diff --git a/sys/net/include/sixlowpan/ip.h b/sys/net/include/sixlowpan/ip.h
index 5799ee627af6..cb3e7fd397e9 100644
--- a/sys/net/include/sixlowpan/ip.h
+++ b/sys/net/include/sixlowpan/ip.h
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 
 #include "sixlowpan/types.h"
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Data type to configure usage of 6LoWPAN
+ */
+typedef enum __attribute__((packed)) {
+    IPV6_6LOWPAN_DISABLE = 0,   ///< 6LoWPAN disabled
+    IPV6_6LOWPAN_ENABLE = 1,    ///< 6LoWPAN enabled
+} ipv6_6lowpan_status_t; 
+
 /**
  * @brief   IPv6 maximum transmission unit.
  */
@@ -60,6 +68,20 @@
  */
 #define IPV6_PROTO_NUM_IPV6_OPTS    (60)
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Disable or enable 6LoWPAN compression layer (enabled by default).
+ *
+ * @param[in] status    Status to set 6LoWPAN compression layer to.
+ */
+void ipv6_set_6lowpan_status(ipv6_6lowpan_status_t status);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Get current status of the 6LoWPAN compression layer.
+ *
+ * @return  Status of the 6LoWPAN compression layer.
+ */
+ipv6_6lowpan_status_t ipv6_get_6lowpan_status(void);
+
 /**
  * @brief   Get IPv6 send/receive buffer.
  *
diff --git a/sys/net/sixlowpan/ip.c b/sys/net/sixlowpan/ip.c
index 7203e79e2294..7aa3e56cce78 100644
--- a/sys/net/sixlowpan/ip.c
+++ b/sys/net/sixlowpan/ip.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include "transceiver.h"
 #include "vtimer.h"
 #include "mutex.h"
 #include "msg.h"
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@
 #define IP_PKT_RECV_BUF_SIZE        (64)
 #define LLHDR_IPV6HDR_LEN           (LL_HDR_LEN + IPV6_HDR_LEN)
 
+static ipv6_6lowpan_status_t sixlowpan_enabled = IPV6_6LOWPAN_ENABLE;
+
 uint8_t ip_send_buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
 uint8_t buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
 msg_t msg_queue[IP_PKT_RECV_BUF_SIZE];
@@ -56,6 +59,24 @@ ipv6_addr_t *(*ip_get_next_hop)(ipv6_addr_t*) = 0;
 /* registered upper layer threads */
 int sixlowip_reg[SIXLOWIP_MAX_REGISTERED];
 
+void ipv6_set_6lowpan_status(ipv6_6lowpan_status_t status) {
+    sixlowpan_enabled = status;
+}
+
+ipv6_6lowpan_status_t ipv6_get_6lowpan_status(void) {
+    return IPV6_6LOWPAN_ENABLE;    
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Send IPv6 packets directly over the transceiver (with no 6LoWPAN
+ *          or IEEE 802.15.4 in between).
+ *
+ * @param[in] bytes An IPv6 packet
+ */
+void ipv6_send_bytes_directly(ipv6_hdr_t *bytes, uint16_t packet_length) {
+
+}
+
 void ipv6_send_bytes(ipv6_hdr_t *bytes)
 {
     uint16_t offset = IPV6_HDR_LEN + HTONS(bytes->length);
@@ -66,9 +87,14 @@ void ipv6_send_bytes(ipv6_hdr_t *bytes)
     memset(bytes, 0, BUFFER_SIZE);
     memcpy(bytes + LL_HDR_LEN, bytes, offset);
 
-    sixlowpan_lowpan_sendto((ieee_802154_long_t *) &bytes->destaddr.uint16[4],
-                            (uint8_t *)bytes,
-                            offset);
+    if (sixlowpan_enable) {
+        sixlowpan_lowpan_sendto((ieee_802154_long_t *) &bytes->destaddr.uint16[4],
+                                (uint8_t *)bytes,
+                                offset);
+    }
+    else {
+        ipv6_send_bytes_directly(bytes, offset);
+    }
 }
 
 ipv6_hdr_t *ipv6_get_buf_send(void)
@@ -137,8 +163,13 @@ void ipv6_sendto(const ipv6_addr_t *dest, uint8_t next_header,
         return;
     }
 
-    sixlowpan_lowpan_sendto((ieee_802154_long_t *) &dest->uint16[4],
-                            (uint8_t *)ipv6_buf, packet_length);
+    if (sixlowpan_enable) {
+        sixlowpan_lowpan_sendto((ieee_802154_long_t *) &dest->uint16[4],
+                                (uint8_t *)ipv6_buf, packet_length);
+    }
+    else {
+        ipv6_send_bytes_directly(ipv6_buf, packet_length);
+    }
 }
 
 /* Register an upper layer thread */
@@ -295,9 +326,14 @@ void ipv6_process(void)
             /* copy received packet to send buffer */
             memcpy(ipv6_get_buf_send(), ipv6_get_buf(), packet_length);
             /* send packet to node ID derived from dest IP */
-            sixlowpan_lowpan_sendto((ieee_802154_long_t *) &dest->uint16[4],
-                                    (uint8_t *)ipv6_get_buf_send(),
-                                    packet_length);
+            if (sixlowpan_enable) {
+                sixlowpan_lowpan_sendto((ieee_802154_long_t *) &dest->uint16[4],
+                                        (uint8_t *)ipv6_get_buf_send(),
+                                        packet_length);
+            }
+            else {
+                ipv6_send_bytes_directly(ipv6_get_buf_send(), packet_length);
+            }
         }
         /* destination is our address */
         else {