diff --git a/net/ip/Kconfig.debug b/net/ip/Kconfig.debug
index 7bbf4b7c8dd..91ef145984b 100644
--- a/net/ip/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/net/ip/Kconfig.debug
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ config NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_IPV6_ROUTE
 	help
 	  Enables IPv6 route code part to output debug messages
 
+config NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_15_4_MAC
+	bool "Debug 802.15.4 MAC layer"
+	depends on NETWORKING_WITH_15_4
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enables 802.15.4 MAC layer to output debug messages
+
 config NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_15_4_6LOWPAN_FRAG
 	bool "Debug 802.15.4 6LoWPAN fragmentation"
 	depends on NETWORKING_WITH_15_4
diff --git a/net/ip/contiki/mac/csma.c b/net/ip/contiki/mac/csma.c
index 498281185a0..e439b28bfbe 100644
--- a/net/ip/contiki/mac/csma.c
+++ b/net/ip/contiki/mac/csma.c
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ void uip_log(char *msg);
 #define UIP_LOG(m)
 #endif
 
-#define DEBUG 0
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_15_4_MAC
+#define DEBUG 1
+#endif
 #include "contiki/ip/uip-debug.h"
 
 #if UIP_LOGGING
diff --git a/net/ip/contiki/mac/handler-802154.c b/net/ip/contiki/mac/handler-802154.c
index 8bb00d26ded..3226bf31545 100644
--- a/net/ip/contiki/mac/handler-802154.c
+++ b/net/ip/contiki/mac/handler-802154.c
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#define DEBUG DEBUG_NONE
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_15_4_MAC
+#define DEBUG 1
+#endif
 #include "contiki/ip/uip-debug.h"
 
 #define CHANNEL_LOW  11
diff --git a/net/ip/contiki/mac/nullrdc.c b/net/ip/contiki/mac/nullrdc.c
index b6658de8c30..4f31ee02f28 100644
--- a/net/ip/contiki/mac/nullrdc.c
+++ b/net/ip/contiki/mac/nullrdc.c
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 #include "lib/simEnvChange.h"
 #endif /* CONTIKI_TARGET_COOJA */
 
-#define DEBUG DEBUG_NONE
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_15_4_MAC
+#define DEBUG 1
+#endif
 #include "contiki/ip/uip-debug.h"
 
 #ifdef NULLRDC_CONF_ADDRESS_FILTER
diff --git a/net/ip/contiki/mac/sicslowmac/sicslowmac.c b/net/ip/contiki/mac/sicslowmac/sicslowmac.c
index e6d077a3ff7..f2fa1ba29b6 100644
--- a/net/ip/contiki/mac/sicslowmac/sicslowmac.c
+++ b/net/ip/contiki/mac/sicslowmac/sicslowmac.c
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@
 #include "contiki/netstack.h"
 #include "lib/random.h"
 
-#define DEBUG 0
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_15_4_MAC
+#define DEBUG 1
+#endif
 #include "contiki/ip/uip-debug.h"
 
 #if UIP_LOGGING