diff --git a/sys/Makefile b/sys/Makefile
index 2461904134..beba5a7217 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile
+++ b/sys/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter l2_ping,$(USEMODULE)))
     DIRS += net/link_layer/ping
 endif
+ifneq (,$(filter nomac,$(USEMODULE)))
+    DIRS += net/link_layer/nomac
+endif
 ifneq (,$(filter transport_layer,$(USEMODULE)))
 	USEMODULE += udp
 	USEMODULE += tcp
diff --git a/sys/Makefile.include b/sys/Makefile.include
index fa45959152..d56b9809e7 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.include
+++ b/sys/Makefile.include
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter nomac,$(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE_INCLUDES += $(RIOTBASE)/sys/net/include
+endif
 ifneq (,$(filter transport_layer,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE_INCLUDES += $(RIOTBASE)/sys/net/include
 endif
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/Makefile b/sys/auto_init/Makefile
index d0a6370718..6579f361bc 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/Makefile
+++ b/sys/auto_init/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@ ifneq (,$(filter net_if,$(USEMODULE)))
 	INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/net/include/
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter nomac,$(USEMODULE)))
+	INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/net/include/
+endif
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c b/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c
index 86cbaf7acd..df52d0c97a 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
 #include "tcp.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NOMAC
+#include "nomac.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef MODULE_NET_IF
 #include "cpu-conf.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
@@ -241,6 +245,10 @@ void auto_init(void)
     DEBUG("Auto init net_if module.\n");
     l2_ping_init();
 #endif
+#ifdef MODULE_NOMAC
+    DEBUG("Auto init nomac module.\n");
+    nomac_init_module();
+#endif
 #ifdef MODULE_NET_IF
     DEBUG("Auto init net_if module.\n");
     auto_init_net_if();
diff --git a/sys/net/include/nomac.h b/sys/net/include/nomac.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8323078191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/net/include/nomac.h
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup    nomac Link layer with no medium access
+ * @ingroup     net
+ * @brief       Link layer protocol to speak with any transceiver driver
+ *              directly without any medium access.
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Link layer protocol to speak with any transceiver driver
+ *              directly without any medium access.
+ *
+ * @author      Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#ifndef __NOMAC_H_
+#define __NOMAC_H_
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "netdev/base.h"
+#include "netapi.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#ifndef NOMAC_REGISTRY_SIZE
+/**
+ * @brief   The size of NOMAC's registry of receiving threads.
+ */
+#define NOMAC_REGISTRY_SIZE (1)
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Recommended stack size for a NOMAC thread
+ * TODO: determine real minimal size based on thread_print_all() output
+ */
+#define NOMAC_CONTROL_STACKSIZE    (KERNEL_CONF_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT)
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Basic configuration types
+ *
+ * @extends netapi_conf_type_t
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    NOMAC_PROTO = NETAPI_CONF_PROTO,            /**< Set or get protocol */
+    NOMAC_CHANNEL = NETAPI_CONF_CARRIER,        /**< Set or get channel */
+    NOMAC_ADDRESS = NETAPI_CONF_ADDRESS,        /**< Set or get address */
+    NOMAC_NID = NETAPI_CONF_SUBNETS,            /**< Set or get network id
+                                                 *   (e.g. PAN ID in 802.15.4)*/
+    NOMAC_MAX_PACKET_SIZE = NETAPI_CONF_MAX_PACKET_SIZE,    /**< Set or get maximum
+                                                             *   packet size */
+    NOMAC_SRC_LEN = NETAPI_CONF_SRC_LEN,        /**< Set or get default source length */
+    NOMAC_REGISTRY = NETAPI_CONF_REGISTRY,      /**< get registered threads */
+    NOMAC_ADDRESS2 = NETDEV_OPT_ADDRESS_LONG,   /**< Set or get alternative address
+                                                 *   format (e.g EUI-64 in 802.15.4) */
+} nomac_conf_type_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Initializes the module
+ */
+void nomac_init_module(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Initialize new NOMAC layer.
