diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sam0_eth.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sam0_eth.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b1d743dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sam0_eth.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Mesotic SAS
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     sys_auto_init_gnrc_netif
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @brief       Auto initialize sam0 ethernet driver
+ *
+ * @author      Dylan Laduranty <dylan.laduranty@mesotic.com>
+ */
+
+#ifdef MODULE_SAM0_ETH
+
+#include "net/gnrc/netif/ethernet.h"
+#include "sam0_eth_netdev.h"
+
+static netdev_t sam0eth;
+static char stack[THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT];
+static gnrc_netif_t _netif;
+
+extern void sam0_eth_setup(netdev_t *netdev);
+
+void auto_init_sam0_eth(void)
+{
+    /* setup netdev device */
+    sam0_eth_setup(&sam0eth);
+    /* initialize netdev <-> gnrc adapter state */
+    gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif, stack, THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT,
+                               GNRC_NETIF_PRIO, "sam0_eth", &sam0eth);
+}
+
+#else
+typedef int dont_be_pedantic;
+#endif /* MODULE_SAM0_ETH */
+/** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/init.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/init.c
index b193d5eadd..beb590cd07 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/init.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/init.c
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ void gnrc_netif_init_devs(void)
         auto_init_dose();
     }
 
+    if (IS_USED(MODULE_SAM0_ETH)) {
+        extern void auto_init_sam0_eth(void);
+        auto_init_sam0_eth();
+    }
+
     if (IS_USED(MODULE_SLIPDEV)) {
         extern void auto_init_slipdev(void);
         auto_init_slipdev();