diff --git a/dist/tools/generate_c11_atomics_cpp_compat_header/README.md b/dist/tools/generate_c11_atomics_cpp_compat_header/README.md
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+# Usage
+
+./generate_c11_atomics_cpp_compat_header.sh [CC [CFLAGS]]
+
+## Parameter CC
+
+The C compiler to use to determine the size of the C11 atomics types. If not
+given, the environment variable CC is used instead.
+
+## Parameter CFLAGS
+
+The CFLAGS to pass to the C compiler during determination of the size of the
+C11 atomic types. If not given, the environment variable CFLAGS is used instead.
+
+# Output
+
+The script will write the sizes of each type defined in C11 atomics and which
+`uint<NUM>_t` type has the same size as the atomic type. Note that C11 allows
+to prefix any type with the `_Atomic` specifier to get an atomic version of it.
+This script will only generate entries for the default `typedef`ed types like
+`atomic_bool`, `atomic_int`, or `atomic_int_least16_t`.
+
+The output will look like this:
+
+``` C++
+/* This file was automatically generated using ./dist/tools/generate_c11_atomics_cpp_compat_header/generate_c11_atomics_cpp_compat_header.sh /*
+#pragma once
+
+#define ATOMIC_BOOL_SIZE                                (1U)
+#define ATOMIC_BOOL_SAME_SIZED_TYPE                     uint8_t
+#define ATOMIC_CHAR_SIZE                                (1U)
+#define ATOMIC_CHAR_SAME_SIZED_TYPE                     uint8_t
+#define ATOMIC_SCHAR_SIZE                               (1U)
+#define ATOMIC_SCHAR_SAME_SIZED_TYPE                    uint8_t
+#define ATOMIC_UCHAR_SIZE                               (1U)
+#define ATOMIC_UCHAR_SAME_SIZED_TYPE                    uint8_t
+#define ATOMIC_SHORT_SIZE                               (2U)
+#define ATOMIC_SHORT_SAME_SIZED_TYPE                    uint16_t
+#define ATOMIC_USHORT_SIZE                              (2U)
+#define ATOMIC_USHORT_SAME_SIZED_TYPE                   uint16_t
+#define ATOMIC_INT_SIZE                                 (4U)
+#define ATOMIC_INT_SAME_SIZED_TYPE                      uint32_t
+...
+```
diff --git a/dist/tools/generate_c11_atomics_cpp_compat_header/generate_c11_atomics_cpp_compat_header.sh b/dist/tools/generate_c11_atomics_cpp_compat_header/generate_c11_atomics_cpp_compat_header.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+TESTFILE=/tmp/riot_are_types_of_same_size_compilation_check.c
+
+ATOMIC_TYPES="
+    atomic_bool
+    atomic_char
+    atomic_schar
+    atomic_uchar
+    atomic_short
+    atomic_ushort
+    atomic_int
+    atomic_uint
+    atomic_long
+    atomic_ulong
+    atomic_llong
+    atomic_ullong
+    atomic_int_least8_t
+    atomic_uint_least8_t
+    atomic_int_least16_t
+    atomic_uint_least16_t
+    atomic_int_least32_t
+    atomic_uint_least32_t
+    atomic_int_least64_t
+    atomic_uint_least64_t
+    atomic_int_fast8_t
+    atomic_uint_fast8_t
+    atomic_int_fast16_t
+    atomic_uint_fast16_t
+    atomic_int_fast32_t
+    atomic_uint_fast32_t
+    atomic_int_fast64_t
+    atomic_uint_fast64_t
+    atomic_intptr_t
+    atomic_uintptr_t
+    atomic_size_t
+    atomic_ptrdiff_t
+    atomic_intmax_t
+    atomic_uintmax_t
+    "
+
+are_types_of_same_size() {
+    cat > $TESTFILE << EOF
+#include <stdint.h>
+#ifdef __msp430__
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#endif
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+int main(void) {
+    _Static_assert(sizeof($1) == sizeof($2), "Assert types are equally sized");
+    return 0;
+}
+EOF
+    $CC $CFLAGS -o /dev/null -c $TESTFILE 2> /dev/null > /dev/null
+}
+
+get_size() {
+    if $(are_types_of_same_size $1 uint8_t); then
+        echo "1"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if $(are_types_of_same_size $1 uint16_t); then
+        echo "2"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if $(are_types_of_same_size $1 uint32_t); then
+        echo "4"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if $(are_types_of_same_size $1 uint64_t); then
+        echo "8"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo "Failed to determine size of $1"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+get_same_sized_type() {
+    if $(are_types_of_same_size $1 uint8_t); then
+        echo "uint8_t"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if $(are_types_of_same_size $1 uint16_t); then
+        echo "uint16_t"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if $(are_types_of_same_size $1 uint32_t); then
+        echo "uint32_t"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if $(are_types_of_same_size $1 uint64_t); then
+        echo "uint64_t"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo "Failed to determine same sized type for $1"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+print_defines() {
+    printf "#define %-48s(%sU)\n" "$(echo $1 | tr [a-z] [A-Z])_SIZE" "$(get_size $1)"
+    printf "#define %-48s%s\n" "$(echo $1 | tr [a-z] [A-Z])_SAME_SIZED_TYPE" "$(get_same_sized_type $1)"
+}
+
+if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
+    if [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "--help" ]; then
+        echo "Usage: $0 [CC [CFLAGS]]"
+        echo "See README.md for more details"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    CC="$1"
+fi
+
+if [ $# -ge 2 ]; then
+    CFLAGS="$2"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$CC" ]; then
+    echo "C compiler needs to be specified either as environment variable, or"
+    echo "as first argument. See README.md for documentation."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "/* This file was automatically generated using $0 */"
+echo "#pragma once"
+echo
+
+for atomic_type in $ATOMIC_TYPES; do
+    print_defines $atomic_type
+done