diff --git a/tests/slip/Makefile b/tests/slip/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d86efb34df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/slip/Makefile
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+APPLICATION = driver_slip
+include ../Makefile.tests_common
+
+BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_RAM := stm32f0discovery
+
+USEMODULE += ng_netbase
+USEMODULE += ng_pktdump
+USEMODULE += ng_slip
+USEMODULE += shell
+USEMODULE += shell_commands
+
+ifneq (,$(SLIP_UART))
+  CFLAGS += -DSLIP_UART=$(SLIP_UART)
+else
+  # set default
+  CFLAGS += -DSLIP_UART=UART_0
+endif
+ifneq (,$(SLIP_BAUDRATE))
+  CFLAGS += -DSLIP_BAUDRATE=$(SLIP_BAUDRATE)
+else
+  # set default
+  CFLAGS += -DSLIP_BAUDRATE=115200
+endif
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/slip/main.c b/tests/slip/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38a5363828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/slip/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * 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     tests
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Test application for ng_tapnet network device driver
+ *
+ * @author      Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "shell.h"
+#include "shell_commands.h"
+#include "net/ng_netbase.h"
+#include "net/ng_pktdump.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Buffer size used by the shell
+ */
+#define SHELL_BUFSIZE           (64U)
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Read chars from STDIO
+ */
+int shell_read(void)
+{
+    return (int)getchar();
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Write chars to STDIO
+ */
+void shell_put(int c)
+{
+    putchar((char)c);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Maybe you are a golfer?!
+ */
+int main(void)
+{
+    shell_t shell;
+    ng_netreg_entry_t dump;
+
+    puts("SLIP test");
+
+    /* initialize and register pktdump */
+    dump.pid = ng_pktdump_getpid();
+    dump.demux_ctx = NG_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL;
+
+    if (dump.pid <= KERNEL_PID_UNDEF) {
+        puts("Error starting pktdump thread");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ng_netreg_register(NG_NETTYPE_UNDEF, &dump);
+
+    /* start the shell */
+    puts("Initialization OK, starting shell now");
+    shell_init(&shell, NULL, SHELL_BUFSIZE, shell_read, shell_put);
+    shell_run(&shell);
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/slip/slip_params.h b/tests/slip/slip_params.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..618e5d4e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/slip/slip_params.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * 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 tests
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief   slip parameters example, used by auto_init_ng_netif
+ *
+ * @author  Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#ifndef SLIP_PARAMS_H
+#define SLIP_PARAMS_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+static xbee_params_t xbee_params[] = {
+    {
+        .uart = SLIP_UART,
+        .baudrate = SLIP_BAUDRATE,
+    },
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif /* SLIP_PARAMS_H */
+/** @} */