diff --git a/tests/nimble_rpble_gnrc_ext/Makefile b/tests/nimble_rpble_gnrc_ext/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7b7d01194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nimble_rpble_gnrc_ext/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+BOARD ?= nrf52dk
+include ../Makefile.tests_common
+
+# include shell support
+USEMODULE += shell
+USEMODULE += shell_commands
+USEMODULE += ps
+
+# Enable single interface optimization.
+# Remove this if more than one interface is present
+USEMODULE += gnrc_netif_single
+# Include GNRC and RPL
+USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
+USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router_default
+USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6_echo
+USEMODULE += gnrc_rpl
+USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_rpl
+
+# configure and use Nimble
+USEMODULE += bluetil_addr
+USEMODULE += nimble_rpble_ext
+FEATURES_OPTIONAL += ble_phy_2mbit
+FEATURES_OPTIONAL += ble_phy_coded
+NIMBLE_MAX_CONN = 3
+
+DEVELHELP = 0
+
+TEST_ON_CI_WHITELIST += nrf52dk nrf52840dk
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/nimble_rpble_gnrc_ext/Makefile.ci b/tests/nimble_rpble_gnrc_ext/Makefile.ci
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4079597a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nimble_rpble_gnrc_ext/Makefile.ci
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := \
+    e104-bt5010a-tb \
+    e104-bt5011a-tb \
+    #
diff --git a/tests/nimble_rpble_gnrc_ext/main.c b/tests/nimble_rpble_gnrc_ext/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7428966008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nimble_rpble_gnrc_ext/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * 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     examples
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Test for using rpble in its extended mode
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "msg.h"
+#include "shell.h"
+#include "nimble_rpble.h"
+#include "net/bluetil/addr.h"
+
+#define MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE     (8)
+static msg_t _main_msg_queue[MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE];
+
+static void _dump_evt(const char *text, const uint8_t *addr)
+{
+    printf("[ble_event] %s (", text);
+    bluetil_addr_print(addr);
+    printf(")\n");
+}
+
+static void _on_rpble_event(int handle, nimble_netif_event_t event,
+                          const uint8_t *addr)
+{
+    (void)handle;
+
+    switch (event) {
+        case NIMBLE_NETIF_CONNECTED_MASTER:
+            _dump_evt("parent selected", addr);
+            break;
+        case NIMBLE_NETIF_CONNECTED_SLAVE:
+            _dump_evt("child added", addr);
+            break;
+        case NIMBLE_NETIF_CLOSED_MASTER:
+            _dump_evt("parent lost", addr);
+            break;
+        case NIMBLE_NETIF_CLOSED_SLAVE:
+            _dump_evt("child lost", addr);
+            break;
+        default:
+            /* not interested in any other BLE events here */
+            break;
+    }
+
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    puts("RPL-over-BLE Example Application");
+
+    /* register the custom event handler */
+    nimble_rpble_eventcb(_on_rpble_event);
+
+    /* we need a message queue for the thread running the shell in order to
+     * receive potentially fast incoming networking packets (ping) */
+    msg_init_queue(_main_msg_queue, MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE);
+
+    /* start shell */
+    char line_buf[SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE];
+    shell_run(NULL, line_buf, SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE);
+
+    return 0;
+}