diff --git a/examples/openthread/Makefile b/examples/openthread/Makefile
index 5c802adaea9f..f735e9462306 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/Makefile
+++ b/examples/openthread/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,25 @@ APPLICATION = openthread
 BOARD ?= samr21-xpro
 
 # These are the boards that OpenThread stack has been tested on
-BOARD_WHITELIST := samr21-xpro iotlab-m3 fox iotlab-a8-m3 frdm-kw41z openlabs-kw41z-mini-256kib openlabs-kw41z-mini phynode-kw41z usb-kw41z
+BOARD_WHITELIST := \
+                    samr21-xpro \
+                    iotlab-m3 \
+                    fox \
+                    iotlab-a8-m3 \
+                    frdm-kw41z \
+                    openlabs-kw41z-mini-256kib \
+                    openlabs-kw41z-mini \
+                    phynode-kw41z \
+                    usb-kw41z \
+                    cc2538dk \
+                    remote-reva \
+                    remote-revb \
+                    omote \
+                    openmote-cc2538 \
+                    nrf52840dk \
+                    nrf52840-mdk \
+                    reel \
+                    #
 
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
 RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
@@ -28,6 +46,8 @@ USEMODULE += openthread-$(OPENTHREAD_TYPE)
 # Comment the following line in order to disable the OpenThread CLI
 USEMODULE += openthread-cli
 
+USEMODULE += netdev_default
+
 #Define PANID, CHANNEL and UART_BAUDRATE used by default
 OPENTHREAD_PANID ?= 0xbeef
 OPENTHREAD_CHANNEL ?= 26
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep b/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep
index 3c8eb79b19a2..bff5bf798cef 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ USEMODULE += openthread_contrib_netdev
 USEMODULE += l2util
 USEMODULE += xtimer
 USEMODULE += event
+
+ifneq (,$(filter cc2538_rf nrf802154,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += netdev_ieee802154_submac
+endif
+
 FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c b/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
index 3dc83fea790d..9c8098a908e3 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
+++ b/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@
 #include "kw41zrf.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_CC2538_RF
+#include "cc2538_rf.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MODULE_NRF802154
+#include "nrf802154.h"
+#endif
+
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
@@ -45,6 +53,10 @@
 #define OPENTHREAD_NETIF_NUMOF        (1U)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_CC2538_RF
+static cc2538_rf_t cc2538_rf_dev;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef MODULE_AT86RF2XX
 static at86rf2xx_t at86rf2xx_dev;
 #endif
@@ -53,6 +65,10 @@ static at86rf2xx_t at86rf2xx_dev;
 static kw41zrf_t kw41z_dev;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NRF802154
+static nrf802154_t nrf802154_dev;
+#endif
+
 static uint8_t rx_buf[OPENTHREAD_NETDEV_BUFLEN];
 static uint8_t tx_buf[OPENTHREAD_NETDEV_BUFLEN];
 static char ot_thread_stack[2 * THREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN];
@@ -71,6 +87,14 @@ void openthread_bootstrap(void)
     kw41zrf_setup(&kw41z_dev);
     netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *) &kw41z_dev;
 #endif
+#ifdef MODULE_CC2538_RF
+    cc2538_setup(&cc2538_rf_dev);
+    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t*) &cc2538_rf_dev;
+#endif
+#ifdef MODULE_NRF802154
+    nrf802154_setup(&nrf802154_dev);
+    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t*) &nrf802154_dev;
+#endif
 
     openthread_radio_init(netdev, tx_buf, rx_buf);
     openthread_netdev_init(ot_thread_stack, sizeof(ot_thread_stack), THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN - 5, "openthread", netdev);