diff --git a/sys/posix/sockets/posix_sockets.c b/sys/posix/sockets/posix_sockets.c
index 2ba1658f37..5815d93707 100644
--- a/sys/posix/sockets/posix_sockets.c
+++ b/sys/posix/sockets/posix_sockets.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@
 #include "net/sock/udp.h"
 #include "net/sock/tcp.h"
 
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SOCK_ASYNC)
+#include "net/sock/async.h"
+#endif
+
 /* enough to create sockets both with socket() and accept() */
 #define _ACTUAL_SOCKET_POOL_SIZE   (SOCKET_POOL_SIZE + \
                                     (SOCKET_POOL_SIZE * SOCKET_TCP_QUEUE_SIZE))
@@ -78,6 +83,9 @@ typedef struct {
 #ifdef MODULE_SOCK_TCP
     sock_tcp_t *queue_array;
     unsigned queue_array_len;
+#endif
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SOCK_ASYNC)
+    atomic_uint available;
 #endif
     sock_tcp_ep_t local;        /* to store bind before connect/listen */
 } socket_t;
@@ -105,6 +113,9 @@ static socket_t *_get_free_socket(void)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < _ACTUAL_SOCKET_POOL_SIZE; i++) {
         if (_socket_pool[i].domain == AF_UNSPEC) {
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SOCK_ASYNC)
+            atomic_init(&_socket_pool[i].available, 0U);
+#endif
             return &_socket_pool[i];
         }
     }
@@ -338,6 +349,68 @@ static const vfs_file_ops_t socket_ops = {
     .write = socket_write,
 };
 
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SOCK_ASYNC)
+static void _async_cb(void *sock, sock_async_flags_t type,
+                      void *arg)
+{
+    socket_t *socket = arg;
+
+    (void)sock;
+    if (type & SOCK_ASYNC_MSG_RECV) {
+        atomic_fetch_add(&socket->available, 1);
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_POSIX_SELECT)
+        thread_flags_set(sock->socket->selecting_thread,
+                         POSIX_SELECT_THREAD_FLAG);
+#endif
+    }
+}
+
+static void _sock_set_cb(socket_t *socket)
+{
+    union {
+        void (*sock_pool)(void *, sock_async_flags_t, void *);
+#ifdef MODULE_SOCK_IP
+        sock_ip_cb_t ip;
+#endif
+#ifdef MODULE_SOCK_TCP
+        sock_tcp_cb_t tcp;
+        sock_tcp_queue_cb_t tcp_queue;
+#endif
+#ifdef MODULE_SOCK_UDP
+        sock_udp_cb_t udp;
+#endif
+    } callback = { .sock_pool = _async_cb };
+
+    switch (socket->type) {
+#ifdef MODULE_SOCK_IP
+        case SOCK_RAW:
+            sock_ip_set_cb(&socket->sock.ip, callback.ip, socket);
+            break;
+#endif
+#ifdef MODULE_SOCK_TCP
+        case SOCK_STREAM:
+            /* is a TCP client socket */
+            if (socket->queue_array == NULL) {
+                sock_tcp_set_cb(&socket->sock.tcp.sock, callback.tcp, socket);
+            }
+            /* is a TCP listening socket */
+            else {
+                sock_tcp_queue_set_cb(&socket->sock.tcp.queue,
+                                      callback.tcp_queue, socket);
+            }
+            break;
+#endif
+#ifdef MODULE_SOCK_UDP
+        case SOCK_DGRAM:
+            sock_udp_set_cb(&socket->sock->udp, callback.udp, socket);
+            break;
+#endif
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 int socket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
 {
     int res = 0;
@@ -472,6 +545,9 @@ int accept(int socket, struct sockaddr *restrict address,
                 new_s->queue_array = NULL;
                 new_s->queue_array_len = 0;
                 new_s->sock = (socket_sock_t *)sock;
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SOCK_ASYNC)
+                _sock_set_cb(new_s);
+#endif
                 memset(&s->local, 0, sizeof(sock_tcp_ep_t));
             }
             break;
@@ -605,6 +681,10 @@ static int _bind_connect(socket_t *s, const struct sockaddr *address,
         return -1;
     }
     s->sock = sock;
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SOCK_ASYNC)
+    _sock_set_cb(s);
+#endif
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -804,6 +884,9 @@ int listen(int socket, int backlog)
     }
     if (res == 0) {
         s->sock = sock;
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SOCK_ASYNC)
+        _sock_set_cb(s);
+#endif
     }
     else {
         errno = -res;
@@ -878,6 +961,9 @@ static ssize_t socket_recvfrom(socket_t *s, void *restrict buffer,
             break;
     }
     if ((res >= 0) && (address != NULL) && (address_len != NULL)) {
+#ifdef MODULE_SOCK_ASYNC
+        atomic_fetch_sub(&s->available, 1);
+#endif
         switch (s->type) {
 #ifdef MODULE_SOCK_TCP
             case SOCK_STREAM:
@@ -1071,6 +1157,18 @@ bool posix_socket_is(int fd)
     return IS_USED(MODULE_SOCK_ASYNC) && (_get_socket(fd) != NULL);
 }
 
+unsigned posix_socket_avail(int fd)
+{
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SOCK_ASYNC)
+    socket_t *socket = _get_socket(fd);
+
+    return (socket != NULL) ? atomic_load(&socket->available) : 0U;
+#else
+    (void)fd;
+    return 0U;
+#endif
+}
+
 /**
  * @}
  */