diff --git a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c
index 70bbbe747d..74fd1b187e 100644
--- a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c
+++ b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * @}
  */
 
+#include "byteorder.h"
 #include "mrf24j40.h"
 #include "mrf24j40_internal.h"
 #include "mrf24j40_registers.h"
@@ -122,42 +123,48 @@ static const uint8_t RSSI_value[] = { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
 
 uint16_t mrf24j40_get_addr_short(mrf24j40_t *dev)
 {
-    return (dev->netdev.short_addr[0] << 8) | dev->netdev.short_addr[1];
+    network_uint16_t naddr;
+    naddr.u8[1] = mrf24j40_reg_read_short(dev, MRF24J40_REG_SADRL);
+    naddr.u8[0] = mrf24j40_reg_read_short(dev, MRF24J40_REG_SADRH);
+
+    return naddr.u16;
 }
 
 void mrf24j40_set_addr_short(mrf24j40_t *dev, uint16_t addr)
 {
+    network_uint16_t naddr;
+    naddr.u16 = addr;
+
 #ifdef MODULE_SIXLOWPAN
     /* https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4944#section-12 requires the first bit to
      * 0 for unicast addresses */
-    dev->netdev.short_addr[0] &= 0x7F;
+    naddr.u8[0] &= 0x7F;
 #endif
-    dev->netdev.short_addr[0] = (uint8_t)(addr);
-    dev->netdev.short_addr[1] = (uint8_t)(addr >> 8);
+
     mrf24j40_reg_write_short(dev, MRF24J40_REG_SADRL,
-                             dev->netdev.short_addr[1]);
+                             naddr.u8[1]);
     mrf24j40_reg_write_short(dev, MRF24J40_REG_SADRH,
-                             dev->netdev.short_addr[0]);
+                             naddr.u8[0]);
 }
 
 uint64_t mrf24j40_get_addr_long(mrf24j40_t *dev)
 {
-    uint64_t addr;
-
-    uint8_t *ap = (uint8_t *)(&addr);
+    network_uint64_t naddr;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-        ap[i] = dev->netdev.long_addr[i];
+        naddr.u8[7 - i] = mrf24j40_reg_read_short(dev, (MRF24J40_REG_EADR0 + i));
     }
-    return addr;
+    return naddr.u64;
 }
 
 void mrf24j40_set_addr_long(mrf24j40_t *dev, uint64_t addr)
 {
+    network_uint64_t naddr;
+    naddr.u64 = addr;
+
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-        dev->netdev.long_addr[i] = (uint8_t)(addr >> (i * 8));
         mrf24j40_reg_write_short(dev, (MRF24J40_REG_EADR0 + i),
-                                 (addr >> ((7 - i) * 8)));
+                                 (naddr.u8[7 - i]));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_netdev.c b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_netdev.c
index 099bc3789b..be1d89226d 100644
--- a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_netdev.c
@@ -174,6 +174,26 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 
     int res;
     switch (opt) {
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+            if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
+                res = -EOVERFLOW;
+            }
+            else {
+                *(uint16_t*)val = mrf24j40_get_addr_short(dev);
+                res = sizeof(uint16_t);
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
+            if (max_len < sizeof(uint64_t)) {
+                res = -EOVERFLOW;
+            }
+            else {
+                *(uint64_t*)val = mrf24j40_get_addr_long(dev);
+                res = sizeof(uint64_t);
+            }
+            break;
+
         case NETOPT_CHANNEL_PAGE:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 res = -EOVERFLOW;
@@ -351,7 +371,7 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
             }
             else {
                 mrf24j40_set_addr_short(dev, *((const uint16_t *)val));
-                /* don't set res to set netdev_ieee802154_t::short_addr */
+                res = sizeof(uint16_t);
             }
             break;
 
@@ -361,7 +381,7 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
             }
             else {
                 mrf24j40_set_addr_long(dev, *((const uint64_t *)val));
-                /* don't set res to set netdev_ieee802154_t::long_addr */
+                res = sizeof(uint64_t);
             }
             break;