diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/dev/cc2538-rf.c b/cpu/cc2538/dev/cc2538-rf.c
index 625a41f6a..226d8be9f 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/dev/cc2538-rf.c
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/dev/cc2538-rf.c
@@ -186,6 +186,31 @@ cc2538_rf_set_addr(uint16_t pan)
   REG(RFCORE_FFSM_SHORT_ADDR1) = rimeaddr_node_addr.u8[RIMEADDR_SIZE - 2];
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+int
+cc2538_rf_read_rssi(void)
+{
+  int rssi;
+
+  /* If we are off, turn on first */
+  if((REG(RFCORE_XREG_FSMSTAT0) & RFCORE_XREG_FSMSTAT0_FSM_FFCTRL_STATE) == 0) {
+    rf_flags |= WAS_OFF;
+    on();
+  }
+
+  /* Wait on RSSI_VALID */
+  while((REG(RFCORE_XREG_RSSISTAT) & RFCORE_XREG_RSSISTAT_RSSI_VALID) == 0);
+
+  rssi = ((int8_t)REG(RFCORE_XREG_RSSI)) - RSSI_OFFSET;
+
+  /* If we were off, turn back off */
+  if((rf_flags & WAS_OFF) == WAS_OFF) {
+    rf_flags &= ~WAS_OFF;
+    off();
+  }
+
+  return rssi;
+}
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Netstack API radio driver functions */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
@@ -720,5 +745,14 @@ cc2538_rf_err_isr(void)
   ENERGEST_OFF(ENERGEST_TYPE_IRQ);
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
+void
+cc2538_rf_set_promiscous_mode(char p)
+{
+  if(p) {
+    REG(RFCORE_XREG_FRMFILT0) &= ~RFCORE_XREG_FRMFILT0_FRAME_FILTER_EN;
+  } else {
+    REG(RFCORE_XREG_FRMFILT0) |= RFCORE_XREG_FRMFILT0_FRAME_FILTER_EN;
+  }
+}
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /** @} */
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/dev/cc2538-rf.h b/cpu/cc2538/dev/cc2538-rf.h
index e6f420fe6..75b4ca3e4 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/dev/cc2538-rf.h
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/dev/cc2538-rf.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ int8_t cc2538_rf_channel_set(uint8_t channel);
  * \brief Get the current operating channel
  * \return Returns a value in [11,26] representing the current channel
  */
-uint8_t cc2538_rf_channel_get();
+uint8_t cc2538_rf_channel_get(void);
 
 /**
  * \brief Sets RF TX power
@@ -167,6 +167,27 @@ uint8_t cc2538_rf_power_set(uint8_t new_power);
  * are thus simply copied over from there.
  */
 void cc2538_rf_set_addr(uint16_t pan);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Reads the current signal strength (RSSI)
+ * \return The current RSSI
+ *
+ * This function reads the current RSSI on the currently configured
+ * channel.
+ */
+int cc2538_rf_read_rssi(void);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Turn promiscous mode on or off
+ * \param p If promiscous mode should be on (1) or off (0)
+ *
+ * This function turns promiscous mode on or off. In promiscous mode,
+ * every received frame is returned from the RF core. In
+ * non-promiscous mode, only broadcast frames or frames with our
+ * address as the receive address are returned from the RF core.
+ */
+void cc2538_rf_set_promiscous_mode(char p);
+
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #endif /* CC2538_RF_H__ */