diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/hdr/gnrc_netif_hdr_print.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/hdr/gnrc_netif_hdr_print.c
index fa382fd9355ac..382e40891d213 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/hdr/gnrc_netif_hdr_print.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/hdr/gnrc_netif_hdr_print.c
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ void gnrc_netif_hdr_print(gnrc_netif_hdr_t *hdr)
 
     printf("if_pid: %u  ", (unsigned) hdr->if_pid);
     printf("rssi: %d  ", (signed) hdr->rssi);
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_GNRC_NETIF_TIMESTAMP)
+    /* Only last 32 bits are printed due to printf from avg-libc doesn't support 64-bit values */
+    printf(" timestamp: %" PRIu32".%09" PRIu32" ", hdr->timestamp / NS_PER_SEC,
+                                                   hdr->timestamp % NS_PER_SEC);
+#endif
     printf("lqi: %u\n", (unsigned) hdr->lqi);
     printf("flags: ");
 
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_netif/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_netif/Makefile
index 2e91ce872ad81..38c6a0625d293 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_netif/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_netif/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ USEMODULE += netdev_ieee802154
 USEMODULE += netdev_test
 USEMODULE += od
 
+# uncomment the line to have and see timestamp in the netif header
+#USEMODULE += gnrc_netif_timestamp
+
 # deactivate automatically emitted packets from IPv6 neighbor discovery
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_ARSM=0
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC=0