diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/include/sock_types.h b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/include/sock_types.h
index 17fcbf8fd4..1e86b0c375 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/include/sock_types.h
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/include/sock_types.h
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ typedef struct gnrc_sock_reg {
     msg_t mbox_queue[SOCK_MBOX_SIZE];   /**< queue for gnrc_sock_reg_t::mbox */
 } gnrc_sock_reg_t;
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Raw IP sock type
+ * @internal
+ */
+struct sock_ip {
+    gnrc_sock_reg_t reg;                /**< netreg info */
+    sock_ip_ep_t local;                 /**< local end-point */
+    sock_ip_ep_t remote;                /**< remote end-point */
+    uint16_t flags;                     /**< option flags */
+};
+
 /**
  * @brief   UDP sock type
  * @internal
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/ip/Makefile b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/ip/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5004d566c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/ip/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+MODULE = gnrc_sock_ip
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/ip/gnrc_sock_ip.c b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/ip/gnrc_sock_ip.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10cd5979bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/ip/gnrc_sock_ip.c
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       GNRC implementation of @ref net_sock_ip
+ *
+ * @author  Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "byteorder.h"
+#include "net/af.h"
+#include "net/protnum.h"
+#include "net/gnrc/ipv6.h"
+#include "net/sock/ip.h"
+#include "random.h"
+
+#include "gnrc_sock_internal.h"
+
+int sock_ip_create(sock_ip_t *sock, const sock_ip_ep_t *local,
+                    const sock_ip_ep_t *remote, uint8_t proto, uint16_t flags)
+{
+    assert(sock);
+    if ((local != NULL) && (remote != NULL) &&
+        (local->netif != SOCK_ADDR_ANY_NETIF) &&
+        (remote->netif != SOCK_ADDR_ANY_NETIF) &&
+        (local->netif != remote->netif)) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+    memset(&sock->local, 0, sizeof(sock_ip_t));
+    if (local != NULL) {
+        if (gnrc_af_not_supported(local->family)) {
+            return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+        }
+        memcpy(&sock->local, local, sizeof(sock_ip_t));
+    }
+    gnrc_sock_create(&sock->reg, GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6,
+                     proto);
+    memset(&sock->remote, 0, sizeof(sock_ip_t));
+    if (remote != NULL) {
+        if (gnrc_af_not_supported(remote->family)) {
+            return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+        }
+        if (gnrc_ep_addr_any(remote)) {
+            return -EINVAL;
+        }
+        memcpy(&sock->remote, remote, sizeof(sock_ip_t));
+    }
+    sock->flags = flags;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void sock_ip_close(sock_ip_t *sock)
+{
+    assert(sock != NULL);
+    gnrc_netreg_unregister(GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6, &sock->reg.entry);
+}
+
+int sock_ip_get_local(sock_ip_t *sock, sock_ip_ep_t *local)
+{
+    assert(sock && local);
+    if (sock->local.family == AF_UNSPEC) {
+        return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+    }
+    memcpy(local, &sock->local, sizeof(sock_ip_ep_t));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int sock_ip_get_remote(sock_ip_t *sock, sock_ip_ep_t *remote)
+{
+    assert(sock && remote);
+    if (sock->remote.family == AF_UNSPEC) {
+        return -ENOTCONN;
+    }
+    memcpy(remote, &sock->remote, sizeof(sock_ip_ep_t));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+ssize_t sock_ip_recv(sock_ip_t *sock, void *data, size_t max_len,
+                     uint32_t timeout, sock_ip_ep_t *remote)
+{
