diff --git a/drivers/include/slipdev.h b/drivers/include/slipdev.h
index 9c9c6984b6c5..6740216b491b 100644
--- a/drivers/include/slipdev.h
+++ b/drivers/include/slipdev.h
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ enum {
      * @brief   Device writes received data to stdin
      */
     SLIPDEV_STATE_STDIN,
+    /**
+     * @brief   Device is in standby, will wake up when sending data
+     */
+    SLIPDEV_STATE_STANDBY,
+    /**
+     * @brief   Device is in sleep mode
+     */
+    SLIPDEV_STATE_SLEEP,
 };
 /** @} */
 
diff --git a/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c b/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c
index 6cb7cd78a06c..68494571717a 100644
--- a/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c
+++ b/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "mutex.h"
 #include "stdio_uart.h"
 
+static int _check_state(slipdev_t *dev);
+
 static inline void slipdev_lock(void)
 {
     if (IS_USED(MODULE_SLIPDEV_STDIO)) {
@@ -73,6 +75,23 @@ static void _slip_rx_cb(void *arg, uint8_t byte)
     }
 }
 
+static void _poweron(slipdev_t *dev)
+{
+    if ((dev->state != SLIPDEV_STATE_STANDBY) ||
+        (dev->state != SLIPDEV_STATE_SLEEP)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    dev->state = 0;
+    uart_init(dev->config.uart, dev->config.baudrate, _slip_rx_cb, dev);
+}
+
+static inline void _poweroff(slipdev_t *dev, uint8_t state)
+{
+    uart_poweroff(dev->config.uart);
+    dev->state = state;
+}
+
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
     slipdev_t *dev = (slipdev_t *)netdev;
@@ -145,10 +164,33 @@ unsigned slipdev_unstuff_readbyte(uint8_t *buf, uint8_t byte, bool *escaped)
     return res;
 }
 
+static int _check_state(slipdev_t *dev)
+{
+    /* power states not supported when multiplexing stdio */
+    if (IS_USED(MODULE_SLIPDEV_STDIO)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* discard data when interface is in SLEEP mode */
+    if (dev->state == SLIPDEV_STATE_SLEEP) {
+        return -ENETDOWN;
+    }
+
+    /* sending data wakes the interface from STANDBY */
+    if (dev->state == SLIPDEV_STATE_STANDBY) {
+        _poweron(dev);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
     slipdev_t *dev = (slipdev_t *)netdev;
-    int bytes = 0;
+    int bytes = _check_state(dev);
+    if (bytes) {
+        return bytes;
+    }
 
     DEBUG("slipdev: sending iolist\n");
     slipdev_lock();
@@ -220,6 +262,45 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
     }
 }
 
+#if !IS_USED(MODULE_SLIPDEV_STDIO)
+static int _set_state(slipdev_t *dev, netopt_state_t state)
+{
+    if (IS_USED(MODULE_SLIPDEV_STDIO)) {
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+
+    switch (state) {
+    case NETOPT_STATE_STANDBY:
+        _poweroff(dev, SLIPDEV_STATE_STANDBY);
+        break;
+    case NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP:
+        _poweroff(dev, SLIPDEV_STATE_SLEEP);
+        break;
+    case NETOPT_STATE_IDLE:
+        _poweron(dev);
+        break;
+    default:
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+
+    return sizeof(netopt_state_t);
+}
+
+static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *value, size_t max_len)
+{
+    (void)max_len;
+
+    slipdev_t *dev = (slipdev_t *)netdev;
+    switch (opt) {
+    case NETOPT_STATE:
+        assert(max_len <= sizeof(netopt_state_t));
+        return _set_state(dev, *((const netopt_state_t *)value));
+    default:
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+}
+#endif /* !MODULE_SLIPDEV_STDIO */
+
 static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
     (void)netdev;
@@ -249,7 +330,11 @@ static const netdev_driver_t slip_driver = {
     .init = _init,
     .isr = _isr,
     .get = _get,
+#if IS_USED(MODULE_SLIPDEV_STDIO)
     .set = netdev_set_notsup,
+#else
+    .set = _set,
+#endif
 };
 
 void slipdev_setup(slipdev_t *dev, const slipdev_params_t *params, uint8_t index)