diff --git a/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx.c b/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx.c
index 7707fb69c0..0995b15ffc 100644
--- a/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx.c
+++ b/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx.c
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ void ng_at86rf2xx_reset(ng_at86rf2xx_t *dev)
     ng_at86rf2xx_reg_write(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_REG__TRX_CTRL_2, tmp);
     /* enable interrupts */
     ng_at86rf2xx_reg_write(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_REG__IRQ_MASK,
-                           (NG_AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__RX_START |
-                            NG_AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__TRX_END));
+                           NG_AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__TRX_END);
     /* go into RX state */
     ng_at86rf2xx_set_state(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_STATE_RX_AACK_ON);
 
diff --git a/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_getset.c b/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_getset.c
index cdfaf41267..067d5ca4c4 100644
--- a/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_getset.c
+++ b/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_getset.c
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ void ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(ng_at86rf2xx_t *dev, uint16_t option, bool state)
                 tmp &= ~(NG_AT86RF2XX_CSMA_SEED_1__AACK_DIS_ACK);
                 ng_at86rf2xx_reg_write(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_REG__CSMA_SEED_1, tmp);
                 break;
+            case NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_START:
+                DEBUG("[ng_at86rf2xx] opt: enabling SFD IRQ\n");
+                tmp = ng_at86rf2xx_reg_read(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_REG__IRQ_MASK);
+                tmp |= NG_AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__RX_START;
+                ng_at86rf2xx_reg_write(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_REG__IRQ_MASK, tmp);
+                break;
             default:
                 /* do nothing */
                 break;
@@ -185,6 +191,12 @@ void ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(ng_at86rf2xx_t *dev, uint16_t option, bool state)
                 tmp |= NG_AT86RF2XX_CSMA_SEED_1__AACK_DIS_ACK;
                 ng_at86rf2xx_reg_write(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_REG__CSMA_SEED_1, tmp);
                 break;
+            case NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_START:
+                DEBUG("[ng_at86rf2xx] opt: disabling SFD IRQ\n");
+                tmp = ng_at86rf2xx_reg_read(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_REG__IRQ_MASK);
+                tmp &= ~NG_AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__RX_START;
+                ng_at86rf2xx_reg_write(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_REG__IRQ_MASK, tmp);
+                break;
             default:
                 /* do nothing */
                 break;
diff --git a/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_netdev.c b/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_netdev.c
index 7d4f710501..2ee80a69ff 100644
--- a/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_netdev.c
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netconf_opt_t opt,
     ng_at86rf2xx_t *dev = (ng_at86rf2xx_t *) device;
 
     switch (opt) {
-        uint8_t irq_mask;
 
         case NETCONF_OPT_ADDRESS:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
@@ -488,10 +487,24 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netconf_opt_t opt,
             }
             return sizeof(ng_netconf_enable_t);
 
-        case NETCONT_OPT_SFD_INT:
-            irq_mask = ng_at86rf2xx_reg_read(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_REG__IRQ_MASK);
-            ng_at86rf2xx_reg_write(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_REG__IRQ_MASK,
-                    (irq_mask ^ NG_AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__RX_START));
+        case NETCONF_OPT_RX_START_IRQ:
+            *((ng_netconf_enable_t *)val) =
+                !!(dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_START);
+            return sizeof(ng_netconf_enable_t);
+
+        case NETCONF_OPT_RX_END_IRQ:
+            *((ng_netconf_enable_t *)val) =
+                !!(dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_END);
+            return sizeof(ng_netconf_enable_t);
+
+        case NETCONF_OPT_TX_START_IRQ:
+            *((ng_netconf_enable_t *)val) =
+                !!(dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_TX_START);
+            return sizeof(ng_netconf_enable_t);
+
+        case NETCONF_OPT_TX_END_IRQ:
+            *((ng_netconf_enable_t *)val) =
+                !!(dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_TX_END);
             return sizeof(ng_netconf_enable_t);
 
         default:
@@ -606,6 +619,26 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netconf_opt_t opt,
                                     ((bool *)val)[0]);
             return sizeof(ng_netconf_enable_t);
 
+        case NETCONF_OPT_RX_START_IRQ:
+            ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_START,
+                                    ((bool *)val)[0]);
+            return sizeof(ng_netconf_enable_t);
+
+        case NETCONF_OPT_RX_END_IRQ:
+            ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_END,
+                                    ((bool *)val)[0]);
+            return sizeof(ng_netconf_enable_t);
+
+        case NETCONF_OPT_TX_START_IRQ:
+            ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_TX_START,
+                                    ((bool *)val)[0]);
+            return sizeof(ng_netconf_enable_t);
+
+        case NETCONF_OPT_TX_END_IRQ:
+            ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_TX_END,
+                                    ((bool *)val)[0]);
+            return sizeof(ng_netconf_enable_t);
+
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
     }
@@ -650,9 +683,7 @@ static void _isr_event(ng_netdev_t *device, uint32_t event_type)
     state = ng_at86rf2xx_get_state(dev);
 
     if (irq_mask & NG_AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__RX_START) {
-        if (dev->event_cb && (dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_START)) {
-            dev->event_cb(NETDEV_EVENT_RX_STARTED, NULL);
-        }
+        dev->event_cb(NETDEV_EVENT_RX_STARTED, NULL);
         DEBUG("[ng_at86rf2xx] EVT - RX_START\n");
     }
     if (irq_mask & NG_AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__TRX_END) {