diff --git a/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h b/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h
index 23899341e3..d781af8c56 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h
@@ -811,6 +811,52 @@ static inline size_t coap_opt_put_block2(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t lastonum,
     return coap_opt_put_block(buf, lastonum, slicer, more, COAP_OPT_BLOCK2);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Insert block option into buffer from block struct
+ *
+ * @param[in]   buf         buffer to write to
+ * @param[in]   lastonum    last option number (must be < @p option)
+ * @param[in]   block       block option attribute struct
+ * @param[in]   option      option number (block1 or block2)
+ *
+ * @returns     amount of bytes written to @p buf
+ */
+size_t coap_opt_put_block_object(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t lastonum,
+                                 coap_block1_t *block, uint16_t option);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Insert block1 option into buffer in control usage
+ *
+ * @param[in]   buf         buffer to write to
+ * @param[in]   lastonum    last option number (must be < 27)
+ * @param[in]   block       block option attribute struct
+ *
+ * @returns     amount of bytes written to @p buf
+ */
+static inline size_t coap_opt_put_block1_control(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t lastonum,
+                                                 coap_block1_t *block)
+{
+    return coap_opt_put_block_object(buf, lastonum, block, COAP_OPT_BLOCK1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Insert block2 option into buffer in control usage
+ *
+ * Forces value of block 'more' attribute to zero, per spec.
+ *
+ * @param[in]   buf         buffer to write to
+ * @param[in]   lastonum    last option number (must be < 27)
+ * @param[in]   block       block option attribute struct
+ *
+ * @returns     amount of bytes written to @p buf
+ */
+static inline size_t coap_opt_put_block2_control(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t lastonum,
+                                                 coap_block1_t *block)
+{
+    block->more = 0;
+    return coap_opt_put_block_object(buf, lastonum, block, COAP_OPT_BLOCK2);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief   Encode the given string as multi-part option into buffer
  *
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap.c b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap.c
index 57695fb042..ad6b3027ee 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap.c
@@ -720,6 +720,15 @@ size_t coap_opt_put_block(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t lastonum, coap_block_slicer_t *
     return coap_put_option(buf, lastonum, option, (uint8_t *)&blkopt, olen);
 }
 
+size_t coap_opt_put_block_object(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t lastonum,
+                                 coap_block1_t *block, uint16_t option)
+{
+    uint32_t blkopt = (block->blknum << 4) | block->szx | (block->more ? 0x8 : 0);
+    size_t olen = _encode_uint(&blkopt);
+
+    return coap_put_option(buf, lastonum, option, (uint8_t *)&blkopt, olen);
+}
+
 size_t coap_opt_put_string(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t lastonum, uint16_t optnum,
                            const char *string, char separator)
 {