diff --git a/pkg/lwip/include/arch/cc.h b/pkg/lwip/include/arch/cc.h
index 5d64b120ff..fc9eb7857d 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/include/arch/cc.h
+++ b/pkg/lwip/include/arch/cc.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define S32_F   PRId32
 #define X32_F   PRIx32
 
-#define SZT_F   "lu"
+#define SZT_F   PRIuPTR
 /** @} */
 
 /**
diff --git a/pkg/lwip/include/lwipopts.h b/pkg/lwip/include/lwipopts.h
index 9573866ae2..a7711e536c 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/include/lwipopts.h
+++ b/pkg/lwip/include/lwipopts.h
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LWIP_NETCONN            0
 #endif /* MODULE_LWIP_SOCK */
 
+#ifdef MODULE_SHELL_COMMANDS
+#define LWIP_DEBUG              1
+#endif
 
 #ifndef TCP_LISTEN_BACKLOG
 # if defined(MODULE_LWIP_SOCK_TCP)
diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/Makefile b/sys/shell/commands/Makefile
index d923c19ca5..55b2904645 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/Makefile
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/Makefile
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter openwsn,$(USEPKG)))
   SRC += sc_openwsn.c
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter lwip_netif,$(USEMODULE)))
+  SRC += sc_lwip_netif.c
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter periph_rtc,$(USEMODULE)))
   SRC += sc_rtc.c
 endif
diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_lwip_netif.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_lwip_netif.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14c864821a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_lwip_netif.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Google LLC
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     sys_shell_commands
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Shell command for printing lwIP network interface status
+ *
+ * @author      Erik Ekman <eekman@google.com>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "lwip/netif.h"
+#include "net/netdev.h"
+#include "net/netopt.h"
+
+#ifdef MODULE_LWIP_IPV6
+static void _netif_list_ipv6(struct netif *netif, int addr_index) {
+    printf("        inet6 addr: ");
+    ip_addr_debug_print(LWIP_DBG_ON, netif_ip_addr6(netif, addr_index));
+    printf(" scope: ");
+    if (ip6_addr_isglobal(netif_ip6_addr(netif, addr_index))) {
+        printf("global");
+    } else if (ip6_addr_islinklocal(netif_ip6_addr(netif, addr_index))) {
+        printf("link");
+    } else if (ip6_addr_issitelocal(netif_ip6_addr(netif, addr_index))) {
+        printf("site");
+    } else {
+        printf("unknown");
+    }
+    printf("\n");
+}
+#endif
+
+static void _netif_list(struct netif *netif) {
+    int i;
+    struct netdev *dev = netif->state;
+    printf("Iface %c%c%u ", netif->name[0], netif->name[1], netif->num);
+    printf("HWaddr: ");
+    for (i = 0; i < netif->hwaddr_len; i++) {
+        printf("%02x", netif->hwaddr[i]);
+        if ((i+1) < netif->hwaddr_len) {
+            printf(":");
+        }
+    }
+    printf(" Link: %s State: %s\n",
+        netif_is_link_up(netif) ? "up" : "down",
+        netif_is_up(netif) ? "up" : "down");
+    printf("        Link type: %s\n",
+        (dev->driver->get(dev, NETOPT_IS_WIRED, &i, sizeof(i)) > 0) ?
+            "wired" : "wireless");
+#ifdef MODULE_LWIP_IPV4
+    printf("        inet addr: ");
+    ip_addr_debug_print(LWIP_DBG_ON, netif_ip_addr4(netif));
+    printf(" mask: ");
+    ip_addr_debug_print(LWIP_DBG_ON, netif_ip_netmask4(netif));
+    printf(" gw: ");
+    ip_addr_debug_print(LWIP_DBG_ON, netif_ip_gw4(netif));
+    printf("\n");
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MODULE_LWIP_IPV6
+    for (i = 0; i < LWIP_IPV6_NUM_ADDRESSES; i++) {
+        if (netif_ip6_addr_state(netif, i) != IP6_ADDR_INVALID) {
+            _netif_list_ipv6(netif, i);
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+int _lwip_netif_config(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        /* List in interface order, which is normally reverse of list order */
+        struct netif *netif;
+        int netifs = 0;
+        int listed = 0;
+        u8_t i;
+        NETIF_FOREACH(netif) netifs++;
+        for (i = 0; listed < netifs; i++) {
+            NETIF_FOREACH(netif) {
+                if (i == netif->num) {
+                    _netif_list(netif);
+                    listed++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+    printf("%s takes no arguments.\n", argv[0]);
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/shell_commands.c b/sys/shell/commands/shell_commands.c
index 149b717597..f2d5a13a25 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/shell_commands.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/shell_commands.c
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ extern int _openwsn_ifconfig(int argc, char **argv);
 extern int _openwsn_handler(int argc, char **argv);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_LWIP_NETIF
+extern int _lwip_netif_config(int argc, char **argv);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef MODULE_FIB
 extern int _fib_route_handler(int argc, char **argv);
 #endif
@@ -262,6 +266,9 @@ const shell_command_t _shell_command_list[] = {
     {"ifconfig", "Shows assigned IPv6 addresses", _openwsn_ifconfig},
     {"openwsn", "OpenWSN commands", _openwsn_handler},
 #endif
+#ifdef MODULE_LWIP_NETIF
+    {"ifconfig", "List network interfaces", _lwip_netif_config},
+#endif
 #ifdef MODULE_FIB
     {"fibroute", "Manipulate the FIB (info: 'fibroute [add|del]')", _fib_route_handler},
 #endif