diff --git a/pkg/lwip/contrib/lwip.c b/pkg/lwip/contrib/lwip.c
index 113cf416b2..8950c1434e 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/contrib/lwip.c
+++ b/pkg/lwip/contrib/lwip.c
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 #include "stm32_eth.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NRF802154
+#include "nrf802154.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "lwip.h"
 
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG    (0)
@@ -92,6 +96,10 @@
 #define LWIP_NETIF_NUMOF        (1)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NRF802154
+#define LWIP_NETIF_NUMOF        (1)
+#endif
+
 #ifdef LWIP_NETIF_NUMOF
 static struct netif netif[LWIP_NETIF_NUMOF];
 #endif
@@ -131,6 +139,10 @@ static netdev_t stm32_eth;
 extern void stm32_eth_netdev_setup(netdev_t *netdev);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NRF802154
+extern netdev_ieee802154_t nrf802154_dev;
+#endif
+
 void lwip_bootstrap(void)
 {
     /* TODO: do for every eligible netdev */
@@ -233,6 +245,12 @@ void lwip_bootstrap(void)
         return;
     }
 #endif /* MODULE_LWIP_IPV4 */
+#elif defined(MODULE_NRF802154)
+    if (netif_add(&netif[0], &nrf802154_dev, lwip_netdev_init,
+                tcpip_6lowpan_input) == NULL) {
+        DEBUG("Could not add nrf802154 device\n");
+        return;
+    }
 #endif
     if (netif[0].state != NULL) {
         /* state is set to a netdev_t in the netif_add() functions above */