diff --git a/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h b/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h
index e930eac14668a..c57c2146126c5 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/nanocoap_sock.h
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static inline void nanocoap_sock_close(nanocoap_sock_t *sock)
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief   Simple synchronous CoAP (confirmable) get
+ * @brief   Simple synchronous CoAP (confirmable) GET
  *
  * @param[in]   sock    socket to use for the request
  * @param[in]   path    remote path
@@ -219,6 +219,21 @@ static inline void nanocoap_sock_close(nanocoap_sock_t *sock)
 ssize_t nanocoap_sock_get(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path, void *buf,
                           size_t len);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Simple synchronous CoAP (confirmable) PUT
+ *
+ * @param[in]   sock    socket to use for the request
+ * @param[in]   path    remote path
+ * @param[in, out] buf  buffer containing the payload, will be used for response
+ * @param[in]   len     length of the payload to send
+ * @param[in]   len_max length of @p buffer
+ *
+ * @returns     length of response payload on success
+ * @returns     <0 on error
+ */
+ssize_t nanocoap_sock_put(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path, void *buf,
+                          size_t len, size_t len_max);
+
 /**
  * @brief    Performs a blockwise coap get request on a socket.
  *
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c
index f7d8cb171e58a..dd31c2714c89d 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/sock.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ ssize_t nanocoap_sock_request(sock_udp_t *sock, coap_pkt_t *pkt, size_t len)
     return nanocoap_sock_request_cb(sock, pkt, _request_cb, &buf);
 }
 
-static int _get_cb(void *arg, coap_pkt_t *pkt)
+static int _get_put_cb(void *arg, coap_pkt_t *pkt)
 {
     struct iovec *buf = arg;
 
@@ -298,25 +298,48 @@ static int _get_cb(void *arg, coap_pkt_t *pkt)
     return pkt->payload_len;
 }
 
+static ssize_t _sock_req_simple(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path, unsigned code,
+                                coap_pkt_t *pkt, size_t buffer_len)
+{
+    uint8_t *pktpos = (void *)pkt->hdr;
+
+    struct iovec ctx = {
+        .iov_base = &pkt->hdr,
+        .iov_len  = buffer_len,
+    };
+
+    pktpos += coap_build_hdr(pkt->hdr, COAP_TYPE_CON, NULL, 0, code, _get_id());
+    pktpos += coap_opt_put_uri_path(pktpos, 0, path);
+
+    pkt->payload = pktpos;
+    pkt->payload_len = 0;
+
+    return nanocoap_sock_request_cb(sock, pkt, _get_put_cb, &ctx);
+}
+
 ssize_t nanocoap_sock_get(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path, void *buf, size_t len)
 {
-    uint8_t *pktpos = buf;
     coap_pkt_t pkt = {
         .hdr = buf,
     };
 
-    struct iovec ctx = {
-        .iov_base = buf,
-        .iov_len  = len,
-    };
+    return _sock_req_simple(sock, path, COAP_METHOD_GET, &pkt, len);
+}
 
-    pktpos += coap_build_hdr(pkt.hdr, COAP_TYPE_CON, NULL, 0, COAP_METHOD_GET, _get_id());
-    pktpos += coap_opt_put_uri_path(pktpos, 0, path);
+ssize_t nanocoap_sock_put(nanocoap_sock_t *sock, const char *path,
+                          void *buf, size_t len, size_t len_max)
+{
+    iolist_t payload = {
+        .iol_base = buf,
+        .iol_len  = len,
+    };
 
-    pkt.payload = pktpos;
-    pkt.payload_len = 0;
+    coap_pkt_t pkt = {
+        .hdr = buf,
+        .snips = &payload,
+    };
 
-    return nanocoap_sock_request_cb(sock, &pkt, _get_cb, &ctx);
+    return _sock_req_simple(sock, path, COAP_METHOD_PUT, &pkt, len_max);
 }
 
 ssize_t nanocoap_request(coap_pkt_t *pkt, sock_udp_ep_t *local,