+    gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt;
+    sock_ip_ep_t tmp;
+    int res;
+
+    assert((sock != NULL) && (data != NULL) && (max_len > 0));
+    if (sock->local.family == 0) {
+        return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+    }
+    tmp.family = sock->local.family;
+    res = gnrc_sock_recv((gnrc_sock_reg_t *)sock, &pkt, timeout, &tmp);
+    if (res < 0) {
+        return res;
+    }
+    if (pkt->size > max_len) {
+        gnrc_pktbuf_release(pkt);
+        return -ENOBUFS;
+    }
+    if (remote != NULL) {
+        /* return remote to possibly block if wrong remote */
+        memcpy(remote, &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
+    }
+    if ((sock->remote.family != AF_UNSPEC) &&   /* check remote end-point if set */
+        /* We only have IPv6 for now, so just comparing the whole end point
+         * should suffice */
+        ((memcmp(&sock->remote.addr, &ipv6_addr_unspecified,
+                 sizeof(ipv6_addr_t)) != 0) &&
+         (memcmp(&sock->remote.addr, &tmp.addr, sizeof(ipv6_addr_t)) != 0))) {
+        gnrc_pktbuf_release(pkt);
+        return -EPROTO;
+    }
+    memcpy(data, pkt->data, pkt->size);
+    gnrc_pktbuf_release(pkt);
+    return (int)pkt->size;
+}
+
+ssize_t sock_ip_send(sock_ip_t *sock, const void *data, size_t len,
+                     uint8_t proto, const sock_ip_ep_t *remote)
+{
+    int res;
+    gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt;
+    sock_ip_ep_t local;
+    sock_ip_ep_t rem;
+
+    assert((sock != NULL) || (remote != NULL));
+    assert((len == 0) || (data != NULL)); /* (len != 0) => (data != NULL) */
+    if ((remote != NULL) && (sock != NULL) &&
+        (sock->local.netif != SOCK_ADDR_ANY_NETIF) &&
+        (remote->netif != SOCK_ADDR_ANY_NETIF) &&
+        (sock->local.netif != remote->netif)) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+    if ((remote == NULL) &&
+        /* sock can't be NULL as per assertion above */
+        (sock->remote.family == AF_UNSPEC)) {
+        return -ENOTCONN;
+    }
+    else if ((remote != NULL) && (gnrc_ep_addr_any(remote))) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+    /* compiler evaluates lazily so this isn't a redundundant check and cppcheck
+     * is being weird here anyways */
+    /* cppcheck-suppress nullPointerRedundantCheck */
+    /* cppcheck-suppress nullPointer */
+    if ((sock == NULL) || (sock->local.family == AF_UNSPEC)) {
+        /* no sock or sock currently unbound */
+        memset(&local, 0, sizeof(local));
+    }
+    else {
+        if (sock != NULL) {
+            proto = (uint8_t)sock->reg.entry.demux_ctx;
+        }
+        memcpy(&local, &sock->local, sizeof(local));
+    }
+    if (remote == NULL) {
+        /* sock can't be NULL at this point */
+        memcpy(&rem, &sock->remote, sizeof(rem));
+    }
+    else {
+        memcpy(&rem, remote, sizeof(rem));
+    }
+    if ((remote != NULL) && (remote->family == AF_UNSPEC) &&
+        (sock->remote.family != AF_UNSPEC)) {
+        /* remote was set on create so take its family */
+        rem.family = sock->remote.family;
+    }
+    else if ((remote != NULL) && gnrc_af_not_supported(remote->family)) {
+        return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+    }
+    else if ((local.family == AF_UNSPEC) && (rem.family != AF_UNSPEC)) {
+        /* local was set to 0 above */
+        local.family = rem.family;
+    }
+    else if ((local.family != AF_UNSPEC) && (rem.family == AF_UNSPEC)) {
+        /* local was given on create, but remote family wasn't given by user and
+         * there was no remote given on create, take from local */
+        rem.family = local.family;
+    }
+    pkt = gnrc_pktbuf_add(NULL, (void *)data, len, GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF);
+    if (pkt == NULL) {
+        return -ENOMEM;
+    }
+    res = gnrc_sock_send(pkt, &local, &rem, proto);
+    if (res <= 0) {
+        return res;
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
+/** @} */