diff --git a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_nib_6ln/mockup_netif.c b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_nib_6ln/mockup_netif.c
index 53996d932add432e1a44a28504170498436d7efe..c5eb558fb2c62864a55bee2b2912b3fba2323383 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_nib_6ln/mockup_netif.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_nib_6ln/mockup_netif.c
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ int _get_address_long(netdev_t *dev, void *value, size_t max_len)
     return sizeof(addr);
 }
 
+int _get_proto(netdev_t *dev, void *value, size_t max_len)
+{
+    (void)dev;
+    assert(max_len == sizeof(gnrc_nettype_t));
+    *((gnrc_nettype_t *)value) = GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN;
+    return sizeof(gnrc_nettype_t);
+}
+
 void _tests_init(void)
 {
     msg_init_queue(_main_msg_queue, _MSG_QUEUE_SIZE);
@@ -89,6 +97,8 @@ void _tests_init(void)
                            _get_src_len);
     netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_mock_netdev, NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG,
                            _get_address_long);
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_mock_netdev, NETOPT_PROTO,
+                           _get_proto);
     _mock_netif = gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(
            _mock_netif_stack, THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT, GNRC_NETIF_PRIO,
             "mockup_wpan", &_mock_netdev.netdev.netdev
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_ndp/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_ndp/Makefile
index 4688899dc931bafab4eecd7798567731ff0aa2d3..259e3b3e0e9ac23c60352fbd4c75eca6282cfdda 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_ndp/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_ndp/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := arduino-duemilanove arduino-mega2560 arduino-uno \
-                             chronos nucleo-f031k6 nucleo-f042k6 nucleo-l031k6 \
+                             chronos nucleo-f030r8 nucleo-f031k6 nucleo-f042k6 \
+                             nucleo-l031k6 nucleo-l053r8 stm32f0discovery \
                              telosb waspmote-pro wsn430-v1_3b wsn430-v1_4
 
 USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib_router
 USEMODULE += gnrc_ndp
 USEMODULE += gnrc_netif
 USEMODULE += embunit
+USEMODULE += netdev_ieee802154
 USEMODULE += netdev_test
 
 CFLAGS += -DGNRC_NETTYPE_NDP=GNRC_NETTYPE_TEST
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_ndp/main.c b/tests/gnrc_ndp/main.c
index 224f5c8cdde7505dc43310a29a4f1bd77eb21c5b..7355a8c7ae817a0c23db65af3e9e67e78cbee446 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_ndp/main.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_ndp/main.c
@@ -436,6 +436,9 @@ static void test_nbr_sol_send(const ipv6_addr_t *src)
     gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt;
     ndp_nbr_sol_t *nbr_sol;
 
+    while (msg_try_receive(&msg) == 1) {
+        /* empty message queue */
+    }
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(test_netif);
     gnrc_ndp_nbr_sol_send(&test_tgt, test_netif, src, &test_dst, NULL);
     msg_receive(&msg);
@@ -947,45 +950,6 @@ static gnrc_pktsnip_t *_test_netif_recv(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static int _test_netif_get(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_netapi_opt_t *opt)
-{
-    (void)netif;
-    switch (opt->opt) {
-        case NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
-            if (opt->data_len < sizeof(test_src_l2)) {
-                return -EOVERFLOW;
-            }
-            memcpy(opt->data, test_src_l2, sizeof(test_src_l2));
-            return sizeof(test_src_l2);
-        case NETOPT_SRC_LEN: {
-                uint16_t *val = opt->data;
-                if (opt->data_len != sizeof(uint16_t)) {
-                    return -EOVERFLOW;
-                }
-                *val = sizeof(test_src_l2);
-                return sizeof(uint16_t);
-            }
-        case NETOPT_IPV6_IID:
-            if (opt->data_len < sizeof(uint64_t)) {
-                return -EOVERFLOW;
-            }
-            memcpy(opt->data, &test_src.u64[1], sizeof(uint64_t));
-            return sizeof(uint64_t);
-        case NETOPT_IS_WIRED:
-            return 1;
-        case NETOPT_MAX_PDU_SIZE: {
-                uint16_t *val = opt->data;
-                if (opt->data_len != sizeof(uint16_t)) {
-                    return -EOVERFLOW;
-                }
-                *val = 100U;
-                return sizeof(uint16_t);
-            }
-        default:
-            return -ENOTSUP;
-    }
-}
-
 static int _test_netif_set(gnrc_netif_t *netif, const gnrc_netapi_opt_t *opt)
 {
     (void)netif;
@@ -996,11 +960,43 @@ static int _test_netif_set(gnrc_netif_t *netif, const gnrc_netapi_opt_t *opt)
 static const gnrc_netif_ops_t _test_netif_ops = {
     .send = _test_netif_send,
     .recv = _test_netif_recv,
-    .get = _test_netif_get,
+    .get = gnrc_netif_get_from_netdev,
     .set = _test_netif_set,
 };
 
