diff --git a/examples/openthread/Makefile b/examples/openthread/Makefile
index d22d151936..f735e94623 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/Makefile
+++ b/examples/openthread/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ BOARD_WHITELIST := \
                     remote-revb \
                     omote \
                     openmote-cc2538 \
+                    nrf52840dk \
+                    nrf52840-mdk \
+                    reel \
                     #
 
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep b/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep
index 874328f6e2..bff5bf798c 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ USEMODULE += l2util
 USEMODULE += xtimer
 USEMODULE += event
 
-ifneq (,$(filter cc2538_rf,$(USEMODULE)))
+ifneq (,$(filter cc2538_rf nrf802154,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += netdev_ieee802154_submac
 endif
 
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c b/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
index c38e2fd767..9c8098a908 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
+++ b/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 #include "cc2538_rf.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NRF802154
+#include "nrf802154.h"
+#endif
+
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@ static at86rf2xx_t at86rf2xx_dev;
 static kw41zrf_t kw41z_dev;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NRF802154
+static nrf802154_t nrf802154_dev;
+#endif
+
 static uint8_t rx_buf[OPENTHREAD_NETDEV_BUFLEN];
 static uint8_t tx_buf[OPENTHREAD_NETDEV_BUFLEN];
 static char ot_thread_stack[2 * THREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN];
@@ -83,6 +91,10 @@ void openthread_bootstrap(void)
     cc2538_setup(&cc2538_rf_dev);
     netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t*) &cc2538_rf_dev;
 #endif
+#ifdef MODULE_NRF802154
+    nrf802154_setup(&nrf802154_dev);
+    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t*) &nrf802154_dev;
+#endif
 
     openthread_radio_init(netdev, tx_buf, rx_buf);
     openthread_netdev_init(ot_thread_stack, sizeof(ot_thread_stack), THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN - 5, "openthread", netdev);