diff --git a/cpu/native/net/linuxradio-drv.c b/cpu/native/net/linuxradio-drv.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa94e9e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpu/native/net/linuxradio-drv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+#include "contiki.h"
+
+#include "linuxradio-drv.h"
+
+#include "net/packetbuf.h"
+#include "net/netstack.h"
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <netinet/if_ether.h>
+#include <netpacket/packet.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
+#include <linux/sockios.h>
+
+#define DEBUG 0
+#if DEBUG
+#include <stdio.h>
+#define PRINTF(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+#define PRINTF(...)
+#endif
+
+static int sockfd = -1;
+static char *sockbuf;
+static int buflen;
+
+#if 0
+static void my_memmove(char *s1, char *s2, int len)
+{
+  int i;
+  for(i=0; i<len; ++i) {
+    *s1++ = *s2++;
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
+static int
+init(void)
+{
+  sockbuf = malloc(256);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+prepare(const void *payload, unsigned short payload_len)
+{
+  if(payload_len > 256) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  memcpy(sockbuf, payload, payload_len);
+  buflen = payload_len;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+transmit(unsigned short transmit_len)
+{
+  int sent=0;
+  sent = send(sockfd, sockbuf, buflen, 0);
+  if(sent < 0) {
+    perror ("linuxradio send()");
+  }
+  buflen = 0;
+  return RADIO_TX_OK;
+}
+
+static int
+my_send(const void *payload, unsigned short payload_len)
+{
+  int ret = -1;
+
+  PRINTF("PREPARE & TRANSMIT %u bytes\n", payload_len);
+
+  if(prepare(payload, payload_len)) {
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  ret = transmit(payload_len);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+my_read(void *buf, unsigned short buf_len)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+channel_clear(void)
+{
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+receiving_packet(void)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+pending_packet(void)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+set_fd(fd_set *rset, fd_set *wset)
+{
+  FD_SET(sockfd, rset);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static void
+handle_fd(fd_set *rset, fd_set *wset)
+{
+  if(FD_ISSET(sockfd, rset)) {
+    int bytes = read(sockfd, sockbuf, 256);
+    buflen = bytes;
+    PRINTF("linuxradio: read %d bytes\n", bytes);
+    memcpy(packetbuf_dataptr(), sockbuf, bytes);
+    packetbuf_set_datalen(bytes);
+    NETSTACK_RDC.input();
+  }
+}
+
+static const struct select_callback linuxradio_sock_callback = { set_fd, handle_fd };
+
+static int
+on(void)
+{
+  sockfd = socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, htons(ETH_P_IEEE802154));
+  if(sockfd < 0) {
+    perror ("linuxradio socket()");
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    struct ifreq ifr;
+    strncpy((char *)ifr.ifr_name, "wpan0", IFNAMSIZ); // TODO: make interface configurable
+    ioctl(sockfd, SIOCGIFINDEX, &ifr);
+
+    struct sockaddr_ll sll;
+    sll.sll_family = AF_PACKET;
+    sll.sll_ifindex = ifr.ifr_ifindex;
+    sll.sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_IEEE802154);
+
+    if(bind(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&sll, sizeof(sll)) < 0) {
+      perror("linuxradio bind()");
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    select_set_callback(sockfd, &linuxradio_sock_callback);
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+static int
+off(void)
+{
+  close(sockfd);
+  sockfd = -1;
+  return 1;
+}
+
+const struct radio_driver linuxradio_driver =
+  {
+    init,
+    prepare,
+    transmit,
+    my_send,
+    my_read,
+    channel_clear,
+    receiving_packet,
+    pending_packet,
+    on,
+    off,
+  };
diff --git a/cpu/native/net/linuxradio-drv.h b/cpu/native/net/linuxradio-drv.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5952a3eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpu/native/net/linuxradio-drv.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef __LINUXRADIO_DRV_H__
+#define __LINUXRADIO_DRV_H__
+
+#include "dev/radio.h"
+
+extern const struct radio_driver linuxradio_driver;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/platform/minimal-net/Makefile.minimal-net b/platform/minimal-net/Makefile.minimal-net
index dd7632d92..2c2399617 100644
--- a/platform/minimal-net/Makefile.minimal-net
+++ b/platform/minimal-net/Makefile.minimal-net
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES = contiki-main.c clock.c leds.c leds-arch.c cfs-posix
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Windows)
 CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES += wpcap-drv.c wpcap.c
 else
-CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES += tapdev-drv.c tapdev.c tapdev6.c
+CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES += tapdev-drv.c tapdev.c tapdev6.c linuxradio-drv.c
 endif
 
 CONTIKI_SOURCEFILES += $(CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES)
diff --git a/platform/native/Makefile.native b/platform/native/Makefile.native
index 198dbabee..504c91a3a 100644
--- a/platform/native/Makefile.native
+++ b/platform/native/Makefile.native
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Windows)
 CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES += wpcap-drv.c wpcap.c
 TARGET_LIBFILES = /lib/w32api/libws2_32.a /lib/w32api/libiphlpapi.a
 else
-CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES += tapdev-drv.c
+CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES += tapdev-drv.c linuxradio-drv.c
 #math
 ifneq ($(CONTIKI_WITH_IPV6),1)
 CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES += tapdev.c