diff --git a/drivers/Makefile.dep b/drivers/Makefile.dep
index ee01562838..33bbed9def 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile.dep
+++ b/drivers/Makefile.dep
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter at86rf215%,$(USEMODULE)))
   DEFAULT_MODULE += auto_init_at86rf215
   DEFAULT_MODULE += at86rf215_subghz
 
+  DEFAULT_MODULE += netdev_ieee802154_multimode
+
+  DEFAULT_MODULE += netdev_ieee802154_oqpsk
+
   ifeq (,$(filter at86rf215m,$(USEMODULE)))
     DEFAULT_MODULE += at86rf215_24ghz
   endif
diff --git a/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_getset.c b/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_getset.c
index 9016340916..940149267b 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_getset.c
+++ b/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_getset.c
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ uint16_t at86rf215_get_channel_spacing(at86rf215_t *dev) {
     return 25 * at86rf215_reg_read(dev, dev->RF->RG_CS);
 }
 
+uint8_t at86rf215_get_phy_mode(at86rf215_t *dev)
+{
+    switch (at86rf215_reg_read(dev, dev->BBC->RG_PC) & PC_PT_MASK) {
+    case 0x1: return IEEE802154_PHY_MR_FSK;
+    case 0x2: return IEEE802154_PHY_MR_OFDM;
+    case 0x3: return at86rf215_OQPSK_is_legacy(dev)
+                ? IEEE802154_PHY_OQPSK
+                : IEEE802154_PHY_MR_OQPSK;
+    default:  return IEEE802154_PHY_DISABLED;
+    }
+}
+
 uint16_t at86rf215_get_pan(const at86rf215_t *dev, uint8_t filter)
 {
     if (filter > 3) {
diff --git a/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_netdev.c b/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_netdev.c
index c42b5a7816..21f5308a38 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_netdev.c
@@ -384,6 +384,12 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
             res = max_len;
             break;
 
+        case NETOPT_IEEE802154_PHY:
+            assert(max_len >= sizeof(int8_t));
+            *((int8_t *)val) = at86rf215_get_phy_mode(dev);
+            res = max_len;
+            break;
+
         default:
             res = -ENOTSUP;
             break;
@@ -528,6 +534,16 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
             res = sizeof(int8_t);
             break;
 
+        case NETOPT_IEEE802154_PHY:
+            assert(len <= sizeof(uint8_t));
+            switch (*(uint8_t *)val) {
+            case IEEE802154_PHY_OQPSK:
+                at86rf215_configure_legacy_OQPSK(dev, at86rf215_OQPSK_get_mode_legacy(dev));
+                res = sizeof(uint8_t);
+                break;
+            default:
+                return -ENOTSUP;
+            }
         default:
             break;
     }
diff --git a/drivers/at86rf215/include/at86rf215_internal.h b/drivers/at86rf215/include/at86rf215_internal.h
index 80f1817e69..091cdb5e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf215/include/at86rf215_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/at86rf215/include/at86rf215_internal.h
@@ -158,6 +158,18 @@ void at86rf215_get_random(at86rf215_t *dev, void *data, size_t len);
  */
 int at86rf215_configure_legacy_OQPSK(at86rf215_t *dev, bool high_rate);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Get the current PHY modulation.
+ *          May be @ref IEEE802154_PHY_MR_FSK, @ref IEEE802154_PHY_MR_OFDM,
+ *          @ref IEEE802154_PHY_MR_OQPSK, @ref IEEE802154_PHY_OQPSK
+ *          or @ref IEEE802154_PHY_DISABLED.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev       device to read from
+ *
+ * @return              the current PHY mode the device is operating with
+ */
+uint8_t at86rf215_get_phy_mode(at86rf215_t *dev);
+
 /**
  * @brief   Check if a channel number is valid.
  *          The function takes the current frequency band and modulation into
diff --git a/drivers/include/at86rf215.h b/drivers/include/at86rf215.h
index 22bcf24a94..b54d2178c3 100644
--- a/drivers/include/at86rf215.h
+++ b/drivers/include/at86rf215.h
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ typedef enum {
 } at86rf215_state_t;
 /** @} */
 
+enum {
+    AT86RF215_MODE_LEGACY_OQPSK,
+    AT86RF215_MODE_MR_OQPSK,
+    AT86RF215_MODE_MR_OFDM,
+    AT86RF215_MODE_MR_FSK
+};
+
 /**
  * @name    Internal device option flags
  * @{