diff --git a/sys/include/net/netopt.h b/sys/include/net/netopt.h
index 15744b27ca..5646d2db32 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/netopt.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/netopt.h
@@ -539,6 +539,21 @@ typedef enum {
      */
     NETOPT_BLE_CTX,
 
+    /**
+     * @brief   (@ref netopt_enable_t) enable hardware checksumming
+     *
+     * If enabled, enable hardware checksumming of incoming frames.
+     */
+    NETOPT_CHECKSUM,
+
+    /**
+     * @brief   (@ref netopt_enable_t) enable busy mode
+     *
+     * When set, the PHY will enter busy mode, in which it will not accept
+     * incoming frames until unset.
+     */
+    NETOPT_PHY_BUSY,
+
     /* add more options if needed */
 
     /**
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c
index e9ba46d5a4..ac04811054 100644
--- a/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c
+++ b/sys/net/crosslayer/netopt/netopt.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ static const char *_netopt_strmap[] = {
     [NETOPT_TX_RETRIES_NEEDED]     = "NETOPT_TX_RETRIES_NEEDED",
     [NETOPT_6LO_IPHC]              = "NETOPT_6LO_IPHC",
     [NETOPT_BLE_CTX]               = "NETOPT_BLE_CTX",
+    [NETOPT_CHECKSUM]              = "NETOPT_CHECKSUM",
+    [NETOPT_PHY_BUSY]              = "NETOPT_PHY_BUSY",
     [NETOPT_NUMOF]                 = "NETOPT_NUMOF",
 };
 
diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_netif.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_netif.c
index 403fbadb8f..39e37bbfe8 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_netif.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_netif.c
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ static const struct {
     { "iphc", NETOPT_6LO_IPHC },
     { "preload", NETOPT_PRELOADING },
     { "promisc", NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE },
+    { "phy_busy", NETOPT_PHY_BUSY },
     { "raw", NETOPT_RAWMODE },
     { "rtr_adv", NETOPT_IPV6_SND_RTR_ADV },
     { "iq_invert", NETOPT_IQ_INVERT },
     { "rx_single", NETOPT_SINGLE_RECEIVE },
-    { "chan_hop", NETOPT_CHANNEL_HOP }
+    { "chan_hop", NETOPT_CHANNEL_HOP },
+    { "checksum", NETOPT_CHECKSUM },
 };
 
 /* utility functions */
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ static void _set_usage(char *cmd_name)
          "       * \"freq\" - sets the \"channel\" center frequency\n"
          "       * \"channel\" - sets the frequency channel\n"
          "       * \"chan\" - alias for \"channel\"\n"
+         "       * \"checksum\" - set checksumming on-off\n"
          "       * \"csma_retries\" - set max. number of channel access attempts\n"
          "       * \"encrypt\" - set the encryption on-off\n"
          "       * \"hop_limit\" - set hop limit\n"
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ static void _set_usage(char *cmd_name)
          "       * \"page\" - set the channel page (IEEE 802.15.4)\n"
          "       * \"pan\" - alias for \"nid\"\n"
          "       * \"pan_id\" - alias for \"nid\"\n"
+         "       * \"phy_busy\" - set busy mode on-off\n"
          "       * \"bw\" - alias for channel bandwidth\n"
          "       * \"sf\" - alias for spreading factor\n"
          "       * \"cr\" - alias for coding rate\n"
@@ -276,6 +280,14 @@ static void _print_netopt(netopt_t opt)
             printf("coding rate");
             break;
 
+        case NETOPT_CHECKSUM:
+            printf("checksum");
+            break;
+
+        case NETOPT_PHY_BUSY:
+            printf("PHY busy");
+            break;
+
         default:
             /* we don't serve these options here */
             break;