diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h b/cpu/sam0_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
index 4172c859df..9953d8aad6 100644
--- a/cpu/sam0_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
@@ -1144,6 +1144,15 @@ int rtc_tamper_register(gpio_t pin, gpio_flank_t flank);
  * @brief   Enable Tamper Detection IRQs
  */
 void rtc_tamper_enable(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Get and clear the RTC tamper event that has woken the CPU
+ *          from Deep Sleep.
+ *
+ * @return  The set bits in the return value correspond to the tamper
+ *          pin index inside the @ref rtc_tamper_pins array.
+ */
+uint8_t rtc_get_tamper_event(void);
 /** @} */
 
 /**
diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/periph/rtc_rtt.c b/cpu/sam0_common/periph/rtc_rtt.c
index bbd2541051..7901aeaeec 100644
--- a/cpu/sam0_common/periph/rtc_rtt.c
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/periph/rtc_rtt.c
@@ -374,6 +374,16 @@ void rtc_tamper_enable(void)
     DEBUG("tamper enabled\n");
 }
 
+uint8_t rtc_get_tamper_event(void)
+{
+    uint32_t ret = RTC->MODE0.TAMPID.reg;
+
+    /* clear tamper event */
+    RTC->MODE0.INTFLAG.reg = RTC_MODE0_INTFLAG_TAMPER;
+    RTC->MODE0.TAMPID.reg  = ret;
+
+    return ret & RTC_TAMPID_TAMPID_Msk;
+}
 #endif /* RTC_NUM_OF_TAMPERS */
 
 void rtt_set_overflow_cb(rtt_cb_t cb, void *arg)