-int _netdev_test_device_type_get(netdev_t *dev, void *value, size_t max_len)
+static int _netdev_test_address_long(netdev_t *dev, void *value, size_t max_len)
+{
+    (void)dev;
+    assert(max_len >= sizeof(test_src_l2));
+    memcpy(value, test_src_l2, sizeof(test_src_l2));
+    return sizeof(test_src_l2);
+}
+
+static int _netdev_test_proto(netdev_t *dev, void *value, size_t max_len)
+{
+    (void)dev;
+     assert(max_len == sizeof(gnrc_nettype_t));
+     *((gnrc_nettype_t *)value) = GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF;
+     return sizeof(gnrc_nettype_t);
+}
+
+static int _netdev_test_src_len(netdev_t *dev, void *value, size_t max_len)
+{
+    (void)dev;
+     assert(max_len == sizeof(uint16_t));
+     *((uint16_t *)value) = sizeof(test_src_l2);
+     return sizeof(uint16_t);
+}
+
+static int _netdev_test_max_pdu_size(netdev_t *dev, void *value, size_t max_len)
+{
+    (void)dev;
+     assert(max_len == sizeof(uint16_t));
+     *((uint16_t *)value) = 100U;
+     return sizeof(uint16_t);
+}
+
+static int _netdev_test_device_type(netdev_t *dev, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
     (void)dev;
      assert(max_len == sizeof(uint16_t));
@@ -1015,10 +1011,16 @@ static void init_pkt_handler(void)
                                sched_active_pid);
     gnrc_netreg_register(GNRC_NETTYPE_NDP, &netreg_entry);
     netdev_test_setup(&dev, NULL);
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&dev, NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE, _netdev_test_device_type_get);
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG,
+                           _netdev_test_address_long);
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&dev, NETOPT_PROTO, _netdev_test_proto);
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&dev, NETOPT_SRC_LEN, _netdev_test_src_len);
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&dev, NETOPT_MAX_PDU_SIZE,
+                           _netdev_test_max_pdu_size);
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&dev, NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE, _netdev_test_device_type);
     test_netif = gnrc_netif_create(test_netif_stack, sizeof(test_netif_stack),
                                    GNRC_NETIF_PRIO, "test-netif",
-                                   &dev.netdev, &_test_netif_ops);
+                                   &dev.netdev.netdev, &_test_netif_ops);
     TEST_ASSERT_MESSAGE(test_netif != NULL,
                         "Unable to start test interface");
     memcpy(&test_netif->ipv6.addrs[0], &test_src,
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_netif/common.c b/tests/gnrc_netif/common.c
index 629dc58fdde08c227cea000c2e94f1ec39da692c..6e84f62ee3abcdd482dcd50e45751a4032ef4e9b 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_netif/common.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_netif/common.c
@@ -124,11 +124,19 @@ static int _get_netdev_device_type(netdev_t *netdev, void *value, size_t max_len
         *((uint16_t *)value) = NETDEV_TYPE_IEEE802154;
     }
     else {
-        *((uint16_t *)value) = NETDEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+        *((uint16_t *)value) = NETDEV_TYPE_TEST;
     }
     return sizeof(uint16_t);
 }
 
+static int _get_netdev_proto(netdev_t *dev, void *value, size_t max_len)
+{
+    assert(dev == ieee802154_dev);
+    assert(max_len == sizeof(gnrc_nettype_t));
+    *((gnrc_nettype_t *)value) = GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF;
+    return sizeof(gnrc_nettype_t);
+}
+
 static int _get_netdev_max_packet_size(netdev_t *netdev, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
     assert(max_len == sizeof(uint16_t));
@@ -166,6 +174,8 @@ void _tests_init(void)
     netdev_test_set_isr_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, _netdev_isr);
     netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE,
                            _get_netdev_device_type);
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_PROTO,
+                           _get_netdev_proto);
     netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev,
                            NETOPT_MAX_PDU_SIZE, _get_netdev_max_packet_size);
     for (intptr_t i = SPECIAL_DEVS; i < GNRC_NETIF_NUMOF; i++) {
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_netif/main.c b/tests/gnrc_netif/main.c
index 07ed7fc28d31f9c25f61108f986de49ff723249e..aa4b557a8792a1a0a04006741f8f6d1a249b6af1 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_netif/main.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_netif/main.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void test_creation(void)
         TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(netifs[i]->ops);
         TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(netifs[i]->dev);
         TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(GNRC_NETIF_DEFAULT_HL, netifs[i]->cur_hl);
-        TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(NETDEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN, netifs[i]->device_type);
+        TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(NETDEV_TYPE_TEST, netifs[i]->device_type);
         TEST_ASSERT(netifs[i]->pid > KERNEL_PID_UNDEF);
         TEST_ASSERT(thread_has_msg_queue(sched_threads[netifs[i]->pid]));
         TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(i + SPECIAL_DEVS + 1, gnrc_netif_numof());
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/main.c b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/main.c
index 171d0dd624b7dbfcaa23ac108339e823e1680557..6a327333a83fd2cc82c7c2ed38d4565ae3fbc7af 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/main.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/main.c
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ static int _get_netdev_device_type(netdev_t *netdev, void *value, size_t max_len
     return sizeof(uint16_t);
 }
 
+static int _get_netdev_proto(netdev_t *netdev, void *value, size_t max_len)
+{
+    assert(max_len == sizeof(gnrc_nettype_t));
+    (void)netdev;
+
+    *((gnrc_nettype_t *)value) = GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN;
+    return sizeof(gnrc_nettype_t);
+}
+
 static int _get_netdev_max_packet_size(netdev_t *netdev, void *value,
                                        size_t max_len)
 {
@@ -91,6 +100,8 @@ static void _init_interface(void)
     netdev_test_setup(&_ieee802154_dev, NULL);
     netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE,
                            _get_netdev_device_type);
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_PROTO,
+                           _get_netdev_proto);
     netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_MAX_PDU_SIZE,
                            _get_netdev_max_packet_size);
     netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_SRC_LEN,