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..8e26bd5381 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
  *
diff --git a/tests/driver_at/README.md b/tests/driver_at/README.md
index 0edc0e2d17..3262e69076 100644
--- a/tests/driver_at/README.md
+++ b/tests/driver_at/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Expected result
 ===============
-You should be presented with a RIOT shell that privides commands to
+You should be presented with a RIOT shell that provides commands to
 initialize an UART and send AT commands to an AT module.
 
 Background
diff --git a/tests/driver_at/main.c b/tests/driver_at/main.c
index 2c0d62644a..bcb433d7aa 100644
--- a/tests/driver_at/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_at/main.c
@@ -134,6 +134,34 @@ static int send_recv_bytes(int argc, char **argv)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int send_recv_bytes_until_string(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    char buffer[128];
+    size_t len = sizeof(buffer);
+
+    memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
+
+    if (argc < 3) {
+        printf("Usage: %s <command> <string to expect>\n", argv[0]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    sprintf(buffer, "%s%s", argv[1], AT_SEND_EOL);
+    at_send_bytes(&at_dev, buffer, strlen(buffer));
+    memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
+
+    int res = at_recv_bytes_until_string(&at_dev, argv[2], buffer, &len,
+                                         10 * US_PER_SEC);
+
+    if (res) {
+        puts("Error");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    printf("Response (len=%d): %s\n", (int)len, buffer);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int drain(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     (void)argc;
@@ -258,6 +286,8 @@ static const shell_command_t shell_commands[] = {
     { "send_ok", "Send a command and wait OK", send_ok },
     { "send_lines", "Send a command and wait lines", send_lines },
     { "send_recv_bytes", "Send a command and wait response as raw bytes", send_recv_bytes },
+    { "send_recv_until_string", "Send a command and receive response until "
+      "the expected pattern arrives", send_recv_bytes_until_string },
     { "drain", "Drain AT device", drain },
     { "power_on", "Power on AT device", power_on },
     { "power_off", "Power off AT device", power_off },