diff --git a/sys/net/include/ieee802154_frame.h b/sys/net/include/ieee802154_frame.h
index 5e38b73715..09465567bd 100644
--- a/sys/net/include/ieee802154_frame.h
+++ b/sys/net/include/ieee802154_frame.h
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ typedef enum __attribute__((packed)) {
 #define IEEE_802154_SHORT_MCAST_ADDR    (0xffff)
 #define IEEE_802154_LONG_MCAST_ADDR     {{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, \
                                           0xff, 0xff}}
+
+/**
+ * @brief The default PAN id to use if not specified otherwise by upper layers
+ */
+#define IEEE_802154_DEFAULT_PAN_ID      (1)
+
 /**
  * @brief   Transform 16-bit number from network order (big-endian) to
  *          little-endian byte order (as used by IEEE 802.15.4).
diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_transceiver.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_transceiver.c
index 5fa95f534f..ec356f3187 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/sc_transceiver.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_transceiver.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ void _transceiver_send_handler(int argc, char **argv)
         p.frame.dest_pan_id = atoi(argv[3]);
     }
     else {
-        p.frame.dest_pan_id = 1;
+        p.frame.dest_pan_id = IEEE_802154_DEFAULT_PAN_ID;
     }
 #else
     p.data = (uint8_t *) text_msg;