diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index a49f2ca0e0..ee10ee9edf 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netif,$(USEMODULE)))
   endif
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netif_bus,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += core_msg_bus
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netif_events,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += core_thread_flags
   USEMODULE += event
diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index 34fc2385df..e423cfde7a 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_netdev_default
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_neterr
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_netapi_callbacks
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_netapi_mbox
+PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_netif_bus
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_netif_events
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_pktbuf_cmd
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_netif_6lo
diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h
index 7538caf537..3c8826c516 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 
 #include "kernel_types.h"
 #include "msg.h"
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NETIF_BUS
+#include "msg_bus.h"
+#endif
 #include "event.h"
 #include "net/ipv6/addr.h"
 #include "net/gnrc/netapi.h"
@@ -64,6 +67,13 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Per-Interface Event Message Busses
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    GNRC_NETIF_BUS_NUMOF
+} gnrc_netif_bus_t;
+
 /**
  * @brief   Operations to an interface
  */
@@ -87,8 +97,11 @@ typedef struct {
     gnrc_netif_ipv6_t ipv6;                 /**< IPv6 component */
 #endif
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_GNRC_NETIF_MAC) || defined(DOXYGEN)
-    gnrc_netif_mac_t mac;                  /**< @ref net_gnrc_mac component */
+    gnrc_netif_mac_t mac;                   /**< @ref net_gnrc_mac component */
 #endif  /* IS_USED(MODULE_GNRC_NETIF_MAC) || defined(DOXYGEN) */
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_GNRC_NETIF_BUS) || DOXYGEN
+    msg_bus_t bus[GNRC_NETIF_BUS_NUMOF];    /**< Event Message Bus */
+#endif
     /**
      * @brief   Flags for the interface
      *
@@ -566,6 +579,23 @@ static inline int gnrc_netif_send(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
     return gnrc_netapi_send(netif->pid, pkt);
 }
 
+#if defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETIF_BUS) || DOXYGEN
+/**
+ * @brief   Get a message bus of a given @ref gnrc_netif_t interface.
+ *
+ * @param netif         pointer to the interface
+ * @param type          GNRC message bus [type](@ref gnrc_netif_bus_t)
+ *
+ * @return              the message bus for the interface
+ */
+static inline msg_bus_t* gnrc_netif_get_bus(gnrc_netif_t *netif,
+                                            gnrc_netif_bus_t type)
+{
+    assert(type < GNRC_NETIF_BUS_NUMOF);
+    return &netif->bus[type];
+}
+#endif /* MODULE_GNRC_NETIF_BUS */
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
index 224a6c7a76..bff28fb1c1 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ int gnrc_netif_create(gnrc_netif_t *netif, char *stack, int stacksize,
                     "more than one interface is being registered.\n");
         assert(netif_iter(NULL) == NULL);
     }
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NETIF_BUS
+    for (int i = 0; i < GNRC_NETIF_BUS_NUMOF; ++i) {
+        msg_bus_init(&netif->bus[i]);
+    }
+#endif
     rmutex_init(&netif->mutex);
     netif->ops = ops;
     netif_register((netif_t*) netif);