diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index c3301ba5a3..65e843ab63 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sock_%,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sock
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sock_async,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += sock_async
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_netapi_callbacks
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sock_ip,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += sock_ip
 endif
diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index b11af0f939..f8309ad820 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc_nhc
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_border_router
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_router
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_router_default
+PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sock_async
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sock_check_reuse
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_txtsnd
 PSEUDOMODULES += i2c_scan
diff --git a/sys/Makefile.include b/sys/Makefile.include
index cde195f739..cb51be94cb 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.include
+++ b/sys/Makefile.include
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sock,$(USEMODULE)))
   endif
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sock_async,$(USEMODULE)))
+  CFLAGS += -DSOCK_HAS_ASYNC
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter posix_headers,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE_INCLUDES += $(RIOTBASE)/sys/posix/include
 endif
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/gnrc_sock.c b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/gnrc_sock.c
index 6f7bd9a2f2..62c7373433 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/gnrc_sock.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/gnrc_sock.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include "log.h"
 #include "net/af.h"
 #include "net/ipv6/hdr.h"
 #include "net/gnrc/ipv6.h"
@@ -44,10 +45,36 @@ static void _callback_put(void *arg)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC
+static void _netapi_cb(uint16_t cmd, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt, void *ctx)
+{
+    if (cmd == GNRC_NETAPI_MSG_TYPE_RCV) {
+        msg_t msg = { .type = GNRC_NETAPI_MSG_TYPE_RCV,
+                      .content = { .ptr = pkt } };
+        gnrc_sock_reg_t *reg = ctx;
+
+        if (mbox_try_put(&reg->mbox, &msg) < 1) {
+            LOG_WARNING("gnrc_sock: dropped message to %p (was full)\n",
+                        (void *)&reg->mbox);
+        }
+        if (reg->async_cb.generic) {
+            reg->async_cb.generic(reg, SOCK_ASYNC_MSG_RECV);
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC */
+
 void gnrc_sock_create(gnrc_sock_reg_t *reg, gnrc_nettype_t type, uint32_t demux_ctx)
 {
     mbox_init(&reg->mbox, reg->mbox_queue, SOCK_MBOX_SIZE);
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC
+    reg->async_cb.generic = NULL;
+    reg->netreg_cb.cb = _netapi_cb;
+    reg->netreg_cb.ctx = reg;
+    gnrc_netreg_entry_init_cb(&reg->entry, demux_ctx, &reg->netreg_cb);
+#else   /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC */
     gnrc_netreg_entry_init_mbox(&reg->entry, demux_ctx, &reg->mbox);
+#endif  /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC */
     gnrc_netreg_register(type, &reg->entry);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/include/sock_types.h b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/include/sock_types.h
index 82e446d414..59d25aee2d 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/include/sock_types.h
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/include/sock_types.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #include "net/af.h"
 #include "net/gnrc.h"
 #include "net/gnrc/netreg.h"
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC
+#include "net/sock/async.h"
+#endif
 #include "net/sock/ip.h"
 #include "net/sock/udp.h"
 
@@ -40,18 +43,54 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SOCK_MBOX_SIZE      (8)         /**< Size for gnrc_sock_reg_t::mbox_queue */
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Forward declaration
+ * @internal
+ */
+typedef struct gnrc_sock_reg gnrc_sock_reg_t;
+
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC
+/**
+ * @brief   Event callback for @ref gnrc_sock_reg_t
+ * @internal
+ */
+typedef void (*gnrc_sock_reg_cb_t)(gnrc_sock_reg_t *sock,
+                                   sock_async_flags_t flags);
+#endif  /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC */
+
 /**
  * @brief   sock @ref net_gnrc_netreg info
  * @internal
  */
-typedef struct gnrc_sock_reg {
+struct gnrc_sock_reg {
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_SOCK_CHECK_REUSE
     struct gnrc_sock_reg *next;         /**< list-like for internal storage */
 #endif
     gnrc_netreg_entry_t entry;          /**< @ref net_gnrc_netreg entry for mbox */
     mbox_t mbox;                        /**< @ref core_mbox target for the sock */
     msg_t mbox_queue[SOCK_MBOX_SIZE];   /**< queue for gnrc_sock_reg_t::mbox */
-} gnrc_sock_reg_t;
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC
+    gnrc_netreg_entry_cbd_t netreg_cb;  /**< netreg callback */
+    /**
+     * @brief   asynchronous upper layer callback
+     *
+     * @note    All have void return value and a (sock pointer, sock_async_flags_t)
+     *          pair, so casting between these function pointers is okay.
+     */
+    union {
+        gnrc_sock_reg_cb_t generic;     /**< generic version */
+#ifdef MODULE_SOCK_IP
+        sock_ip_cb_t ip;                /**< IP version */
+#endif
+#ifdef MODULE_SOCK_UDP
+        sock_udp_cb_t udp;              /**< UDP version */
+#endif
+    } async_cb;
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC_CTX
+    sock_async_ctx_t async_ctx;         /**< asynchronous event context */
+#endif
+#endif  /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC */
+};
 
 /**
  * @brief   Raw IP sock type
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/ip/gnrc_sock_ip.c b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/ip/gnrc_sock_ip.c
index 548e0d710f..44719ff777 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/ip/gnrc_sock_ip.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/ip/gnrc_sock_ip.c
@@ -195,7 +195,26 @@ ssize_t sock_ip_send(sock_ip_t *sock, const void *data, size_t len,
     if (res <= 0) {
         return res;
     }
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC
+    if ((sock != NULL) && (sock->reg.async_cb.ip)) {
+        sock->reg.async_cb.ip(sock, SOCK_ASYNC_MSG_SENT);
+    }
+#endif  /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC */
     return res;
 }
 
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC
+void sock_ip_set_cb(sock_ip_t *sock, sock_ip_cb_t cb)
+{
+    sock->reg.async_cb.ip = cb;
+}
+
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC_CTX
+sock_async_ctx_t *sock_ip_get_async_ctx(sock_ip_t *sock)
+{
+    return &sock->reg.async_ctx;
+}
+#endif  /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC_CTX */
+#endif  /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC */
+
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c
index 6268befe2c..72eba92c6a 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c
@@ -317,7 +317,26 @@ ssize_t sock_udp_send(sock_udp_t *sock, const void *data, size_t len,
     if (res > 0) {
         res -= sizeof(udp_hdr_t);
     }
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC
+    if ((sock != NULL) && (sock->reg.async_cb.udp)) {
+        sock->reg.async_cb.udp(sock, SOCK_ASYNC_MSG_SENT);
+    }
+#endif  /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC */
     return res;
 }
 
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC
+void sock_udp_set_cb(sock_udp_t *sock, sock_udp_cb_t cb)
+{
+    sock->reg.async_cb.udp = cb;
+}
+
+#ifdef SOCK_HAS_ASYNC_CTX
+sock_async_ctx_t *sock_udp_get_async_ctx(sock_udp_t *sock)
+{
+    return &sock->reg.async_ctx;
+}
+#endif  /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC_CTX */
+#endif  /* SOCK_HAS_ASYNC */
+
 /** @} */