diff --git a/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h b/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h
index 077dde7170..610b69db57 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h
@@ -240,6 +240,22 @@ ssize_t nanocoap_sock_put(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path,
                           const void *request, size_t len,
                           void *response, size_t len_max);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Simple synchronous CoAP (confirmable) PUT to URL
+ *
+ * @param[in]   url     Absolute URL pointer to source path
+ * @param[in]   request buffer containing the payload
+ * @param[in]   len     length of the payload to send
+ * @param[out]  response buffer for the response, may be NULL
+ * @param[in]   len_max length of @p response
+ *
+ * @returns     length of response payload on success
+ * @returns     <0 on error
+ */
+ssize_t nanocoap_sock_put_url(const char *url,
+                              const void *request, size_t len,
+                              void *response, size_t len_max);
+
 /**
  * @brief   Simple synchronous CoAP (confirmable) POST
  *
@@ -257,6 +273,22 @@ ssize_t nanocoap_sock_post(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path,
                            const void *request, size_t len,
                            void *response, size_t len_max);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Simple synchronous CoAP (confirmable) POST to URL
+ *
+ * @param[in]   url     Absolute URL pointer to source path
+ * @param[in]   request buffer containing the payload
+ * @param[in]   len     length of the payload to send
+ * @param[out]  response buffer for the response, may be NULL
+ * @param[in]   len_max length of @p response
+ *
+ * @returns     length of response payload on success
+ * @returns     <0 on error
+ */
+ssize_t nanocoap_sock_post_url(const char *url,
+                               const void *request, size_t len,
+                               void *response, size_t len_max);
+
 /**
  * @brief    Performs a blockwise coap get request on a socket.
  *
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c
index 2d81c0b099..ff7667adcf 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c
@@ -361,6 +361,36 @@ ssize_t nanocoap_sock_post(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path,
     return _sock_put_post(sock, path, COAP_METHOD_POST, request, len, response, len_max);
 }
 
+static ssize_t _sock_put_post_url(const char *url, unsigned code,
+                                  const void *request, size_t len,
+                                  void *response, size_t len_max)
+{
+    nanocoap_sock_t sock;
+    int res = nanocoap_sock_url_connect(url, &sock);
+    if (res) {
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    res = _sock_put_post(&sock, sock_urlpath(url), code, request, len, response, len_max);
+    nanocoap_sock_close(&sock);
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+ssize_t nanocoap_sock_put_url(const char *url,
+                              const void *request, size_t len,
+                              void *response, size_t len_max)
+{
+    return _sock_put_post_url(url, COAP_METHOD_PUT, request, len, response, len_max);
+}
+
+ssize_t nanocoap_sock_post_url(const char *url,
+                               const void *request, size_t len,
+                               void *response, size_t len_max)
+{
+    return _sock_put_post_url(url, COAP_METHOD_POST, request, len, response, len_max);
+}
+
 ssize_t nanocoap_request(coap_pkt_t *pkt, const sock_udp_ep_t *local,
                          const sock_udp_ep_t *remote, size_t len)
 {