diff --git a/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx.c b/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx.c
index fb5436d0b1..84f09a41c0 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx.c
+++ b/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void at86rf2xx_reset(at86rf2xx_t *dev)
     at86rf2xx_reg_write(dev, AT86RF2XX_REG__TRX_CTRL_2,
                         AT86RF2XX_TRX_CTRL_2_MASK__RX_SAFE_MODE);
 #ifdef MODULE_AT86RF212B
-    at86rf2xx_set_page(dev, 0);
+    at86rf2xx_set_page(dev, AT86RF2XX_DEFAULT_PAGE);
 #endif
 
     /* don't populate masked interrupt flags to IRQ_STATUS register */
diff --git a/drivers/include/at86rf2xx.h b/drivers/include/at86rf2xx.h
index b1c2bc6ef4..36e0c899ee 100644
--- a/drivers/include/at86rf2xx.h
+++ b/drivers/include/at86rf2xx.h
@@ -57,10 +57,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #define AT86RF2XX_MIN_CHANNEL           (IEEE802154_CHANNEL_MIN_SUBGHZ)
 #define AT86RF2XX_MAX_CHANNEL           (IEEE802154_CHANNEL_MAX_SUBGHZ)
 #define AT86RF2XX_DEFAULT_CHANNEL       (IEEE802154_DEFAULT_SUBGHZ_CHANNEL)
+/* Page 2 is O-QPSK 100 kbit/s (channel 0), or 250 kbit/s (channels 1-10) */
+#define AT86RF2XX_DEFAULT_PAGE          (IEEE802154_DEFAULT_SUBGHZ_PAGE)
 #else
 #define AT86RF2XX_MIN_CHANNEL           (IEEE802154_CHANNEL_MIN)
 #define AT86RF2XX_MAX_CHANNEL           (IEEE802154_CHANNEL_MAX)
 #define AT86RF2XX_DEFAULT_CHANNEL       (IEEE802154_DEFAULT_CHANNEL)
+/* Only page 0 is supported in the 2.4 GHz band */
 #endif
 /** @} */
 
diff --git a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
index bd3f539156..5d833b8498 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ extern const uint8_t ieee802154_addr_bcast[IEEE802154_ADDR_BCAST_LEN];
 #define IEEE802154_DEFAULT_CHANNEL          (26U)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef IEEE802154_DEFAULT_SUBGHZ_PAGE
+#define IEEE802154_DEFAULT_SUBGHZ_PAGE      (2U)
+#endif
+
 #ifndef IEEE802154_DEFAULT_PANID
 #define IEEE802154_DEFAULT_PANID            (0x0023U)
 #endif