diff --git a/drivers/include/mma8652.h b/drivers/include/mma8652.h
index b7c2fa630d..39cecd0c61 100644
--- a/drivers/include/mma8652.h
+++ b/drivers/include/mma8652.h
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ extern "C"
 #define MMA8652_FS_RANGE_8G           2 /**< +/- 8 g Full Scale Range */
 #define MMA8652_FS_RANGE_DEFAULT      MMA8652_FS_RANGE_2G /**< Full-Scale Range for testing */
 
+enum {
+    MMA8x5x_TYPE_MMA8652 = 0,
+    MMA8x5x_TYPE_MMA8653,
+    MMA8x5x_TYPE_MMA8451,
+    MMA8x5x_TYPE_MMA8452,
+    MMA8x5x_TYPE_MMA8453,
+    MMA8x5x_TYPE_MAX,
+};
+
 /**
  * @brief Device descriptor for MMA8652 accelerometer.
  */
@@ -65,6 +74,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t addr;           /**< the accelerometer's slave address on the I2C bus */
     bool initialized;       /**< accelerometer status, true if accelerometer is initialized */
     int16_t scale;          /**< each count corresponds to (1/scale) g */
+    uint8_t type;           /**< mma8x5x type */
 } mma8652_t;
 
 /**
@@ -75,6 +85,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t addr;           /**< accelerometer's I2C address */
     uint8_t rate;           /**< accelerometer's sampling rate */
     uint8_t scale;          /**< accelerometer's scale factor */
+    uint8_t type;           /**< mma8x5x type */
 } mma8652_params_t;
 
 /**
@@ -96,6 +107,7 @@ int mma8652_test(mma8652_t *dev);
  * @param[in]  address      accelerometer's I2C slave address
  * @param[in]  dr           output data rate selection in WAKE mode
  * @param[in]  range        full scale range
+ * @param[in]  type         mma8x5x type
  *
  * @return                  0 on success
  * @return                  -1 if parameters are wrong
@@ -104,7 +116,7 @@ int mma8652_test(mma8652_t *dev);
  * @return                  -4 if setting to STANDBY mode failed
  * @return                  -5 if accelerometer configuration failed
  */
-int mma8652_init(mma8652_t *dev, i2c_t i2c, uint8_t address, uint8_t dr, uint8_t range);
+int mma8652_init(mma8652_t *dev, i2c_t i2c, uint8_t address, uint8_t dr, uint8_t range, uint8_t type);
 
 /**
  * @brief Set user offset correction.
diff --git a/drivers/mma8652/include/mma8652_reg.h b/drivers/mma8652/include/mma8652_reg.h
index 8ab89844e0..1f3ee42fe7 100644
--- a/drivers/mma8652/include/mma8652_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/mma8652/include/mma8652_reg.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ extern "C"
 {
 #endif
 
+#include "mma8652.h"
+
 #define MMA8652_STATUS              0x00 /**< Data or FIFO Status */
 #define MMA8652_OUT_X_MSB           0x01 /**< [7:0] are 8 MSBs of X data */
 #define MMA8652_OUT_X_LSB           0x02 /**< [7:4] are 4 LSBs of X data */
@@ -246,7 +248,14 @@ extern "C"
 /**
  * @brief Device ID
  */
-#define MMA8652_ID          0x4A
+static const uint8_t mma8x5x_device_id[MMA8x5x_TYPE_MAX] =
+{
+    0x4A, /* MMA8652_ID */
+    0x5A, /* MMA8653_ID */
+    0x1A, /* MMA8451_ID */
+    0x2A, /* MMA8452_ID */
+    0x3A, /* MMA8453_ID */
+};
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mma8652/mma8652.c b/drivers/mma8652/mma8652.c
index 81d48e49d1..bfd6898a98 100644
--- a/drivers/mma8652/mma8652.c
+++ b/drivers/mma8652/mma8652.c
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ int mma8652_test(mma8652_t *dev)
     }
     i2c_release(dev->i2c);
 
