diff --git a/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215.c b/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215.c
index 97450a17a35a..b80751a9b1c0 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215.c
+++ b/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  * @}
  */
 
-#include "luid.h"
 #include "board.h"
 #include "byteorder.h"
 #include "net/ieee802154.h"
@@ -65,8 +64,7 @@ void at86rf215_reset_and_cfg(at86rf215_t *dev)
     netdev_ieee802154_reset(&dev->netdev);
 
     /* set device address */
-    luid_get_short((network_uint16_t *)&dev->netdev.short_addr);
-    luid_get_eui64((eui64_t *)&dev->netdev.long_addr);
+    netdev_ieee802154_setup(&dev->netdev);
 
     if (is_subGHz(dev)) {
         dev->netdev.chan = CONFIG_AT86RF215_DEFAULT_SUBGHZ_CHANNEL;
diff --git a/drivers/include/net/netdev/ieee802154.h b/drivers/include/net/netdev/ieee802154.h
index b4a129ce0a5b..af87fda668b2 100644
--- a/drivers/include/net/netdev/ieee802154.h
+++ b/drivers/include/net/netdev/ieee802154.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "net/gnrc/nettype.h"
 #include "net/netopt.h"
 #include "net/netdev.h"
+#include "luid.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -194,6 +195,23 @@ int netdev_ieee802154_set(netdev_ieee802154_t *dev, netopt_t opt, const void *va
  */
 int netdev_ieee802154_dst_filter(netdev_ieee802154_t *dev, const uint8_t *mhr);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Configure the hardware address of a IEEE 802.15.4 devices
+ *
+ * This will obtain a long and short address based on the netdev ID.
+ * The addresses is stored in the netdev's `long_addr` & `short_addr`.
+ * The caller must take care of writing them to the hardware.
+ *
+ * @pre the netdev registered itself with @see netdev_register
+ *
+ * @param[out]  dev     Netdev to configure
+ */
+static inline void netdev_ieee802154_setup(netdev_ieee802154_t *dev)
+{
+    luid_netdev_get_eui64(&dev->netdev, (eui64_t *)&dev->long_addr);
+    luid_get_short((network_uint16_t *)&dev->short_addr);
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/include/luid.h b/sys/include/luid.h
index b2aebb9bcde9..870865b3a39c 100644
--- a/sys/include/luid.h
+++ b/sys/include/luid.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 #include "net/eui48.h"
 #include "net/eui64.h"
+#include "net/netdev.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -127,6 +128,19 @@ void luid_get_short(network_uint16_t *addr);
  */
 void luid_get_eui48(eui48_t *addr);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Get a unique EUI48 address
+ *
+ * The resulting address is built from the base ID generated with luid_base(), which
+ * isXORed with the netdev type and netdev index in the least significant bytes.
+ *
+ * @pre the netdev registered itself with @see netdev_register
+ *
+ * @param[in]  netdev   Netdev to generate the EUI48 for.
+ * @param[out] addr     memory location to copy the address into.
+ */
+void luid_netdev_get_eui48(const netdev_t *netdev, eui48_t *addr);
+
 /**
  * @brief   Get a unique EUI64 address
  *
@@ -139,6 +153,19 @@ void luid_get_eui48(eui48_t *addr);
  */
 void luid_get_eui64(eui64_t *addr);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Get a unique EUI64 address
+ *
+ * The resulting address is built from the base ID generated with luid_base(), which
+ * isXORed with the netdev type and netdev index in the least significant bytes.
+ *
+ * @pre the netdev registered itself with @see netdev_register
+ *
+ * @param[in]  netdev   Netdev to generate the EUI64 for.
+ * @param[out] addr     memory location to copy the address into.
+ */
+void luid_netdev_get_eui64(const netdev_t *netdev, eui64_t *addr);
+
 /**
  * @brief   Get a custom unique ID based on a user given generator value
  *
diff --git a/sys/luid/luid.c b/sys/luid/luid.c
index bdaff93ff4b3..baa51584fefe 100644
--- a/sys/luid/luid.c
+++ b/sys/luid/luid.c
@@ -89,6 +89,21 @@ void luid_get_eui48(eui48_t *addr)
     eui48_clear_group(addr);
 }
 
+void luid_netdev_get_eui48(const netdev_t *netdev, eui48_t *addr)
+{
+    luid_base(addr, sizeof(*addr));
+#ifdef MODULE_NETDEV_REGISTER
+    addr->uint8[4] ^= netdev->type;
+    addr->uint8[5] ^= netdev->index;
+#else
+    /* we should only get here with gnrc_netif_single */
+    (void)netdev;
+#endif
+
+    eui48_set_local(addr);
+    eui48_clear_group(addr);
+}
+
 void luid_get_eui64(eui64_t *addr)
 {
     luid_base(addr, sizeof(*addr));
@@ -97,3 +112,18 @@ void luid_get_eui64(eui64_t *addr)
     eui64_set_local(addr);
     eui64_clear_group(addr);
 }
+
+void luid_netdev_get_eui64(const netdev_t *netdev, eui64_t *addr)
+{
+    luid_base(addr, sizeof(*addr));
+#ifdef MODULE_NETDEV_REGISTER
+    addr->uint8[6] ^= netdev->type;
+    addr->uint8[7] ^= netdev->index;
+#else
+    /* we should only get here with gnrc_netif_single */
+    (void)netdev;
+#endif
+
+    eui64_set_local(addr);
+    eui64_clear_group(addr);
+}