diff --git a/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h b/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h
index 65ef78cdb4..b75b91b52f 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h
@@ -389,6 +389,20 @@ static inline void nanocoap_sock_close(nanocoap_sock_t *sock)
 ssize_t nanocoap_sock_get(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path, void *buf,
                           size_t len);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Simple non-confirmable GET
+ *
+ * @param[in]   sock    socket to use for the request
+ * @param[in]   path    remote path and query
+ * @param[out]  response buffer for the response, may be NULL
+ * @param[in]   len_max length of @p response
+ *
+ * @returns     length of response payload on success
+ * @returns     <0 on error
+ */
+ssize_t nanocoap_sock_get_non(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path,
+                              void *response, size_t len_max);
+
 /**
  * @brief   Simple synchronous CoAP (confirmable) PUT
  *
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c
index 9101b0b13c..0b8343523e 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c
@@ -390,7 +390,9 @@ static int _get_put_cb(void *arg, coap_pkt_t *pkt)
     return pkt->payload_len;
 }
 
-ssize_t nanocoap_sock_get(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path, void *buf, size_t len)
+static ssize_t _sock_get(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path,
+                         uint8_t type,
+                         void *response, size_t max_len)
 {
     /* buffer for CoAP header */
     uint8_t buffer[CONFIG_NANOCOAP_BLOCK_HEADER_MAX];
@@ -401,11 +403,11 @@ ssize_t nanocoap_sock_get(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path, void *buf, si
     };
 
     struct iovec ctx = {
-        .iov_base = buf,
-        .iov_len  = len,
+        .iov_base = response,
+        .iov_len  = max_len,
     };
 
-    pktpos += coap_build_hdr(pkt.hdr, COAP_TYPE_CON, NULL, 0, COAP_METHOD_GET,
+    pktpos += coap_build_hdr(pkt.hdr, type, NULL, 0, COAP_METHOD_GET,
                              nanocoap_sock_next_msg_id(sock));
     pktpos += coap_opt_put_uri_pathquery(pktpos, NULL, path);
 
@@ -415,6 +417,11 @@ ssize_t nanocoap_sock_get(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path, void *buf, si
     return nanocoap_sock_request_cb(sock, &pkt, _get_put_cb, &ctx);
 }
 
+ssize_t nanocoap_sock_get(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path, void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+    return _sock_get(sock, path, COAP_TYPE_CON, buf, len);
+}
+
 ssize_t _sock_put_post(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path, unsigned code,
                        uint8_t type, const void *request, size_t len,
                        void *response, size_t max_len)
@@ -507,6 +514,12 @@ ssize_t nanocoap_sock_fetch_non(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path,
                           response, len_max);
 }
 
+ssize_t nanocoap_sock_get_non(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path,
+                              void *response, size_t len_max)
+{
+    return _sock_get(sock, path, COAP_TYPE_NON, response, len_max);
+}
+
 static ssize_t _sock_put_post_url(const char *url, unsigned code,
                                   const void *request, size_t len,
                                   void *response, size_t len_max)