diff --git a/net/yaip/6lo.c b/net/yaip/6lo.c
index 04698efdfa9..d036812718b 100644
--- a/net/yaip/6lo.c
+++ b/net/yaip/6lo.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ static inline bool net_6lo_maddr_48_bit_compressible(struct in6_addr *addr)
   * context based (dst) address compression
   * Mesh header compression
   */
-static inline bool compress_IPHC_header(struct net_buf *buf)
+static inline bool compress_IPHC_header(struct net_buf *buf,
+					fragment_handler_t fragment)
 {
 	struct net_buf *frag;
 	struct net_ipv6_hdr *ipv6 = NET_IPV6_BUF(buf);
@@ -431,6 +432,10 @@ end:
 	/* compact the fragments, so that gaps will be filled */
 	net_nbuf_compact(buf->frags);
 
+	if (fragment) {
+		return fragment(buf, compressed - offset);
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -752,7 +757,8 @@ fail:
 }
 
 /* Adds IPv6 dispatch as first byte and adjust fragments  */
-static inline bool compress_ipv6_header(struct net_buf *buf)
+static inline bool compress_ipv6_header(struct net_buf *buf,
+					fragment_handler_t fragment)
 {
 	struct net_buf *frag;
 
@@ -769,6 +775,10 @@ static inline bool compress_ipv6_header(struct net_buf *buf)
 	/* compact the fragments, so that gaps will be filled */
 	buf->frags = net_nbuf_compact(buf->frags);
 
+	if (fragment) {
+		return fragment(buf, -1);
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -783,12 +793,13 @@ static inline bool uncompress_ipv6_header(struct net_buf *buf)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool net_6lo_compress(struct net_buf *buf, bool iphc)
+bool net_6lo_compress(struct net_buf *buf, bool iphc,
+		      fragment_handler_t fragment)
 {
 	if (iphc) {
-		return compress_IPHC_header(buf);
+		return compress_IPHC_header(buf, fragment);
 	} else {
-		return compress_ipv6_header(buf);
+		return compress_ipv6_header(buf, fragment);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/yaip/6lo.h b/net/yaip/6lo.h
index ce12f43ff65..65f6b14c563 100644
--- a/net/yaip/6lo.h
+++ b/net/yaip/6lo.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #include <net/nbuf.h>
 
+typedef bool (*fragment_handler_t)(struct net_buf *, int);
+
 /**
  *  @brief Compress IPv6 packet as per RFC 6282
  *
@@ -37,10 +39,12 @@
  *
  *  @param Pointer to network buffer
  *  @param iphc true for IPHC compression, false for IPv6 dispatch header
+ *  @param Pointer to fragment function
  *
  *  @return True on success, false otherwise
  */
-bool net_6lo_compress(struct net_buf *buf, bool iphc);
+bool net_6lo_compress(struct net_buf *buf, bool iphc,
+		      fragment_handler_t fragment);
 
 /**
  *  @brief Unompress IPv6 packet as per RFC 6282
diff --git a/tests/net/6lo/src/main.c b/tests/net/6lo/src/main.c
index 7b393c03b60..f887a96b318 100644
--- a/tests/net/6lo/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/net/6lo/src/main.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static int test_6lo(struct net_6lo_data *data)
 	net_hexdump_frags("before-compression", buf);
 #endif
 
-	if (!net_6lo_compress(buf, data->iphc)) {
+	if (!net_6lo_compress(buf, data->iphc, NULL)) {
 		TC_PRINT("compression failed\n");
 		goto end;
 	}