diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c
index 3b3a4f832b..cd83dd0f39 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "net/ng_pkt.h"
 #include "net/ng_pktbuf.h"
 #include "net/ng_netif/hdr.h"
+#include "net/ng_sixlowpan/netif.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief   The maximal expected link layer address length in byte
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ static void _set_usage(char *cmd_name)
 
 static void _flag_usage(char *cmd_name)
 {
-    printf("usage: %s <if_id> [-]{promisc|autoack|preload}\n", cmd_name);
+    printf("usage: %s <if_id> [-]{promisc|autoack|preload|6lo|iphc}\n", cmd_name);
 }
 
 static void _add_usage(char *cmd_name)
@@ -264,6 +265,15 @@ static void _netif_list(kernel_pid_t dev)
     }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MODULE_NG_SIXLOWPAN_NETIF) && defined(MODULE_NG_SIXLOWPAN_IPHC)
+    ng_sixlowpan_netif_t *sixlo_entry = ng_sixlowpan_netif_get(dev);
+
+    if ((sixlo_entry != NULL) && (sixlo_entry->iphc_enabled)) {
+        printf("IPHC ");
+        linebreak = true;
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (linebreak) {
         printf("\n           ");
     }
@@ -536,6 +546,29 @@ static int _netif_flag(char *cmd, kernel_pid_t dev, char *flag)
         return 1;
 #endif
     }
+    else if (strcmp(flag, "iphc") == 0) {
+#if defined(MODULE_NG_SIXLOWPAN_NETIF) && defined(MODULE_NG_SIXLOWPAN_IPHC)
+        ng_sixlowpan_netif_t *entry = ng_sixlowpan_netif_get(dev);
+
+        if (entry == NULL) {
+            puts("error: unable to (un)set IPHC");
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        if (set) {
+            entry->iphc_enabled = true;
+            printf("success: enable IPHC on interface %" PRIkernel_pid "\n", dev);
+        }
+        else {
+            entry->iphc_enabled = false;
+            printf("success: disable IPHC on interface %" PRIkernel_pid "\n", dev);
+        }
+        return 0;
+#else
+        puts("error: unable to (un)set IPHC.");
+        return 1;
+#endif
+    }
 
     _flag_usage(cmd);
     return 1;