diff --git a/sys/include/od.h b/sys/include/od.h
index 1b0f84d537..6e58d1ce9d 100644
--- a/sys/include/od.h
+++ b/sys/include/od.h
@@ -36,15 +36,36 @@ extern "C" {
 /**
  * @brief Dumps memory stored at *data* byte-wise up to *data_len* in
  *        hexadecimal representation to stdout. If the pseudomodlue `od_string`
-          is used (`USEMODULE += od_string`) the ASCII representation of *data* is
-          also displayed.
+ *        is used (`USEMODULE += od_string`) the ASCII representation of *data* is
+ *        also displayed.
+ *        The displayed start address of *data* can be given as *offset*.
+ *
+ * @param[in] data      Data to dump.
+ * @param[in] data_len  Length in bytes of *data* to output.
+ * @param[in] width     Number of bytes per line. If *width* is 0,
+ *                      @ref OD_WIDTH_DEFAULT is assumed as a default value.
+ * @param[in] offset    Adds an offset to the printed memory addresses.
+ *                      If the origin of the data is an address in memory,
+ *                      this can be used to print the real addresses together
+ *                      with the data.
+ */
+void od_hex_dump_ext(const void *data, size_t data_len, uint8_t width, uint32_t offset);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Dumps memory stored at *data* byte-wise up to *data_len* in
+ *        hexadecimal representation to stdout. If the pseudomodlue `od_string`
+ *        is used (`USEMODULE += od_string`) the ASCII representation of *data* is
+ *        also displayed.
  *
  * @param[in] data      Data to dump.
  * @param[in] data_len  Length in bytes of *data* to output.
  * @param[in] width     Number of bytes per line. If *width* is 0,
  *                      @ref OD_WIDTH_DEFAULT is assumed as a default value.
  */
-void od_hex_dump(const void *data, size_t data_len, uint8_t width);
+static inline void od_hex_dump(const void *data, size_t data_len, uint8_t width)
+{
+    od_hex_dump_ext(data, data_len, width, 0);
+}
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/sys/od/od.c b/sys/od/od.c
index b95080170a..92dc2be7b7 100644
--- a/sys/od/od.c
+++ b/sys/od/od.c
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 
 #include "od.h"
 
-void od_hex_dump(const void *data, size_t data_len, uint8_t width)
+void od_hex_dump_ext(const void *data, size_t data_len, uint8_t width, uint32_t offset)
 {
-    print_str("00000000");
+    print_u32_hex(offset);
 
     if (width == 0) {
         width = OD_WIDTH_DEFAULT;
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ void od_hex_dump(const void *data, size_t data_len, uint8_t width)
                 print_str("    ");
             }
             print_str("  ");
-            for(unsigned k = 0; k < (i % width) + 1; k++){
-                if(isprint(((uint8_t *)data)[str_pos+k])){
+            for (unsigned k = 0; k < (i % width) + 1; k++){
+                if (isprint(((uint8_t *)data)[str_pos+k])) {
                     putchar(((uint8_t *)data)[str_pos+k]);
                 }
-                else{
+                else {
                     putchar('.');
                 }
             }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void od_hex_dump(const void *data, size_t data_len, uint8_t width)
             putchar('\n');
 
             if (i != (data_len - 1)) {
-                print_u32_hex((uint32_t)(i + 1));
+                print_u32_hex((uint32_t)(offset + i + 1));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/od/main.c b/tests/od/main.c
index 2d77cfdd92..2204bf1a9e 100644
--- a/tests/od/main.c
+++ b/tests/od/main.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ int main(void)
     CALL(od_hex_dump(long_str, sizeof(long_str), 4));
     CALL(od_hex_dump(long_str, sizeof(long_str), 3));
     CALL(od_hex_dump(long_str, sizeof(long_str), 8));
+    CALL(od_hex_dump_ext(long_str, sizeof(long_str), 8, 0x100));
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/od/tests/01-run.py b/tests/od/tests/01-run.py
index a9de23120b..0334fe6d9c 100755
--- a/tests/od/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/od/tests/01-run.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ def testfunc(child):
     child.expect_exact("00000000  FF  2C  61  FF  2E  62  63  64  .,a..bcd")
     child.expect_exact("00000008  65  66  67  68  69  6A  6B  6C  efghijkl")
     child.expect_exact("00000010  6D  6E  6F  70  00              mnop.")
+    child.expect_exact("od_hex_dump_ext(long_str, sizeof(long_str), 8, 0x100)")
+    child.expect_exact("00000100  FF  2C  61  FF  2E  62  63  64  .,a..bcd")
+    child.expect_exact("00000108  65  66  67  68  69  6A  6B  6C  efghijkl")
+    child.expect_exact("00000110  6D  6E  6F  70  00              mnop.")
 
     print("All tests successful")