diff --git a/sys/include/net/netopt.h b/sys/include/net/netopt.h
index 3809898235..d5fb9273c1 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/netopt.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/netopt.h
@@ -519,6 +519,13 @@ typedef enum {
      */
     NETOPT_IQ_INVERT,
 
+    /**
+     * @brief   (@ref netopt_enable_t) 6Lo support
+     *
+     * @see [RFC 4944](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4944)
+     */
+    NETOPT_6LO,
+
     /**
      * @brief   (@ref netopt_enable_t) header compression
      *
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c
index ac04811054..177ab6ef10 100644
--- a/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c
+++ b/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ static const char *_netopt_strmap[] = {
     [NETOPT_FIXED_HEADER]          = "NETOPT_FIXED_HEADER",
     [NETOPT_IQ_INVERT]             = "NETOPT_IQ_INVERT",
     [NETOPT_TX_RETRIES_NEEDED]     = "NETOPT_TX_RETRIES_NEEDED",
+    [NETOPT_6LO]                   = "NETOPT_6LO",
     [NETOPT_6LO_IPHC]              = "NETOPT_6LO_IPHC",
     [NETOPT_BLE_CTX]               = "NETOPT_BLE_CTX",
     [NETOPT_CHECKSUM]              = "NETOPT_CHECKSUM",
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
index 05fedf6725..74845ae7ff 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ int gnrc_netif_get_from_netdev(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_netapi_opt_t *opt)
 
     gnrc_netif_acquire(netif);
     switch (opt->opt) {
+        case NETOPT_6LO:
+            assert(opt->data_len == sizeof(netopt_enable_t));
+            *((netopt_enable_t *)opt->data) =
+                    (netopt_enable_t)gnrc_netif_is_6ln(netif);
+            res = sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
+            break;
         case NETOPT_HOP_LIMIT:
             assert(opt->data_len == sizeof(uint8_t));
             *((uint8_t *)opt->data) = netif->cur_hl;
diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_netif.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_netif.c
index 304b869e3f..a124f9ca36 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_netif.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_netif.c
@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ static void _netif_list(kernel_pid_t iface)
 #endif
     line_thresh = _netif_list_flag(iface, NETOPT_IPV6_SND_RTR_ADV, "RTR_ADV  ",
                                    line_thresh);
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN
+    line_thresh = _netif_list_flag(iface, NETOPT_6LO, "6LO  ", line_thresh);
+#endif
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_IPHC
     line_thresh += _LINE_THRESHOLD + 1; /* enforce linebreak after this option */
     line_thresh = _netif_list_flag(iface, NETOPT_6LO_IPHC, "IPHC  ",