 0xA9, 0x0A, 0x20, 0x0d
      * These values store calibration date of the CC1100/CC1101 transceiver.
diff --git a/drivers/cc110x/include/cc110x_constants.h b/drivers/cc110x/include/cc110x_constants.h
index 0da337b465..45e5280183 100644
--- a/drivers/cc110x/include/cc110x_constants.h
+++ b/drivers/cc110x/include/cc110x_constants.h
@@ -206,6 +206,27 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define CC110X_REG_IOCFG0         0x02
 
+/**
+ * @brief   PKTCTRL1 configuration register
+ *
+ * This register contains multiple configuration settings.
+ *
+ * Layout:
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *  7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
+ * +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
+ * | PQT |U|C|S|ADR|
+ * +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * - PQT (bits 7-5): Preabmle quality estimator threshold
+ * - U (bit 4): unused, always 0
+ * - C (bit 3): Auto-clear RX FIFO on CRC mismatch (if frame fits in FIFO)
+ * - S (bit 2): Append status
+ * - ADR (bits 1-0): Address check setting
+ */
+#define CC110X_REG_PKTCTRL1       0x07
+
 /**
  * @brief   Device address
  */
@@ -516,6 +537,39 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define CC110X_FIFO_SIZE                64
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Value of the bits 7-2 of the PKTCTRL1 configuration register used
+ *          in this driver
+ */
+#define CC110X_PKTCTRL1_VALUE           0x00
+
+/**
+ * @name    Possible address matching policies
+ *
+ * See page 73 in the data sheet. The policy should be combined with
+ * @ref CC110X_PKTCTRL1_VALUE via bitwise or. (Only modes compatible with the
+ * driver are defined.)
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+/**
+ * @brief   Accept incoming frames regardless of address
+ */
+#define CC110X_PKTCTRL1_ADDR_ALL        0x00
+/**
+ * @brief   Accept frames with matching address or broadcast address
+ */
+#define CC110X_PKTCTRL1_ADDR_MATCH      0x02
+/**
+ * @brief   Bitmask to access address matching mode of the CC110x from the
+ *          PKTCTRL1 register
+ *
+ * Apply this using bitwise and to the value of the PKTCTRL1 register to get the
+ * address matching mode currently used.
+ */
+#define CC110X_PKTCTRL1_GET_ADDR_MODE   0x03
+/** @} */
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/include/cc110x.h b/drivers/include/cc110x.h
index e19bc26c78..f1d77055fe 100644
--- a/drivers/include/cc110x.h
+++ b/drivers/include/cc110x.h
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ typedef enum {
     CC110X_TX_POWER_0_DBM,                          /**< 0 dBm */
     CC110X_TX_POWER_PLUS_5_DBM,                     /**< 5 dBm */
     CC110X_TX_POWER_PLUS_7_DBM,                     /**< 7 dBm */
-    CC110X_TX_POWER_PLUS_10_DBM,                    /**< 1 dBm */
+    CC110X_TX_POWER_PLUS_10_DBM,                    /**< 10 dBm */
     CC110X_TX_POWER_NUMOF,                          /**< Number of TX power options */
 } cc110x_tx_power_t;