diff --git a/tests/driver_nrfmin/Makefile b/tests/driver_nrfmin/Makefile
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+APPLICATION = driver_nrfmin
+include ../Makefile.tests_common
+
+FEATURES_REQUIRED = radio_nrfmin
+
+USEMODULE += shell
+USEMODULE += shell_commands
+USEMODULE += ps
+USEMODULE += uart0
+USEMODULE += radio_nrfmin
+USEMODULE += ng_netbase
+USEMODULE += ng_nomac
+USEMODULE += ng_pktdump
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/driver_nrfmin/README.md b/tests/driver_nrfmin/README.md
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+Expected result
+===============
+The test will initialize all basic networking functionality including the
+minimal NRF51822 radio driver and run the shell providing netif shell commands.
+
+Background
+==========
+Use the shell commands to test the link layer functionality of the minimal
+NRF51822 radio driver (nrfmin).
diff --git a/tests/driver_nrfmin/main.c b/tests/driver_nrfmin/main.c
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+++ b/tests/driver_nrfmin/main.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * 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     tests
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Test application for the NRF51822 minimal radio driver (nrfmin)
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "shell.h"
+#include "posix_io.h"
+#include "board_uart0.h"
+#include "nrfmin.h"
+#include "net/ng_netbase.h"
+#include "net/ng_nomac.h"
+#include "net/ng_pktdump.h"
+
+#define SHELL_BUFSIZE       (UART0_BUFSIZE)
+
+static char nomac_stack[KERNEL_CONF_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT];
+
+int shell_read(void)
+{
+    char c;
+    int result = posix_read(uart0_handler_pid, &c, 1);
+    if (result != 1) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return (unsigned char) c;
+}
+
+void shell_put(int c)
+{
+    putchar(c);
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    shell_t shell;
+    ng_netdev_t dev;
+    ng_netreg_entry_t netobj;
+
+    puts("\nManual test for the minimal NRF51822 radio driver\n");
+    puts("Use the 'ifconfig' and 'txtsnd' shell commands to verify the driver");
+
+    /* initialize network device */
+    nrfmin_init(&dev);
+    ng_nomac_init(nomac_stack, sizeof(nomac_stack), 5, "nomac", &dev);
+
+    /* initialize packet dumper */
+    netobj.pid = ng_pktdump_getpid();
+    netobj.demux_ctx = NG_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL;
+    ng_netreg_register(NG_NETTYPE_UNDEF, &netobj);
+
+    /* initialize and run the shell */
+    board_uart0_init();
+    posix_open(uart0_handler_pid, 0);
+    shell_init(&shell, NULL, SHELL_BUFSIZE, shell_read, shell_put);
+    shell_run(&shell);
+
+    return 0;
+}