+ *
+ * @param[in] stack     Stack for the control thread
+ * @param[in] stacksize Size of *stack*
+ * @param[in] priority  Priority for the control thread
+ * @param[in] name      Name for the control thread
+ * @param[in] dev       An *initialized* network device to use with this MAC
+ *                      layer
+ *
+ * @see @ref thread_create
+ *
+ * @return  PID of NOMAC control thread on success
+ * @return  -EINVAL if priority is invalid
+ * @return  -EOVERFLOW if no slot for the new thread is available
+ */
+kernel_pid_t nomac_init(char *stack, int stacksize, char priority,
+                        const char *name, netdev_t *dev);
+
+#ifdef MODULE_NETDEV_DUMMY
+/**
+ * @brief   Re-updates the receive callback of a network device for testing
+ *          purposes
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev   A network device
+ */
+void nomac_update_callback(netdev_t *dev);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __NOMAC_H_ */
+
+/** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/link_layer/nomac/Makefile b/sys/net/link_layer/nomac/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48422e909a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/net/link_layer/nomac/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/sys/net/link_layer/nomac/nomac.c b/sys/net/link_layer/nomac/nomac.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaa16492ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/net/link_layer/nomac/nomac.c
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "netapi.h"
+#include "msg.h"
+#include "netdev/base.h"
+#include "thread.h"
+
+#include "nomac.h"
+
+#ifdef MODULE_NETDEV_DUMMY
+#include "netdev_dummy.h"
+#endif
+
+#define ENABLE_DEBUG    (0)
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#define NOMAC_MSG_QUEUE_SIZE    (16)
+
+static struct {
+    kernel_pid_t registrar_pid; /**< Thread recipient is registered to */
+    kernel_pid_t recipient_pid; /**< Registered recipient thread */
+} _nomac_registry[NOMAC_REGISTRY_SIZE];
+
+static int _nomac_recv_cb(netdev_t *dev, void *src, size_t src_len, void *dest,
+                          size_t dest_len, void *payload, size_t payload_len)
+{
+    (void)dev;
+    kernel_pid_t current_pid = thread_getpid();
+    size_t offset;
+    netapi_rcv_pkt_t packet;
+    netapi_ack_t ack_mem;
+    msg_t msg_pkt, msg_ack;
+
+    packet.type = NETAPI_CMD_RCV;
+    packet.ack = &ack_mem;
+    packet.src = src;
+    packet.src_len = src_len;
+    packet.dest = dest;
+    packet.dest_len = dest_len;
+    msg_pkt.type = NETAPI_MSG_TYPE;
+    msg_pkt.content.ptr = (char *)(&packet);
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < NOMAC_REGISTRY_SIZE; i++) {
+        if (_nomac_registry[i].registrar_pid == current_pid) {
+            offset = 0;
+
+            while (offset < payload_len) {
+                netapi_ack_t *ack;
+                packet.data = (void *)(((char *)payload) + offset);
+                packet.data_len = payload_len - offset;
+
+                msg_send_receive(&msg_pkt, &msg_ack,
+                                 _nomac_registry[i].recipient_pid);
+                ack = (netapi_ack_t *)(msg_ack.content.ptr);
+
+                if ((msg_ack.type == NETAPI_MSG_TYPE) &&
+                    (ack->type == NETAPI_CMD_ACK) &&
+                    (ack->orig == NETAPI_CMD_RCV)) {
+                    if (ack->result > 0) {
+                        offset += (ack->result);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        DEBUG("Error code received for registrar %" PRIkernel_pid
+                              " with recipient %" PRIkernel_pid ": %d",
+                              _nomac_registry[i].registrar_pid,
+                              _nomac_registry[i].recipient_pid,
+                              -(ack->result));
+
+                        return ack->result;
+                    }
+                }
+                else {
+                    DEBUG("Unexpected msg instead of ACK. Abort for registrar "
+                          "\"%s\" with recipient \"%s\": msg.type = %d, "
+                          "ack->type = %d, ack->orig = %d",
+                          thread_getname(_nomac_registry[i].registrar_pid),
+                          thread_getname(_nomac_registry[i].recipient_pid),
+                          msg_ack.type, ack->type, ack->orig);
+
+                    return -ENOMSG;
+                }
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return payload_len;
+}
+
+static inline int _nomac_send(netdev_t *dev, netapi_snd_pkt_t *pkt)
+{
+    return dev->driver->send_data(dev, pkt->dest, pkt->dest_len, pkt->ulh,
+                                  pkt->data, pkt->data_len);
+}
+
+static int _nomac_get_registry(netapi_conf_t *conf)
+{
+    kernel_pid_t current_pid = thread_getpid();
+    kernel_pid_t registry[NOMAC_REGISTRY_SIZE];
+    uint8_t size = 0;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < NOMAC_REGISTRY_SIZE; i++) {
+        if ((size * sizeof(kernel_pid_t)) > (conf->data_len)) {
+            return -EOVERFLOW;
+        }
+
+        if (_nomac_registry[i].registrar_pid == current_pid) {
+            registry[size++] = _nomac_registry[i].recipient_pid;
+        }
+    }
+
+    conf->data_len = size * sizeof(kernel_pid_t);
