diff --git a/cpu/native/include/netdev_tap.h b/cpu/native/include/netdev_tap.h
index e94cd6f861..4e8ff0e287 100644
--- a/cpu/native/include/netdev_tap.h
+++ b/cpu/native/include/netdev_tap.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include "net/netdev.h"
 
 #include "net/ethernet/hdr.h"
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ typedef struct netdev_tap {
     char tap_name[IFNAMSIZ];            /**< host dev file name */
     int tap_fd;                         /**< host file descriptor for the TAP */
     uint8_t addr[ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN];    /**< The MAC address of the TAP */
-    uint8_t promiscuous;                 /**< Flag for promiscuous mode */
+    bool promiscuous;                   /**< Flag for promiscuous mode */
+    bool wired;                         /**< Flag for wired mode */
 } netdev_tap_t;
 
 /**
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ typedef struct netdev_tap {
 typedef struct {
     char **tap_name;                    /**< Name of the host system's tap
                                              interface to bind to. */
+    bool wired;                         /**< Interface should behave like a
+                                             wired interface. */
 } netdev_tap_params_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/cpu/native/netdev_tap/netdev_tap.c b/cpu/native/netdev_tap/netdev_tap.c
index 70755e9176..5c413677cc 100644
--- a/cpu/native/netdev_tap/netdev_tap.c
+++ b/cpu/native/netdev_tap/netdev_tap.c
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ static inline int _set_promiscuous(netdev_t *netdev, int value)
     return value;
 }
 
+static inline int _get_wired(netdev_t *netdev)
+{
+    netdev_tap_t *dev = container_of(netdev, netdev_tap_t, netdev);
+    return dev->wired;
+}
+
 static inline void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
     if (netdev->event_callback) {
@@ -124,6 +130,16 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
             *((bool*)value) = (bool)_get_promiscuous(dev);
             res = sizeof(bool);
             break;
+        case NETOPT_IS_WIRED:
+            if (!_get_wired(dev)) {
+                res = -ENOTSUP;
+            } else {
+                if (value) {
+                    *((bool*)value) = true;
+                }
+                res = sizeof(bool);
+            }
+            break;
         default:
             res = netdev_eth_get(dev, opt, value, max_len);
             break;
@@ -294,6 +310,7 @@ void netdev_tap_setup(netdev_tap_t *dev, const netdev_tap_params_t *params, int
     dev->netdev.driver = &netdev_driver_tap;
     strncpy(dev->tap_name, *(params->tap_name), IFNAMSIZ - 1);
     dev->tap_name[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = '\0';
+    dev->wired = params->wired;
     netdev_register(&dev->netdev, NETDEV_TAP, index);
 }
 
diff --git a/cpu/native/startup.c b/cpu/native/startup.c
index 9009487290..262f706b05 100644
--- a/cpu/native/startup.c
+++ b/cpu/native/startup.c
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ __attribute__((constructor)) static void startup(int argc, char **argv, char **e
 #ifdef MODULE_NETDEV_TAP
     for (int i = 0; i < NETDEV_TAP_MAX; i++) {
         netdev_tap_params[i].tap_name = &argv[optind + i];
+        netdev_tap_params[i].wired = true;
     }
 #endif