diff --git a/src/core/netif.c b/src/core/netif.c
index e9627271..b94ef46e 100644
--- a/src/core/netif.c
+++ b/src/core/netif.c
@@ -218,6 +218,22 @@ netif_input(struct pbuf *p, struct netif *inp)
   return ip_input(p, inp);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @ingroup netif
+ * Add a network interface to the list of lwIP netifs.
+ *
+ * Same as @ref netif_add but without IPv4 addresses
+ */
+struct netif *
+netif_add_noaddr(struct netif *netif, void *state, netif_init_fn init, netif_input_fn input)
+{
+  return netif_add(netif,
+#if LWIP_IPV4
+    NULL, NULL, NULL,
+#endif /* LWIP_IPV4*/
+    state, init, input);
+}
+
 /**
  * @ingroup netif
  * Add a network interface to the list of lwIP netifs.
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/netif.h b/src/include/lwip/netif.h
index 6cdb1ecb..c872d62f 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/netif.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/netif.h
@@ -379,14 +379,16 @@ extern struct netif *netif_default;
 
 void netif_init(void);
 
+struct netif *netif_add_noaddr(struct netif *netif, void *state, netif_init_fn init, netif_input_fn input);
+
+#if LWIP_IPV4
 struct netif *netif_add(struct netif *netif,
-#if LWIP_IPV4
-                        const ip4_addr_t *ipaddr, const ip4_addr_t *netmask, const ip4_addr_t *gw,
-#endif /* LWIP_IPV4 */
-                        void *state, netif_init_fn init, netif_input_fn input);
-#if LWIP_IPV4
+                            const ip4_addr_t *ipaddr, const ip4_addr_t *netmask, const ip4_addr_t *gw,
+                            void *state, netif_init_fn init, netif_input_fn input);
 void netif_set_addr(struct netif *netif, const ip4_addr_t *ipaddr, const ip4_addr_t *netmask,
                     const ip4_addr_t *gw);
+#else /* LWIP_IPV4 */
+struct netif *netif_add(struct netif *netif, void *state, netif_init_fn init, netif_input_fn input);
 #endif /* LWIP_IPV4 */
 void netif_remove(struct netif * netif);