diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
index 31d62f9c6ce8..46e50295710a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ at86rf230_tx_complete(void *context)
 			udelay(lp->data->t_sifs);
 	}
 
-	ieee802154_xmit_complete(lp->hw, skb);
+	ieee802154_xmit_complete(lp->hw, skb, false);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/include/linux/ieee802154.h b/include/linux/ieee802154.h
index ce0f96a55976..5a40c0418438 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee802154.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee802154.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 
 #define IEEE802154_EXTENDED_ADDR_LEN	8
 
+#define IEEE802154_LIFS_PERIOD		40
+#define IEEE802154_SIFS_PERIOD		12
+
 #define IEEE802154_FC_TYPE_BEACON	0x0	/* Frame is beacon */
 #define	IEEE802154_FC_TYPE_DATA		0x1	/* Frame is data */
 #define IEEE802154_FC_TYPE_ACK		0x2	/* Frame is acknowledgment */
diff --git a/include/net/cfg802154.h b/include/net/cfg802154.h
index fa0a9e519523..17b4fc0705b2 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg802154.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg802154.h
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ struct wpan_phy {
 
 	s32 cca_ed_level;
 
+	/* PHY depended MAC PIB values */
+
+	/* 802.15.4 acronym: Tdsym in usec */
+	u8 symbol_duration;
+	/* lifs and sifs periods timing */
+	u16 lifs_period;
+	u16 sifs_period;
+
 	struct device dev;
 
 	char priv[0] __aligned(NETDEV_ALIGN);
diff --git a/include/net/mac802154.h b/include/net/mac802154.h
index 632f6566adb5..c823d910b46c 100644
--- a/include/net/mac802154.h
+++ b/include/net/mac802154.h
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ void ieee802154_rx_irqsafe(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 void ieee802154_wake_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
 void ieee802154_stop_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
-void ieee802154_xmit_complete(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
+void ieee802154_xmit_complete(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      bool ifs_handling);
 
 #endif /* NET_MAC802154_H */
diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
index 69cb585e162f..c5b231047b60 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define __IEEE802154_I_H
 
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <net/cfg802154.h>
 #include <net/mac802154.h>
 #include <net/ieee802154_netdev.h>
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ struct ieee802154_local {
 	 */
 	struct workqueue_struct	*workqueue;
 
+	struct hrtimer ifs_timer;
+
 	bool started;
 
 	struct tasklet_struct tasklet;
@@ -127,6 +130,7 @@ ieee802154_monitor_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 void mac802154_wpan_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 netdev_tx_t
 ieee802154_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
+enum hrtimer_restart ieee802154_xmit_ifs_timer(struct hrtimer *timer);
 
 /* MIB callbacks */
 void mac802154_dev_set_short_addr(struct net_device *dev, __le16 val);
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index ec92b48d1b0b..feb064715d1f 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ static int mac802154_slave_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
+	hrtimer_cancel(&local->ifs_timer);
+
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	local->open_count--;
 
diff --git a/net/mac802154/main.c b/net/mac802154/main.c
index 46c76e005446..0af1be64e8ad 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/main.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/main.c
@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ void ieee802154_free_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee802154_free_hw);
 
+static void ieee802154_setup_wpan_phy_pib(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy)
+{
+	/* TODO warn on empty symbol_duration
+	 * Should be done when all drivers sets this value.
+	 */
+
+	wpan_phy->lifs_period = IEEE802154_LIFS_PERIOD *
+				wpan_phy->symbol_duration;
+	wpan_phy->sifs_period = IEEE802154_SIFS_PERIOD *
+				wpan_phy->symbol_duration;
+}
+
 int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct ieee802154_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
@@ -138,8 +150,13 @@ int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	hrtimer_init(&local->ifs_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+	local->ifs_timer.function = ieee802154_xmit_ifs_timer;
+
 	wpan_phy_set_dev(local->phy, local->hw.parent);
 
+	ieee802154_setup_wpan_phy_pib(local->phy);
+
 	rc = wpan_phy_register(local->phy);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto out_wq;
diff --git a/net/mac802154/tx.c b/net/mac802154/tx.c
index cc37b77f2632..c62e95695c78 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/tx.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void ieee802154_xmit_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (res)
 		goto err_tx;
 
-	ieee802154_xmit_complete(&local->hw, skb);
+	ieee802154_xmit_complete(&local->hw, skb, false);
 
 	dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 	dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
diff --git a/net/mac802154/util.c b/net/mac802154/util.c
index 9a04e4a8e50f..5fc979027919 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/util.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/util.c
@@ -50,9 +50,35 @@ void ieee802154_stop_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee802154_stop_queue);
 
-void ieee802154_xmit_complete(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
+enum hrtimer_restart ieee802154_xmit_ifs_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
-	ieee802154_wake_queue(hw);
-	consume_skb(skb);
+	struct ieee802154_local *local =
+		container_of(timer, struct ieee802154_local, ifs_timer);
+
+	ieee802154_wake_queue(&local->hw);
+
+	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
+}
+
+void ieee802154_xmit_complete(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      bool ifs_handling)
+{
+	if (ifs_handling) {
+		struct ieee802154_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
+
+		if (skb->len > 18)
+			hrtimer_start(&local->ifs_timer,
+				      ktime_set(0, hw->phy->lifs_period * NSEC_PER_USEC),
+				      HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+		else
+			hrtimer_start(&local->ifs_timer,
+				      ktime_set(0, hw->phy->sifs_period * NSEC_PER_USEC),
+				      HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+
+		consume_skb(skb);
+	} else {
+		ieee802154_wake_queue(hw);
+		consume_skb(skb);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee802154_xmit_complete);