diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c
index 406b430ff4c..a2438163a69 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c
@@ -630,7 +630,33 @@ void nrf_802154_received_timestamp_raw(uint8_t *data, int8_t power, uint8_t lqi,
 
 void nrf_802154_receive_failed(nrf_802154_rx_error_t error)
 {
+	enum ieee802154_rx_fail_reason reason;
+
+	switch (error) {
+	case NRF_802154_RX_ERROR_INVALID_FRAME:
+	case NRF_802154_RX_ERROR_DELAYED_TIMEOUT:
+		reason = IEEE802154_RX_FAIL_NOT_RECEIVED;
+		break;
+
+	case NRF_802154_RX_ERROR_INVALID_FCS:
+		reason = IEEE802154_RX_FAIL_INVALID_FCS;
+		break;
+
+	case NRF_802154_RX_ERROR_INVALID_DEST_ADDR:
+		reason = IEEE802154_RX_FAIL_ADDR_FILTERED;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		reason = IEEE802154_RX_FAIL_OTHER;
+		break;
+	}
+
 	nrf5_data.last_frame_ack_fpb = false;
+	if (nrf5_data.event_handler) {
+		nrf5_data.event_handler(net_if_get_device(nrf5_data.iface),
+					IEEE802154_EVENT_RX_FAILED,
+					(void *)&reason);
+	}
 }
 
 void nrf_802154_tx_ack_started(const uint8_t *data)
diff --git a/include/net/ieee802154_radio.h b/include/net/ieee802154_radio.h
index 583955dc4a4..8132a53c351 100644
--- a/include/net/ieee802154_radio.h
+++ b/include/net/ieee802154_radio.h
@@ -48,7 +48,15 @@ enum ieee802154_filter_type {
 };
 
 enum ieee802154_event {
-	IEEE802154_EVENT_TX_STARTED /* Data transmission started */
+	IEEE802154_EVENT_TX_STARTED, /* Data transmission started */
+	IEEE802154_EVENT_RX_FAILED   /* Data reception failed */
+};
+
+enum ieee802154_rx_fail_reason {
+	IEEE802154_RX_FAIL_NOT_RECEIVED,  /* Nothing received */
+	IEEE802154_RX_FAIL_INVALID_FCS,   /* Frame had invalid checksum */
+	IEEE802154_RX_FAIL_ADDR_FILTERED, /* Address did not match */
+	IEEE802154_RX_FAIL_OTHER	  /* General reason */
 };
 
 typedef void (*energy_scan_done_cb_t)(const struct device *dev,