diff --git a/nrf-hal-common/src/ieee802154.rs b/nrf-hal-common/src/ieee802154.rs
index dc3d0cc2..4f04b09f 100644
--- a/nrf-hal-common/src/ieee802154.rs
+++ b/nrf-hal-common/src/ieee802154.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use core::{
     sync::atomic::{self, Ordering},
 };
 
+use nb::block;
+
 use crate::{
     clocks::{Clocks, ExternalOscillator},
     pac::{
@@ -15,6 +17,47 @@ use crate::{
     timer::{self, Timer},
 };
 
+/// Non-blocking receive
+pub struct Recv<'a, 'c> {
+    radio: &'a mut Radio<'c>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, 'c> Recv<'a, 'c> {
+    fn new(radio: &'a mut Radio<'c>) -> Self {
+        Self { radio }
+    }
+
+    /// Check if receive is done
+    ///
+    /// This methods returns the `Ok` variant if the CRC included the
+    /// packet was successfully validated by the hardware. It returns
+    /// `Err(nb::Error::WouldBlock)` if a packet hasn't been received
+    /// yet, and `Err(nb::Error::Other)` if the CRC check failed.
+    pub fn is_done(&self) -> nb::Result<u16, u16> {
+        if self.radio.radio.events_end.read().events_end().bit_is_set() {
+            self.radio.radio.events_end.reset();
+
+            dma_end_fence();
+
+            let crc = self.radio.radio.rxcrc.read().rxcrc().bits() as u16;
+
+            if self.radio.radio.crcstatus.read().crcstatus().bit_is_set() {
+                Ok(crc)
+            } else {
+                Err(nb::Error::Other(crc))
+            }
+        } else {
+            Err(nb::Error::WouldBlock)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, 'c> Drop for Recv<'a, 'c> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.radio.cancel_recv();
+    }
+}
+
 /// IEEE 802.15.4 radio
 pub struct Radio<'c> {
     radio: RADIO,
@@ -305,22 +348,31 @@ impl<'c> Radio<'c> {
     /// validated by the hardware; otherwise it returns the `Err` variant. In either case, `packet`
     /// will be updated with the received packet's data
     pub fn recv(&mut self, packet: &mut Packet) -> Result<u16, u16> {
+        // Start non-blocking receive
+        self.recv_non_blocking(packet, |recv| {
+            // Block untill receive is done
+            block!(recv.is_done())
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Receives one radio packet and copies its contents into the given `packet` buffer
+    ///
+    /// This method is non-blocking
+    pub fn recv_non_blocking<'a, T>(
+        &'a mut self,
+        packet: &'a mut Packet,
+        f: impl FnOnce(&Recv<'a, 'c>) -> T,
+    ) -> T {
         // Start the read
-        // NOTE(unsafe) We block until reception completes or errors
+        // NOTE(unsafe)
+        // The packet must live until the transfer is done. Receive is handled inside
+        // a closure to ensure this
         unsafe {
             self.start_recv(packet);
         }
 
-        // wait until we have received something
-        self.wait_for_event(Event::End);
-        dma_end_fence();
-
-        let crc = self.radio.rxcrc.read().rxcrc().bits() as u16;
-        if self.radio.crcstatus.read().crcstatus().bit_is_set() {
-            Ok(crc)
-        } else {
-            Err(crc)
-        }
+        let recv = Recv::new(self);
+        f(&recv)
     }
 
     /// Listens for a packet for no longer than the specified amount of microseconds
@@ -347,41 +399,25 @@ impl<'c> Radio<'c> {
         // Start the timeout timer
         timer.start(microseconds);
 
-        // Start the read
-        // NOTE(unsafe) We block until reception completes or errors
-        unsafe {
-            self.start_recv(packet);
-        }
-
-        // Wait for transmission to end
-        let mut recv_completed = false;
-
-        loop {
-            if self.radio.events_end.read().bits() != 0 {
-                // transfer complete
-                dma_end_fence();
-                recv_completed = true;
-                break;
-            }
-
-            if timer.reset_if_finished() {
-                // timeout
-                break;
-            }
-        }
+        // Start non-blocking receive
+        self.recv_non_blocking(packet, |recv| {
+            // Check if either receive is done or timeout occured
+            loop {
+                match recv.is_done() {
+                    Ok(crc) => break Ok(crc),
+                    Err(err) => match err {
+                        nb::Error::Other(crc) => break Err(Error::Crc(crc)),
+                        nb::Error::WouldBlock => (),
+                    },
+                }
 
-        if !recv_completed {
-            // Cancel the reception if it did not complete until now
-            self.cancel_recv();
-            Err(Error::Timeout)
-        } else {
-            let crc = self.radio.rxcrc.read().rxcrc().bits() as u16;
-            if self.radio.crcstatus.read().crcstatus().bit_is_set() {
-                Ok(crc)
-            } else {
-                Err(Error::Crc(crc))
+                if timer.reset_if_finished() {
+                    // Break loop in case of timeout. Receive is
+                    // cancelled when `recv` is dropped.
+                    break Err(Error::Timeout);
+                }
             }
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     unsafe fn start_recv(&mut self, packet: &mut Packet) {
@@ -674,10 +710,6 @@ impl<'c> Radio<'c> {
 
     fn wait_for_event(&self, event: Event) {
         match event {
-            Event::End => {
-                while self.radio.events_end.read().events_end().bit_is_clear() {}
-                self.radio.events_end.reset();
-            }
             Event::PhyEnd => {
                 while self
                     .radio
@@ -728,7 +760,6 @@ fn dma_end_fence() {
 }
 
 enum Event {
-    End,
     PhyEnd,
 }