-    if (reg != MMA8652_ID) {
+    if (reg != mma8x5x_device_id[dev->type]) {
         return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-int mma8652_init(mma8652_t *dev, i2c_t i2c, uint8_t address, uint8_t dr, uint8_t range)
+int mma8652_init(mma8652_t *dev, i2c_t i2c, uint8_t address, uint8_t dr, uint8_t range, uint8_t type)
 {
     uint8_t reg;
 
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ int mma8652_init(mma8652_t *dev, i2c_t i2c, uint8_t address, uint8_t dr, uint8_t
     dev->addr = address;
     dev->initialized = false;
 
-    if (dr > MMA8652_DATARATE_1HZ56 || range > MMA8652_FS_RANGE_8G) {
+    if (dr > MMA8652_DATARATE_1HZ56 || range > MMA8652_FS_RANGE_8G || type >= MMA8x5x_TYPE_MAX) {
         return -1;
     }
 
+    dev->type = type;
+
     i2c_acquire(dev->i2c);
     /* initialize the I2C bus */
     if (i2c_init_master(i2c, I2C_SPEED) < 0) {
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_mma8652.c b/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_mma8652.c
index 8aa79fb634..bb97c115be 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_mma8652.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_mma8652.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void auto_init_mma8652(void)
 
         DEBUG("[auto_init_saul] initializing mma8652 acc sensor\n");
 
-        if (mma8652_init(&mma8652_devs[i], p->i2c, p->addr, p->rate, p->scale) < 0) {
+        if (mma8652_init(&mma8652_devs[i], p->i2c, p->addr, p->rate, p->scale, p->type) < 0) {
             DEBUG("[auto_init_saul] error during initialization\n");
             return;
         }
diff --git a/tests/driver_mma8652/Makefile b/tests/driver_mma8652/Makefile
index 552f3307e9..fbb694c26a 100644
--- a/tests/driver_mma8652/Makefile
+++ b/tests/driver_mma8652/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ TEST_MMA8652_ADDR          ?= 0x1D
 TEST_MMA8652_USER_OFFSET_X ?= 0
 TEST_MMA8652_USER_OFFSET_Y ?= 0
 TEST_MMA8652_USER_OFFSET_Z ?= 0
+TEST_MMA8x5x_TYPE          ?= MMA8x5x_TYPE_MMA8652
 
 # export parameters
 CFLAGS += -DTEST_MMA8652_I2C=$(TEST_MMA8652_I2C)
@@ -19,5 +20,6 @@ CFLAGS += -DTEST_MMA8652_ADDR=$(TEST_MMA8652_ADDR)
 CFLAGS += -DTEST_MMA8652_USER_OFFSET_X=$(TEST_MMA8652_USER_OFFSET_X)
 CFLAGS += -DTEST_MMA8652_USER_OFFSET_Y=$(TEST_MMA8652_USER_OFFSET_Y)
 CFLAGS += -DTEST_MMA8652_USER_OFFSET_Z=$(TEST_MMA8652_USER_OFFSET_Z)
+CFLAGS += -DTEST_MMA8x5x_TYPE=$(TEST_MMA8x5x_TYPE)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/driver_mma8652/main.c b/tests/driver_mma8652/main.c
index f9b8d832a5..eb6965124e 100644
--- a/tests/driver_mma8652/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_mma8652/main.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #ifndef TEST_MMA8652_ADDR
 #error "TEST_MMA8652_ADDR not defined"
 #endif
+#ifndef TEST_MMA8x5x_TYPE
+#error "TEST_MMA8x5x_TYPE not defined"
+#endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -45,7 +48,8 @@ int main(void)
 
     if (mma8652_init(&dev, TEST_MMA8652_I2C, TEST_MMA8652_ADDR,
                      MMA8652_DATARATE_DEFAULT,
-                     MMA8652_FS_RANGE_DEFAULT) == 0) {
+                     MMA8652_FS_RANGE_DEFAULT,
+                     TEST_MMA8x5x_TYPE) == 0) {
         puts("[OK]\n");
     }
     else {