diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c
index 44bccbe17d..258237c58d 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ gnrc_netif_t *gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(char *stack, int stacksize,
 
 static gnrc_pktsnip_t *_make_netif_hdr(uint8_t *mhr)
 {
+    gnrc_netif_hdr_t *hdr;
     gnrc_pktsnip_t *snip;
     uint8_t src[IEEE802154_LONG_ADDRESS_LEN], dst[IEEE802154_LONG_ADDRESS_LEN];
     int src_len, dst_len;
@@ -65,11 +66,15 @@ static gnrc_pktsnip_t *_make_netif_hdr(uint8_t *mhr)
         DEBUG("_make_netif_hdr: no space left in packet buffer\n");
         return NULL;
     }
+    hdr = snip->data;
     /* set broadcast flag for broadcast destination */
     if ((dst_len == 2) && (dst[0] == 0xff) && (dst[1] == 0xff)) {
-        gnrc_netif_hdr_t *hdr = snip->data;
         hdr->flags |= GNRC_NETIF_HDR_FLAGS_BROADCAST;
     }
+    /* set flags for pending frames */
+    if (mhr[0] & IEEE802154_FCF_FRAME_PEND) {
+        hdr->flags |= GNRC_NETIF_HDR_FLAGS_MORE_DATA;
+    }
     return snip;
 }