diff --git a/core/include/byteorder.h b/core/include/byteorder.h
index 216de16768..f305d4dff1 100644
--- a/core/include/byteorder.h
+++ b/core/include/byteorder.h
@@ -237,6 +237,19 @@ static inline uint64_t byteorder_swapll(uint64_t v);
  */
 static inline uint16_t byteorder_bebuftohs(const uint8_t *buf);
 
+/**
+ * @brief           Read a big endian encoded unsigned integer from a buffer
+ *                  into host byte order encoded variable, 32-bit
+ *
+ * @note            This function is agnostic to the alignment of the target
+ *                  value in the given buffer
+ *
+ * @param[in] buf   position in a buffer holding the target value
+ *
+ * @return          32-bit unsigned integer in host byte order
+ */
+static inline uint32_t byteorder_bebuftohl(const uint8_t *buf);
+
 /**
  * @brief           Write a host byte order encoded unsigned integer as big
  *                  endian encoded value into a buffer, 16-bit
@@ -249,6 +262,18 @@ static inline uint16_t byteorder_bebuftohs(const uint8_t *buf);
  */
 static inline void byteorder_htobebufs(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t val);
 
+/**
+ * @brief           Write a host byte order encoded unsigned integer as big
+ *                  endian encoded value into a buffer, 32-bit
+ *
+ * @note            This function is alignment agnostic and works with any given
+ *                  memory location of the buffer
+ *
+ * @param[out] buf  target buffer, must be able to accept 4 bytes
+ * @param[in]  val  value written to the buffer, in host byte order
+ */
+static inline void byteorder_htobebufl(uint8_t *buf, uint32_t val);
+
 /**
  * @brief          Convert from host byte order to network byte order, 16 bit.
  * @see            byteorder_htons()
@@ -460,12 +485,28 @@ static inline uint16_t byteorder_bebuftohs(const uint8_t *buf)
     return (uint16_t)((buf[0] << 8) | (buf[1] << 0));
 }
 
+static inline uint32_t byteorder_bebuftohl(const uint8_t *buf)
+{
+    return (((uint32_t) buf[0] << 24)
+          | ((uint32_t) buf[1] << 16)
+          | ((uint32_t) buf[2] << 8)
+          | ((uint32_t) buf[3] << 0));
+}
+
 static inline void byteorder_htobebufs(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t val)
 {
     buf[0] = (uint8_t)(val >> 8);
     buf[1] = (uint8_t)(val >> 0);
 }
 
+static inline void byteorder_htobebufl(uint8_t *buf, uint32_t val)
+{
+    buf[0] = (uint8_t)(val >> 24);
+    buf[1] = (uint8_t)(val >> 16);
+    buf[2] = (uint8_t)(val >> 8);
+    buf[3] = (uint8_t)(val >> 0);
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif