diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.features b/boards/native/Makefile.features
index 88ae4e0079..d9c8a64df1 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.features
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_qdec
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_qdec
 
 # Various other features (if any)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
diff --git a/boards/native/board.c b/boards/native/board.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a079e5b58b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/native/board.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * Native Board board implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Gilles DOFFE <g.doffe@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * 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 boards_native
+ * @{
+ * @file
+ * @author  Gilles DOFFE <g.doffe@gmail.com>
+ * @}
+ */
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+/* RIOT includes */
+#include <board.h>
+#include <log.h>
+
+extern int32_t qdecs_value[QDEC_NUMOF];
+
+void native_motor_driver_qdec_simulation(
+    const motor_driver_t motor_driver, uint8_t motor_id,
+    int32_t pwm_duty_cycle)
+{
+    uint32_t id = 0;
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < motor_driver; i++) {
+        const motor_driver_config_t motor_driver_conf =
+            motor_driver_config[motor_driver];
+        id += motor_driver_conf.nb_motors;
+    }
+    id += motor_id;
+
+    if (id < QDEC_NUMOF) {
+        qdecs_value[id] = pwm_duty_cycle;
+
+        LOG_DEBUG("MOTOR-DRIVER=%u"             \
+            "    MOTOR_ID = %u"                 \
+            "    PWM_VALUE = %d"                \
+            "    QDEC_ID = %"PRIu32""           \
+            "    QDEC_VALUE = %d\n",            \
+            motor_driver, motor_id, pwm_duty_cycle, id, pwm_duty_cycle);
+    }
+    else {
+        LOG_ERROR("MOTOR-DRIVER=%u"             \
+            "    MOTOR_ID = %u"                 \
+            "    no QDEC device associated\n",  \
+            motor_driver, motor_id);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/boards/native/include/board.h b/boards/native/include/board.h
index 5209ec4eb8..1dcc586447 100644
--- a/boards/native/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/native/include/board.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+/* RIOT includes */
+#include <motor_driver.h>
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -124,6 +127,19 @@ extern mtd_dev_t *mtd0;
 /** @} */
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @brief Simulate QDEC on motor_set() calls
+ *
+ * @param[in] motor_driver      motor driver to which motor is attached
+ * @param[in] motor_id          motor ID on driver
+ * @param[in] pwm_duty_cycle    Signed PWM duty_cycle to set motor speed and direction
+ *
+ * @return                      0 on success
+ */
+void native_motor_driver_qdec_simulation( \
+    const motor_driver_t motor_driver, uint8_t motor_id, \
+    int32_t pwm_duty_cycle);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif