diff --git a/tests/nimble_statconn_gnrc_ext/Makefile b/tests/nimble_statconn_gnrc_ext/Makefile
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index 0000000000..c0a373c6dc
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+++ b/tests/nimble_statconn_gnrc_ext/Makefile
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+BOARD ?= nrf52dk
+include ../Makefile.tests_common
+
+# include shell support
+USEMODULE += shell
+USEMODULE += shell_commands
+USEMODULE += ps
+
+# Include GNRC and RPL
+USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
+USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router_default
+USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_rpl
+USEMODULE += gnrc_rpl
+USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6_echo
+
+# Setup Nimble
+USEMODULE += nimble_statconn_ext
+FEATURES_OPTIONAL += ble_phy_2mbit
+FEATURES_OPTIONAL += ble_phy_coded
+
+TEST_ON_CI_WHITELIST += nrf52dk nrf52840dk
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/nimble_statconn_gnrc_ext/Makefile.ci b/tests/nimble_statconn_gnrc_ext/Makefile.ci
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index 0000000000..4079597a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nimble_statconn_gnrc_ext/Makefile.ci
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := \
+    e104-bt5010a-tb \
+    e104-bt5011a-tb \
+    #
diff --git a/tests/nimble_statconn_gnrc_ext/main.c b/tests/nimble_statconn_gnrc_ext/main.c
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index 0000000000..ffc45a567f
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+++ b/tests/nimble_statconn_gnrc_ext/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 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     examples
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Run IP-over-BLE using the 'statconn' BLE connection manager
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "shell.h"
+#include "msg.h"
+#include "nimble_statconn.h"
+#include "net/bluetil/addr.h"
+
+#define MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE     (8)
+static msg_t _main_msg_queue[MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE];
+
+static void _print_evt(const char *msg, int handle, const uint8_t *addr)
+{
+    printf("[ble] %s (%i|", msg, handle);
+    if (addr) {
+        bluetil_addr_print(addr);
+    }
+    else {
+        printf("n/a");
+    }
+    puts(")");
+}
+
+static void _on_ble_evt(int handle, nimble_netif_event_t event,
+                        const uint8_t *addr)
+{
+    switch (event) {
+        case NIMBLE_NETIF_CONNECTED_MASTER:
+            _print_evt("CONNECTED master", handle, addr);
+            break;
+        case NIMBLE_NETIF_CONNECTED_SLAVE:
+            _print_evt("CONNECTED slave", handle, addr);
+            break;
+        case NIMBLE_NETIF_CLOSED_MASTER:
+            _print_evt("CLOSED master", handle, addr);
+            break;
+        case NIMBLE_NETIF_CLOSED_SLAVE:
+            _print_evt("CLOSED slave", handle, addr);
+            break;
+        case NIMBLE_NETIF_CONN_UPDATED:
+            _print_evt("UPDATED", handle, addr);
+            break;
+        default:
+            /* do nothing */
+            return;
+    }
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    puts("IPv6-over-BLE with statconn BLE connection manager");
+
+    /* we need a message queue for the thread running the shell in order to
+     * receive potentially fast incoming networking packets */
+    msg_init_queue(_main_msg_queue, MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE);
+
+    /* register for BLE events */
+    nimble_statconn_eventcb(_on_ble_evt);
+
+    /* start shell */
+    puts("All up, running the shell now");
+    char line_buf[SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE];
+    shell_run(NULL, line_buf, SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE);
+
+    /* should never be reached */
+    return 0;
+}