diff --git a/drivers/include/net/netdev/ieee802154.h b/drivers/include/net/netdev/ieee802154.h
index 5a7726bb0d37b14f0395383df63a11a0165ff66f..c98abbd8657dc8babb94aba03f300e60ffe3ccad 100644
--- a/drivers/include/net/netdev/ieee802154.h
+++ b/drivers/include/net/netdev/ieee802154.h
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ extern "C" {
  * @brief   request ACK from receiver
  */
 #define NETDEV_IEEE802154_ACK_REQ           (IEEE802154_FCF_ACK_REQ)
+
+/**
+ * @brief   set frame pending bit
+ */
+#define NETDEV_IEEE802154_FRAME_PEND        (IEEE802154_FCF_FRAME_PEND)
 /**
  * @}
  */
diff --git a/sys/include/net/netopt.h b/sys/include/net/netopt.h
index 2f084a0c8cc8b83cc240af3c7f5a2d7768664d54..65d283e13ed736e58af019892f78d36f5a0e2787 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/netopt.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/netopt.h
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ typedef enum {
                                  *   the current state */
     NETOPT_AUTOACK,             /**< en/disable link layer auto ACKs or read
                                  *   the current state */
+    NETOPT_ACK_PENDING,         /**< en/disable the frame pending bit of ACKs.
+                                 *   This bit is copied into the frame pending
+                                 *   subfield of the ACK if it is the response
+                                 *   to a data request MAC command frame, which
+                                 *   lets the data request sender know if the ACK
+                                 *   sender has pending data or not. */
     NETOPT_ACK_REQ,             /**< en/disable acknowledgement requests or
                                  *   read the current state */
     NETOPT_RETRANS,             /**< get/set the maximum number of
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c
index 6df4bd1d14a2a5a79935c749f4b2c721011bdf57..227559f3cc1f78f530ba398627a29dc21025b827 100644
--- a/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c
+++ b/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static const char *_netopt_strmap[] = {
     [NETOPT_PRELOADING]            = "NETOPT_PRELOADING",
     [NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE]       = "NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE",
     [NETOPT_AUTOACK]               = "NETOPT_AUTOACK",
+    [NETOPT_ACK_PENDING]           = "NETOPT_ACK_PENDING",
     [NETOPT_ACK_REQ]               = "NETOPT_ACK_REQ",
     [NETOPT_RETRANS]               = "NETOPT_RETRANS",
     [NETOPT_PROTO]                 = "NETOPT_PROTO",