diff --git a/drivers/netdev_ieee802154_submac/netdev_ieee802154_submac.c b/drivers/netdev_ieee802154_submac/netdev_ieee802154_submac.c
index 84168adfe9..adc6f053ba 100644
--- a/drivers/netdev_ieee802154_submac/netdev_ieee802154_submac.c
+++ b/drivers/netdev_ieee802154_submac/netdev_ieee802154_submac.c
@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 
     if (info) {
         netdev_ieee802154_rx_info_t *netdev_rx_info = info;
-        netdev_rx_info->rssi = rx_info.rssi;
+
+        /* The Radio HAL uses the IEEE 802.15.4 definition for RSSI.
+         * Netdev uses dBm. Therefore we need a translation here */
+        netdev_rx_info->rssi = ieee802154_rssi_to_dbm(rx_info.rssi);
+
         netdev_rx_info->lqi = rx_info.lqi;
     }
 
diff --git a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
index 3beb24a94d..0d8154f08c 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
@@ -422,6 +422,49 @@ static inline eui64_t *ieee802154_get_iid(eui64_t *eui64, const uint8_t *addr,
     return eui64;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Convert from RSSI scale to dBm.
+ *
+ * The RSSI calculation is based on the IEEE 802.15.4 2020 specification and
+ * it's represented as one octet of integer.
+ *
+ * RSSI equal to zero maps to -174 dBm and has the same scale as dBm (1 RSSI
+ * step == 1 dBm). Therefore an RSSI value of 254 maps to +80 dBm.
+ *
+ * @note RSSI == 255 is defined as reserved by the standard and ignored by this
+ * function.
+ *
+ * @param[in] rssi RF power in RSSI scale
+ *
+ * @return RF power in dBm scale
+ */
+static inline int16_t ieee802154_rssi_to_dbm(uint8_t rssi)
+{
+    return rssi + IEEE802154_RADIO_RSSI_OFFSET;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Convert from dBm scale to RSSI.
+ *
+ * The RSSI calculation is based on the IEEE 802.15.4 2020 specification and
+ * it's represented as one octet of integer.
+ *
+ * RSSI equal to zero maps to -174 dBm and has the same scale as dBm (1 RSSI
+ * step == 1 dBm). Therefore an RSSI value of 254 maps to +80 dBm.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dbm RF power in dBm scale.
+ *
+ * @return RF power in RSSI scale.
+ */
+static inline uint8_t ieee802154_dbm_to_rssi(int16_t dbm)
+{
+    const int min = IEEE802154_RADIO_RSSI_OFFSET;
+    const int max = min + (UINT8_MAX - 1);
+
+    int val = dbm <= min ? min : (dbm >= max ? max : dbm);
+    return val - IEEE802154_RADIO_RSSI_OFFSET;
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-ieee802154/tests-ieee802154.c b/tests/unittests/tests-ieee802154/tests-ieee802154.c
index a1492ee696..b966cb8ad1 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-ieee802154/tests-ieee802154.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-ieee802154/tests-ieee802154.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,31 @@ static void test_ieee802154_get_iid_addr_len_8(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, memcmp((const char *)exp, (char *) &iid, sizeof(iid)));
 }
 
+static void test_ieee802154_dbm_to_rssi(void)
+{
+    /* RF Power below -174 is represented with RSSI zero.
+     * RF power above 80 is represented with RSSI 254 */
+    const int16_t dbm[] = {0, -73, -180, 85};
+    const uint8_t expected[] = {174, 101, 0, 254};
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(expected[0], ieee802154_dbm_to_rssi(dbm[0]));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(expected[1], ieee802154_dbm_to_rssi(dbm[1]));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(expected[2], ieee802154_dbm_to_rssi(dbm[2]));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(expected[3], ieee802154_dbm_to_rssi(dbm[3]));
+
+}
+
+static void test_ieee802154_rssi_to_dbm(void)
+{
+    const uint8_t rssi[] = {174, 101, 0, 254};
+    const int16_t expected[]= {0, -73, -174, 80};
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(expected[0], ieee802154_rssi_to_dbm(rssi[0]));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(expected[1], ieee802154_rssi_to_dbm(rssi[1]));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(expected[2], ieee802154_rssi_to_dbm(rssi[2]));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(expected[3], ieee802154_rssi_to_dbm(rssi[3]));
+}
+
 Test *tests_ieee802154_tests(void)
 {
     EMB_UNIT_TESTFIXTURES(fixtures) {
@@ -1069,6 +1094,8 @@ Test *tests_ieee802154_tests(void)
         new_TestFixture(test_ieee802154_get_iid_addr_len_2),
         new_TestFixture(test_ieee802154_get_iid_addr_len_4),
         new_TestFixture(test_ieee802154_get_iid_addr_len_8),
+        new_TestFixture(test_ieee802154_rssi_to_dbm),
+        new_TestFixture(test_ieee802154_dbm_to_rssi),
     };
 
     EMB_UNIT_TESTCALLER(ieee802154_tests, NULL, NULL, fixtures);