diff --git a/drivers/at/at.c b/drivers/at/at.c
index b521b7f3d4..d02a095cba 100644
--- a/drivers/at/at.c
+++ b/drivers/at/at.c
@@ -80,6 +80,34 @@ ssize_t at_recv_bytes(at_dev_t *dev, char *bytes, size_t len, uint32_t timeout)
     return (resp_pos - bytes);
 }
 
+int at_recv_bytes_until_string(at_dev_t *dev, const char *string,
+                               char *bytes, size_t *bytes_len, uint32_t timeout)
+{
+    size_t len = 0;
+    char *_string = (char *)string;
+
+    while (*_string && len < *bytes_len) {
+        int res;
+        char c;
+        if ((res = isrpipe_read_timeout(&dev->isrpipe, &c, 1, timeout)) == 1) {
+            if (AT_PRINT_INCOMING) {
+                print(&c, 1);
+            }
+            if (c == *_string) {
+                _string++;
+            }
+            bytes[len] = c;
+            len++;
+        }
+        else {
+            *bytes_len = len;
+            return res;
+        }
+    }
+    *bytes_len = len;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int at_send_cmd(at_dev_t *dev, const char *command, uint32_t timeout)
 {
     size_t cmdlen = strlen(command);
diff --git a/drivers/include/at.h b/drivers/include/at.h
index 42132ed5ff..5349dfd359 100644
--- a/drivers/include/at.h
+++ b/drivers/include/at.h
@@ -211,6 +211,25 @@ ssize_t at_send_cmd_get_lines(at_dev_t *dev, const char *command, char *resp_buf
  */
 int at_expect_bytes(at_dev_t *dev, const char *bytes, uint32_t timeout);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Receives bytes into @p bytes buffer until the string pattern
+ * @p string is received or the buffer is full.
+ * 
+ * @param[in] dev               device to operate on
+ * @param[in] string            string pattern to expect
+ * @param[out] bytes            buffer to store received bytes
+ * @param[in, out] bytes_len    pointer to the maximum number of bytes to
+ *                              receive. On return stores the amount of received
+ *                              bytes.
+ * @param[in] timeout           timeout (in usec) of inactivity to finish read
+ *
+ * @returns                     0 on success
+ * @returns                     <0 on error
+ */
+int at_recv_bytes_until_string(at_dev_t *dev, const char *string,
+                               char *bytes, size_t *bytes_len,
+                               uint32_t timeout);
+
 /**
  * @brief   Send raw bytes to a device
  *