diff --git a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
index 86ba001199..7994e839bd 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
@@ -396,6 +396,25 @@ int ieee802154_get_src(const uint8_t *mhr, uint8_t *src, le_uint16_t *src_pan);
  */
 int ieee802154_get_dst(const uint8_t *mhr, uint8_t *dst, le_uint16_t *dst_pan);
 
+/**
+ * @brief  Check whether a frame pass the IEEE 802.15.4 frame filter.
+ *
+ * A frame passes the frame filter only if:
+ * - The PAN ID matches the PAN ID of the frame filter or the broadcast PAN ID
+ * - Either the Short or Extended Address matches the frame filter OR the
+ *   Short Address is the broadcast address.
+ *
+ * @param[in] mhr           MAC header (PSDU)
+ * @param[in] pan           PAN ID of the frame filter.
+ * @param[in] short_addr    Short Address of the frame filter.
+ * @param[in] ext_addr      Extended Address of the frame filter.
+ *
+ * @return 0            if frame passes the frame filter.
+ * @return 1            if frame doesn't pass the frame filter.
+ */
+int ieee802154_dst_filter(const uint8_t *mhr, uint16_t pan,
+                          network_uint16_t short_addr, const eui64_t *ext_addr);
+
 /**
  * @brief   Gets sequence number from MAC header.
  *
diff --git a/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/ieee802154.c b/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/ieee802154.c
index ae687703d6..d466ae8dfc 100644
--- a/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/ieee802154.c
+++ b/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/ieee802154.c
@@ -241,4 +241,31 @@ int ieee802154_get_dst(const uint8_t *mhr, uint8_t *dst, le_uint16_t *dst_pan)
     return 0;
 }
 
+int ieee802154_dst_filter(const uint8_t *mhr, uint16_t pan,
+                          network_uint16_t short_addr, const eui64_t *ext_addr)
+{
+    uint8_t dst_addr[IEEE802154_LONG_ADDRESS_LEN];
+    le_uint16_t dst_pan;
+    uint8_t pan_bcast[] = IEEE802154_PANID_BCAST;
+
+    int addr_len = ieee802154_get_dst(mhr, dst_addr, &dst_pan);
+
+    /* filter PAN ID */
+    if ((memcmp(pan_bcast, dst_pan.u8, 2) != 0) &&
+        (memcmp(&pan, dst_pan.u8, 2) != 0)) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    /* check destination address */
+    if (((addr_len == IEEE802154_SHORT_ADDRESS_LEN) &&
+          (memcmp(&short_addr.u8, dst_addr, addr_len) == 0 ||
+           memcmp(ieee802154_addr_bcast, dst_addr, addr_len) == 0)) ||
+        ((addr_len == IEEE802154_LONG_ADDRESS_LEN) &&
+          (memcmp(ext_addr->uint8, dst_addr, addr_len) == 0))) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
 /** @} */