diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig.nrf5 b/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig.nrf5
index 11ce0565a90..e539dad1c13 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig.nrf5
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig.nrf5
@@ -67,4 +67,12 @@ config IEEE802154_NRF5_UICR_EUI64_REG
 
 endif # IEEE802154_NRF5_UICR_EUI64_ENABLE
 
+config IEEE802154_NRF5_FCS_IN_LENGTH
+	bool "Include FCS field in the overall packet length"
+	default y if IEEE802154_RAW_MODE || NET_L2_OPENTHREAD
+	help
+	  Some 802.15.4 L2 implementations expect that FCS length is included in
+	  the overall packet length while others not. Allow to configure this
+	  behavior, based on the selected upper layer.
+
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c
index 6ce932dfcf0..83b620cfc91 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ static void nrf5_rx_thread(void *arg1, void *arg2, void *arg3)
 		 * The last 2 bytes contain LQI or FCS, depending if
 		 * automatic CRC handling is enabled or not, respectively.
 		 */
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IEEE802154_RAW_MODE) ||
-		    IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD)) {
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IEEE802154_NRF5_FCS_IN_LENGTH)) {
 			pkt_len = rx_frame->psdu[0];
 		} else {
 			pkt_len = rx_frame->psdu[0] -  NRF5_FCS_LENGTH;
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ static int handle_ack(struct nrf5_802154_data *nrf5_radio)
 	struct net_pkt *ack_pkt;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IEEE802154_RAW_MODE) || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD)) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IEEE802154_NRF5_FCS_IN_LENGTH)) {
 		ack_len = nrf5_radio->ack_frame.psdu[0];
 	} else {
 		ack_len = nrf5_radio->ack_frame.psdu[0] - NRF5_FCS_LENGTH;