diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index b42eb50b7426..7ec37a396ffe 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -4699,6 +4699,7 @@ F:	net/mac802154/
 F:	drivers/net/ieee802154/
 F:	include/linux/nl802154.h
 F:	include/linux/ieee802154.h
+F:	include/net/nl802154.h
 F:	include/net/mac802154.h
 F:	include/net/af_ieee802154.h
 F:	include/net/cfg802154.h
diff --git a/include/net/nl802154.h b/include/net/nl802154.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6dbd406ca41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/nl802154.h
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#ifndef __NL802154_H
+#define __NL802154_H
+/*
+ * 802.15.4 netlink interface public header
+ *
+ * Copyright 2014 Alexander Aring <aar@pengutronix.de>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#define NL802154_GENL_NAME "nl802154"
+
+enum nl802154_commands {
+/* don't change the order or add anything between, this is ABI! */
+/* currently we don't shipping this file via uapi, ignore the above one */
+	NL802154_CMD_UNSPEC,
+
+	NL802154_CMD_GET_WPAN_PHY,		/* can dump */
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_WPAN_PHY,
+	NL802154_CMD_NEW_WPAN_PHY,
+	NL802154_CMD_DEL_WPAN_PHY,
+
+	NL802154_CMD_GET_INTERFACE,		/* can dump */
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_INTERFACE,
+	NL802154_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE,
+	NL802154_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE,
+
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_CHANNEL,
+
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_PAN_ID,
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_SHORT_ADDR,
+
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_TX_POWER,
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_CCA_MODE,
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_CCA_ED_LEVEL,
+
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_MAX_FRAME_RETRIES,
+
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_BACKOFF_EXPONENT,
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_MAX_CSMA_BACKOFFS,
+
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_LBT_MODE,
+
+	/* add new commands above here */
+
+	/* used to define NL802154_CMD_MAX below */
+	__NL802154_CMD_AFTER_LAST,
+	NL802154_CMD_MAX = __NL802154_CMD_AFTER_LAST - 1
+};
+
+enum nl802154_attrs {
+/* don't change the order or add anything between, this is ABI! */
+/* currently we don't shipping this file via uapi, ignore the above one */
+	NL802154_ATTR_UNSPEC,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_WPAN_PHY,
+	NL802154_ATTR_WPAN_PHY_NAME,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_IFINDEX,
+	NL802154_ATTR_IFNAME,
+	NL802154_ATTR_IFTYPE,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_WPAN_DEV,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_PAGE,
+	NL802154_ATTR_CHANNEL,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_PAN_ID,
+	NL802154_ATTR_SHORT_ADDR,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_TX_POWER,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_CCA_MODE,
+	NL802154_ATTR_CCA_MODE3_AND,
+	NL802154_ATTR_CCA_ED_LEVEL,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_MAX_FRAME_RETRIES,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_MAX_BE,
+	NL802154_ATTR_MIN_BE,
+	NL802154_ATTR_MAX_CSMA_BACKOFFS,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_LBT_MODE,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_GENERATION,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_CHANNELS_SUPPORTED,
+	NL802154_ATTR_SUPPORTED_CHANNEL,
+
+	NL802154_ATTR_EXTENDED_ADDR,
+
+	/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl802154.c */
+
+	__NL802154_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
+	NL802154_ATTR_MAX = __NL802154_ATTR_AFTER_LAST - 1
+};
+
+enum nl802154_iftype {
+	/* for backwards compatibility TODO */
+	NL802154_IFTYPE_UNSPEC = -1,
+
+	NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE,
+	NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR,
+	NL802154_IFTYPE_COORD,
+
+	/* keep last */
+	NUM_NL802154_IFTYPES,
+	NL802154_IFTYPE_MAX = NUM_NL802154_IFTYPES - 1
+};
+
+#endif /* __NL802154_H */