diff --git a/dist/tools/zep_dispatch/start_network.sh b/dist/tools/zep_dispatch/start_network.sh
index f98cd93b87..8e7f4ee33d 100755
--- a/dist/tools/zep_dispatch/start_network.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/zep_dispatch/start_network.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ZEP_DISPATCH_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd -P)"
 UHCPD="$(cd "${ZEP_DISPATCH_DIR}/../uhcpd/bin" && pwd -P)/uhcpd"
 DHCPD="$(cd "${ZEP_DISPATCH_DIR}/../dhcpv6-pd_ia/" && pwd -P)/dhcpv6-pd_ia.py"
+RADVD="$(cd "${ZEP_DISPATCH_DIR}/../radvd/" && pwd -P)/radvd.sh"
 ZEP_DISPATCH="${ZEP_DISPATCH_DIR}/bin/zep_dispatch"
 
 TAP_GLB="fdea:dbee:f::1/64"
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ create_tap() {
     ip link set "${TAP}" up
     ip a a fe80::1/64 dev "${TAP}"
     ip a a ${TAP_GLB} dev "${TAP}"
-    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${TAP}"
 }
 
 remove_tap() {
@@ -40,15 +40,25 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 
 start_uhcpd() {
+    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${TAP}"
     ${UHCPD} "${TAP}" "${PREFIX}" > /dev/null &
     UHCPD_PID=$!
 }
 
 start_dhcpd() {
+    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${TAP}"
     DHCPD_PIDFILE=$(mktemp)
     ${DHCPD} -d -p "${DHCPD_PIDFILE}" "${TAP}" "${PREFIX}" 2> /dev/null
 }
 
+start_radvd() {
+    ADDR=$(echo "${PREFIX}" | sed -e 's/::\//::1\//')
+    ip a a "${ADDR}" dev "${TAP}"
+    sysctl net.ipv6.conf."${TAP}".accept_ra=2
+    sysctl net.ipv6.conf."${TAP}".accept_ra_rt_info_max_plen=64
+    ${RADVD} -c "${TAP}" "${PREFIX}"
+}
+
 start_zep_dispatch() {
     ${ZEP_DISPATCH} :: "${ZEP_PORT_BASE}" > /dev/null &
     ZEP_DISPATCH_PID=$!
@@ -61,6 +71,13 @@ else
     USE_DHCPV6=0
 fi
 
+if [ "$1" = "-r" ] || [ "$1" = "--use-radvd" ]; then
+    USE_RADVD=1
+    shift 1
+else
+    USE_RADVD=0
+fi
+
 if [ "$1" = "-z" ] || [ "$1" = "--use-zep-dispatch" ]; then
     USE_ZEP_DISPATCH=1
     ZEP_PORT_BASE=$2
@@ -77,7 +94,7 @@ shift 2
 for TAP in "$@"; do :; done
 
 [[ -z "${ELFFILE}" || -z "${PREFIX}" || -z "${TAP}" ]] && {
-    echo "usage: $0 [-d|--use-dhcp] [-z|--use-zep <port>] " \
+    echo "usage: $0 [-d|--use-dhcp] [-r|--use-radvd] [-z|--use-zep <port>] " \
          "<elffile> <prefix> [elf args]"
     exit 1
 }
@@ -92,6 +109,8 @@ fi
 
 if [ ${USE_DHCPV6} -eq 1 ]; then
     start_dhcpd
+elif [ ${USE_RADVD} -eq 1 ]; then
+    start_radvd
 else
     start_uhcpd
 fi
diff --git a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.native.conf b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.native.conf
index 3631a5e485..5dc9810698 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.native.conf
+++ b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.native.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_KCONFIG_MODULE_DHCPV6),,-DCONFIG_DHCPV6_CLIENT_PFX_LEASE
 
 ifeq (dhcpv6,$(PREFIX_CONF))
   FLAGS_EXTRAS += --use-dhcpv6
+else ifeq (auto_subnets,$(PREFIX_CONF))
+  FLAGS_EXTRAS += --use-radvd
 endif
 
 # enable the ZEP dispatcher