diff --git a/net/ip/Kconfig.debug b/net/ip/Kconfig.debug
index 0de8fdd3e05..638410373cf 100644
--- a/net/ip/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/net/ip/Kconfig.debug
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ config NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_RPL_ICMPV6
 	help
 	  Enables RPL ICMPv6 debug messages
 
+config NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_RPL_OF
+	bool "Debug RPL objective function messages"
+	depends on NETWORKING_WITH_RPL
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enables RPL Objective Function related debug messages
+
 config NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_IPV4
 	bool "Debug core IPv4"
 	depends on NETWORKING_WITH_IPV4
diff --git a/net/ip/contiki/rpl/rpl-mrhof.c b/net/ip/contiki/rpl/rpl-mrhof.c
index 7b7d911dcda..ad412fe8b18 100644
--- a/net/ip/contiki/rpl/rpl-mrhof.c
+++ b/net/ip/contiki/rpl/rpl-mrhof.c
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
 #include "contiki/rpl/rpl-private.h"
 #include "contiki/nbr-table.h"
 
-#define DEBUG DEBUG_NONE
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_RPL_OF
+#define DEBUG 1
+#endif
 #include "contiki/ip/uip-debug.h"
 
 static void reset(rpl_dag_t *);
diff --git a/net/ip/contiki/rpl/rpl-of0.c b/net/ip/contiki/rpl/rpl-of0.c
index ae073da278e..f4d596b2239 100644
--- a/net/ip/contiki/rpl/rpl-of0.c
+++ b/net/ip/contiki/rpl/rpl-of0.c
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
 
 #include "contiki/rpl/rpl-private.h"
 
-#define DEBUG DEBUG_NONE
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_RPL_OF
+#define DEBUG 1
+#endif
 #include "contiki/ip/uip-debug.h"
 
 static void reset(rpl_dag_t *);