diff --git a/drivers/include/nrf24l01p_ng.h b/drivers/include/nrf24l01p_ng.h
index 61212f9e28..e0a361e8d8 100644
--- a/drivers/include/nrf24l01p_ng.h
+++ b/drivers/include/nrf24l01p_ng.h
@@ -184,11 +184,14 @@ struct nrf24l01p_ng {
  *
  * @param[in] dev           NRF24L01+ device handle
  * @param[in] params        Parameters of the device to setup
+ * @param[in] index         Index of @p params in a global parameter struct array.
+ *                          If initialized manually, pass a unique identifier instead.
  *
  * @retval 0                Device successfully set up
  */
 int nrf24l01p_ng_setup(nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev,
-                       const nrf24l01p_ng_params_t *params);
+                       const nrf24l01p_ng_params_t *params,
+                       uint8_t index);
 
 /**
  * @brief   Enable or disable data pipe @p pipe
diff --git a/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/nrf24l01p_ng.c b/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/nrf24l01p_ng.c
index 523702ff08..13b0e2faea 100644
--- a/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/nrf24l01p_ng.c
+++ b/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/nrf24l01p_ng.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 #define NRF24L01P_NG_REG_RX_PW_PX(x)    (NRF24L01P_NG_REG_RX_PW_P0 + (x))
 
 int nrf24l01p_ng_setup(nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev,
-                       const nrf24l01p_ng_params_t *params)
+                       const nrf24l01p_ng_params_t *params,
+                       uint8_t index)
 {
     assert(dev);
     assert(params);
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ int nrf24l01p_ng_setup(nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev,
     dev->idle_state = NRF24L01P_NG_STATE_RX_MODE;
     dev->params = *params;
     dev->netdev.driver = &nrf24l01p_ng_driver;
+    netdev_register(&dev->netdev, NETDEV_NRF24L01P_NG, index);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf24l01p_ng.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf24l01p_ng.c
index 8777b5d546..2aae0e4306 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf24l01p_ng.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf24l01p_ng.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void auto_init_nrf24l01p_ng(void)
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < NRF24L01P_NG_NUM; i++) {
         LOG_DEBUG("[auto_init_netif] initializing nrf24l01p #%u\n", i);
 
-        nrf24l01p_ng_setup(&_nrf24l01p_ng_devs[i], &nrf24l01p_ng_params[i]);
+        nrf24l01p_ng_setup(&_nrf24l01p_ng_devs[i], &nrf24l01p_ng_params[i], i);
         gnrc_netif_nrf24l01p_ng_create(&_netif[i], stacks[i],
                                        NRF24L01P_NG_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                        NRF24L01P_NG_MAC_PRIO,