diff --git a/net/ip/Kconfig.debug b/net/ip/Kconfig.debug
index f8332b0f385..8df0466c4b4 100644
--- a/net/ip/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/net/ip/Kconfig.debug
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ config NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_6LOWPAN_COMPRESSION
 	  Enables generic (802.15.4 or Bluetooth) 6LoWPAN compression
 	  to output debug messages
 
+config NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_PACKET_QUEUE
+	bool "Debug uip packet queue"
+	depends on NETWORKING_WITH_IPV6
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enables uip packet queue output debug messages
+
 config NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_RPL
 	bool "Debug RPL messages"
 	depends on NETWORKING_WITH_RPL
diff --git a/net/ip/contiki/ip/uip-packetqueue.c b/net/ip/contiki/ip/uip-packetqueue.c
index 7cd0647166a..900f138b918 100644
--- a/net/ip/contiki/ip/uip-packetqueue.c
+++ b/net/ip/contiki/ip/uip-packetqueue.c
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 #define MAX_NUM_QUEUED_PACKETS 2
 MEMB(packets_memb, struct uip_packetqueue_packet, MAX_NUM_QUEUED_PACKETS);
 
-#define DEBUG DEBUG_NONE
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_PACKET_QUEUE
+#define DEBUG 1
+#endif
+
 #include "contiki/ip/uip-debug.h"
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/