diff --git a/sys/include/net/ng_fib.h b/sys/include/net/ng_fib.h
index db7796e82fcf..f5b4715c882c 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ng_fib.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ng_fib.h
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ typedef struct rrp_address_msg_t {
     uint32_t address_flags; /**< The flags for the given address */
 } rrp_address_msg_t;
 
+/**
+ * @brief entry used to collect available destinations
+ */
+typedef struct fib_destination_set_entry_t {
+    uint8_t dest[16];    /**< The destination address */
+    size_t dest_size;    /**< The destination address size */
+} fib_destination_set_entry_t;
+
 #define FIB_MSG_RRP_SIGNAL (0x99)     /**< message type for RRP notifications */
 
 /**
@@ -121,6 +129,28 @@ int fib_get_next_hop(kernel_pid_t *iface_id,
                      uint8_t *next_hop, size_t *next_hop_size, uint32_t* next_hop_flags,
                      uint8_t *dst, size_t dst_size, uint32_t dst_flags);
 
+/**
+* @brief provides a set of destination addresses matching the bits specified with
+* the provided bitmap and type.
+* If the out buffer is insufficient low or passed as NULL,
+* the function will continue to count the number of matching entries
+* and provide the number to the caller.
+*
+* @param[in] bitmap           the bitmap to mask the relevant bits
+* @param[in] type             the type holding the significant bits
+* @param[out] dst_set         the destination addresses matching the type
+* @param[in, out] dst_size    the number of entries available on in and used on out
+*
+* @return 0 on success
+*         -EHOSTUNREACH if no entry matches the type in the FIB
+*         -ENOBUFS if the size for the found entries is insufficient low
+*                  The actual needed size is stored then in dst_set_size,
+*                  however the required size may change in between calls.
+*/
+int fib_get_destination_set(uint32_t bitmap, uint32_t type,
+                            fib_destination_set_entry_t *dst_set, size_t* dst_set_size);
+
+
 /**
  * @brief returns the actual number of used FIB entries
  */
diff --git a/sys/net/network_layer/fib/fib.c b/sys/net/network_layer/fib/fib.c
index 92338c6b54d8..c5679511cc3e 100644
--- a/sys/net/network_layer/fib/fib.c
+++ b/sys/net/network_layer/fib/fib.c
@@ -424,6 +424,41 @@ int fib_get_next_hop(kernel_pid_t *iface_id,
     return 0;
 }
 
+int fib_get_destination_set(uint32_t bitmap, uint32_t type,
+                            fib_destination_set_entry_t *dst_set, size_t* dst_set_size)
+{
+    mutex_lock(&mtx_access);
+    int ret = -EHOSTUNREACH;
+    size_t found_entries = 0;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < FIB_MAX_FIB_TABLE_ENTRIES; ++i) {
+        if( (fib_table[i].global_flags & bitmap) == (type & bitmap) ) {
+
+            if( (dst_set != NULL) && (found_entries < (*dst_set_size)-1) ) {
+            /* set the size to full byte usage */
+            dst_set[found_entries].dest_size = sizeof(dst_set[found_entries].dest);
+            universal_address_get_address(fib_table[i].global,
+                                          dst_set[found_entries].dest,
+                                          &dst_set[found_entries].dest_size);
+            }
+            found_entries++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if( found_entries > *dst_set_size ) {
+        ret = -ENOBUFS;
+    } else if( found_entries > 0 ) {
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+
+    *dst_set_size = found_entries;
+
+    mutex_unlock(&mtx_access);
+
+    return ret;
+
+}
+
 void fib_init(void)
 {
     DEBUG("[fib_init] hello. Initializing some stuff.");
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-fib/tests-fib.c b/tests/unittests/tests-fib/tests-fib.c
index 407adaa0d062..9fd4a95640d5 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-fib/tests-fib.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-fib/tests-fib.c
@@ -529,6 +529,49 @@ static void test_fib_14_exact_and_prefix_match(void)
     fib_deinit();
 }
 
+/*
+* @brief testing receiving an entry set matching specific type bits
+*/
+static void test_fib_15_get_entry_set(void)
+{
+    size_t add_buf_size = 16;
+    char addr_dst[add_buf_size];
+    char addr_nxt[add_buf_size];
+    uint32_t addr_dst_flags = 0;
+    uint32_t addr_nxt_flags = 0x33333333;
+
+    /* fill 20 addresses with distinct flags (0-19) for the destination address */
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
+        /* construct "addresses" for the FIB */
+        snprintf(addr_dst, add_buf_size, "Test address %02d", (int)i);
+        snprintf(addr_nxt, add_buf_size, "Test address %02d", i % 11);
+        fib_add_entry(42, (uint8_t *)addr_dst, add_buf_size - 1, addr_dst_flags++,
+                      (uint8_t *)addr_nxt, add_buf_size - 1, addr_nxt_flags, 10000);
+    }
+
+    size_t arr_size = 10;
+    fib_destination_set_entry_t arr_dst[arr_size];
+    /* we search entries iwits the lower 3 significant bits */
+    uint32_t bitmap = 0x3;
+    /* an arbitrary type */
+    uint32_t type = 0x22;
+
+    int ret = fib_get_destination_set(bitmap, type, &arr_dst[0], &arr_size);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, ret);
+
+    /* we should receive 5 entries 02, 06, 10, 14 and 18 */
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(5, arr_size);
+
+#if (TEST_FIB_SHOW_OUTPUT == 1)
+    puts("");
+    for(size_t i = 0; i < arr_size; ++i) {
+        printf("%s\n", (char*)arr_dst[i].dest);
+    }
+    puts("");
+#endif
+    fib_deinit();
+}
+
 Test *tests_fib_tests(void)
 {
     fib_init();
@@ -547,6 +590,7 @@ Test *tests_fib_tests(void)
                         new_TestFixture(test_fib_12_get_next_hop_fail),
                         new_TestFixture(test_fib_13_get_next_hop_fail_on_buffer_size),
                         new_TestFixture(test_fib_14_exact_and_prefix_match),
+                        new_TestFixture(test_fib_15_get_entry_set),
     };
 
     EMB_UNIT_TESTCALLER(fib_tests, NULL, NULL, fixtures);