diff --git a/dist/tools/doccheck/exclude_patterns b/dist/tools/doccheck/exclude_patterns
index 398900ddf1..bd2ff2310f 100644
--- a/dist/tools/doccheck/exclude_patterns
+++ b/dist/tools/doccheck/exclude_patterns
@@ -13357,6 +13357,7 @@ drivers/sx127x/include/sx127x_registers\.h:[0-9]+: warning: Member SX127X_RNG_RE
 drivers/sx127x/include/sx127x_registers\.h:[0-9]+: warning: Member SX127X_RNG_REG_MODEM_CONFIG2 \(macro definition\) of file sx127x_registers\.h is not documented\.
 drivers/sx127x/include/sx127x_registers\.h:[0-9]+: warning: Member VERSION_SX1272 \(macro definition\) of file sx127x_registers\.h is not documented\.
 drivers/sx127x/include/sx127x_registers\.h:[0-9]+: warning: Member VERSION_SX1276 \(macro definition\) of file sx127x_registers\.h is not documented\.
+drivers/sx127x/include/sx127x_registers\.h:[0-9]+: warning: Member VERSION_SX1276_WLR089 \(macro definition\) of file sx127x_registers\.h is not documented\.
 drivers/tcs37727/include/tcs37727\-internal\.h:[0-9]+: warning: Member B_COEF_IF \(macro definition\) of file tcs37727\-internal\.h is not documented\.
 drivers/tcs37727/include/tcs37727\-internal\.h:[0-9]+: warning: Member CT_COEF_IF \(macro definition\) of file tcs37727\-internal\.h is not documented\.
 drivers/tcs37727/include/tcs37727\-internal\.h:[0-9]+: warning: Member CT_OFFSET_IF \(macro definition\) of file tcs37727\-internal\.h is not documented\.
diff --git a/drivers/sx127x/include/sx127x_registers.h b/drivers/sx127x/include/sx127x_registers.h
index 82fe55e44e..03da694325 100644
--- a/drivers/sx127x/include/sx127x_registers.h
+++ b/drivers/sx127x/include/sx127x_registers.h
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ extern "C" {
 /* Version */
 #define SX127X_REG_VERSION                                           (0x42)
 #define VERSION_SX1276                                               (0x12)
+#define VERSION_SX1276_WLR089                                        (0x13)
 #define VERSION_SX1272                                               (0x22)
 
 /* Additional settings */
diff --git a/drivers/sx127x/sx127x_internal.c b/drivers/sx127x/sx127x_internal.c
index e5323feb5e..d3b86b40ae 100644
--- a/drivers/sx127x/sx127x_internal.c
+++ b/drivers/sx127x/sx127x_internal.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int sx127x_check_version(const sx127x_t *dev)
     }
     DEBUG("[sx127x] SX1272 transceiver detected\n");
 #else /* MODULE_SX1276) */
-    if (version != VERSION_SX1276) {
+    if (version != VERSION_SX1276 && version != VERSION_SX1276_WLR089) {
         DEBUG("[sx127x] sx1276 test failed, invalid version number: %d\n",
               version);
         return -1;