+    memcpy(conf->data, registry, conf->data_len);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int _nomac_get_option(netdev_t *dev, netapi_conf_t *conf)
+{
+    int res;
+
+    switch ((nomac_conf_type_t)conf->param) {
+        case NOMAC_PROTO:
+        case NOMAC_CHANNEL:
+        case NOMAC_ADDRESS:
+        case NOMAC_NID:
+        case NOMAC_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
+        case NOMAC_ADDRESS2:
+            if ((res = dev->driver->get_option(dev, (netdev_opt_t)conf->param,
+                                               conf->data, &(conf->data_len))
+                ) == 0) {
+                return (int)conf->data_len;
+            }
+            else {
+                return res;
+            }
+
+        case NOMAC_REGISTRY:
+            return _nomac_get_registry(conf);
+
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
+static int _nomac_set_option(netdev_t *dev, netapi_conf_t *conf)
+{
+    switch ((nomac_conf_type_t)(conf->param)) {
+        case NOMAC_PROTO:
+        case NOMAC_CHANNEL:
+        case NOMAC_ADDRESS:
+        case NOMAC_NID:
+        case NOMAC_ADDRESS2:
+            return dev->driver->set_option(dev, (netdev_opt_t)conf->param,
+                                           conf->data, conf->data_len);
+
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
+static void *_nomac_runner(void *args)
+{
+    netdev_t *dev = (netdev_t *)args;
+    msg_t msg_cmd, msg_ack, msg_queue[NOMAC_MSG_QUEUE_SIZE];
+
+    netapi_cmd_t *cmd;
+    netapi_ack_t *ack;
+
+    msg_ack.type = NETAPI_MSG_TYPE;
+
+    msg_init_queue(msg_queue, NOMAC_MSG_QUEUE_SIZE);
+
+    dev->driver->init(dev);
+    dev->driver->add_receive_data_callback(dev, _nomac_recv_cb);
+
+    while (1) {
+        msg_receive(&msg_cmd);
+
+        if (msg_cmd.type == NETDEV_MSG_EVENT_TYPE) {
+            dev->driver->event(dev, msg_cmd.content.value);
+        }
+        else if (msg_cmd.type == NETAPI_MSG_TYPE) {
+            cmd = (netapi_cmd_t *)(msg_cmd.content.ptr);
+            ack = cmd->ack;
+            msg_ack.content.ptr = (char *)ack;
+
+            switch (cmd->type) {
+                case NETAPI_CMD_SND:
+                    ack->result = _nomac_send(dev, (netapi_snd_pkt_t *)cmd);
+                    break;
+
+                case NETAPI_CMD_GET:
+                    ack->result = _nomac_get_option(dev, (netapi_conf_t *)cmd);
+                    break;
+
+                case NETAPI_CMD_SET:
+                    ack->result = _nomac_set_option(dev, (netapi_conf_t *)cmd);
+                    break;
+
+                case NETAPI_CMD_REG:
+                    ack->result = -ENOBUFS;
+
+                    for (int i = 0; i < NOMAC_REGISTRY_SIZE; i++) {
+                        if (_nomac_registry[i].registrar_pid == KERNEL_PID_UNDEF) {
+                            netapi_reg_t *reg = (netapi_reg_t *)cmd;
+
+                            _nomac_registry[i].registrar_pid = thread_getpid();
+                            _nomac_registry[i].recipient_pid = reg->reg_pid;
+                            ack->result = NETAPI_STATUS_OK;
+
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+
+                case NETAPI_CMD_UNREG:
+                    ack->result = NETAPI_STATUS_OK;
+
+                    for (int i = 0; i < NOMAC_REGISTRY_SIZE; i++) {
+                        netapi_reg_t *reg = (netapi_reg_t *)cmd;
+
+                        if (_nomac_registry[i].registrar_pid == thread_getpid() &&
+                            _nomac_registry[i].recipient_pid == reg->reg_pid) {
+                            _nomac_registry[i].recipient_pid = KERNEL_PID_UNDEF;
+
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+
+#ifdef MODULE_NETDEV_DUMMY
+
+                case NETAPI_CMD_FIRE_RCV:
+                    ack->result = unittest_netdev_dummy_fire_rcv_event(dev,
+                                  ((netapi_rcv_pkt_t *)cmd)->src,
+                                  ((netapi_rcv_pkt_t *)cmd)->src_len,
+                                  ((netapi_rcv_pkt_t *)cmd)->dest,
+                                  ((netapi_rcv_pkt_t *)cmd)->dest_len,
+                                  ((netapi_rcv_pkt_t *)cmd)->data,
+                                  ((netapi_rcv_pkt_t *)cmd)->data_len);
+                    break;
+#endif
+
+                default:
+                    ack->result = -ENOTSUP;
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            ack->type = NETAPI_CMD_ACK;
+            ack->orig = cmd->type;
+            msg_reply(&msg_cmd, &msg_ack);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* never reached */
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void nomac_init_module(void)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < NOMAC_REGISTRY_SIZE; i++) {
+        _nomac_registry[i].registrar_pid = KERNEL_PID_UNDEF;
+        _nomac_registry[i].recipient_pid = KERNEL_PID_UNDEF;
+    }
+}
+
+kernel_pid_t nomac_init(char *stack, int stacksize, char priority,
+                        const char *name, netdev_t *dev)
+{
+    return thread_create(stack, stacksize, priority, CREATE_STACKTEST,
+                         _nomac_runner, (void *)dev, name);
+}
+
+#ifdef MODULE_NETDEV_DUMMY
+void nomac_update_callback(netdev_t *dev)
+{
+    dev->driver->add_receive_data_callback(dev, _nomac_recv_cb);
+}
+#endif