diff --git a/sys/fmt/fmt.c b/sys/fmt/fmt.c
index 0c169e6211..bfc61836d4 100644
--- a/sys/fmt/fmt.c
+++ b/sys/fmt/fmt.c
@@ -290,6 +290,13 @@ void print_s32_dec(int32_t val)
     print(buf, len);
 }
 
+void print_byte_hex(uint8_t byte)
+{
+    char buf[2];
+    fmt_byte_hex(buf, byte);
+    print(buf, sizeof(buf));
+}
+
 void print_u32_hex(uint32_t val)
 {
     char buf[8];
diff --git a/sys/include/fmt.h b/sys/include/fmt.h
index e3144c824c..8d602c639d 100644
--- a/sys/include/fmt.h
+++ b/sys/include/fmt.h
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@ void print_u32_dec(uint32_t val);
  */
 void print_s32_dec(int32_t val);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Print byte value as hex to stdout
+ *
+ * @param[in]  byte Byte value to print
+ */
+void print_byte_hex(uint8_t byte);
+
 /**
  * @brief Print uint32 value as hex to stdout
  *