diff --git a/tests/nimble_autoconn_gnrc/Makefile b/tests/nimble_autoconn_gnrc/Makefile
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+++ b/tests/nimble_autoconn_gnrc/Makefile
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+BOARD ?= nrf52dk
+include ../Makefile.tests_common
+
+# include shell support
+USEMODULE += shell
+USEMODULE += shell_commands
+USEMODULE += ps
+
+# Include GNRC and RPL
+USEMODULE += gnrc_netdev_default
+USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
+USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router_default
+USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6_echo
+USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_rpl
+USEMODULE += gnrc_rpl
+
+# Setup Nimble
+USEMODULE += nimble_autoconn_ipsp
+
+TEST_ON_CI_WHITELIST += nrf52dk
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/nimble_autoconn_gnrc/main.c b/tests/nimble_autoconn_gnrc/main.c
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+++ b/tests/nimble_autoconn_gnrc/main.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * 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     examples
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Run IP-over-BLE using the 'autoconn' BLE connection manager
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "shell.h"
+#include "msg.h"
+
+#define MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE     (8)
+static msg_t _main_msg_queue[MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE];
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    /* we need a message queue for the thread running the shell in order to
+     * receive potentially fast incoming networking packets */
+    msg_init_queue(_main_msg_queue, MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE);
+    puts("IPv6-over-BLE with autoconn BLE connection manager");
+
+    /* start shell */
+    puts("All up, running the shell now");
+    char line_buf[SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE];
+    shell_run(NULL, line_buf, SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE);
+
+    /* should never be reached */
+    return 0;
+}