diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/dev/spi.c b/cpu/cc2538/dev/spi.c
index 48048a6a3..a0ced2dad 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/dev/spi.c
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/dev/spi.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "contiki.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "spi-arch.h"
+#include "sys/cc.h"
 #include "dev/ioc.h"
 #include "dev/sys-ctrl.h"
 #include "dev/spi.h"
@@ -155,7 +156,12 @@
 #if (SPI1_CPRS_CPSDVSR & 1) == 1 || SPI1_CPRS_CPSDVSR < 2 || SPI1_CPRS_CPSDVSR > 254
 #error SPI1_CPRS_CPSDVSR must be an even number between 2 and 254
 #endif
-
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*
+ * Clock source from which the baud clock is determined for the SSI, according
+ * to SSI_CC.CS.
+ */
+#define SSI_SYS_CLOCK   SYS_CTRL_SYS_CLOCK
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 typedef struct {
   int8_t port;
@@ -314,6 +320,37 @@ spix_set_mode(uint8_t spi,
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void
+spix_set_clock_freq(uint8_t spi, uint32_t freq)
+{
+  const spi_regs_t *regs;
+  uint64_t div;
+  uint32_t scr;
+
+  if(spi >= SSI_INSTANCE_COUNT) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  regs = &spi_regs[spi];
+
+  /* Disable the SSI peripheral to configure it */
+  REG(regs->base + SSI_CR1) = 0;
+
+  /* Configure the SSI serial clock rate */
+  if(!freq) {
+    scr = 255;
+  } else {
+    div = (uint64_t)regs->ssi_cprs_cpsdvsr * freq;
+    scr = (SSI_SYS_CLOCK + div - 1) / div;
+    scr = MIN(MAX(scr, 1), 256) - 1;
+  }
+  REG(regs->base + SSI_CR0) = (REG(regs->base + SSI_CR0) & ~SSI_CR0_SCR_M) |
+                              scr << SSI_CR0_SCR_S;
+
+  /* Re-enable the SSI */
+  REG(regs->base + SSI_CR1) |= SSI_CR1_SSE;
+}
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void
 spix_cs_init(uint8_t port, uint8_t pin)
 {
   GPIO_SOFTWARE_CONTROL(GPIO_PORT_TO_BASE(port),
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/spi-arch.h b/cpu/cc2538/spi-arch.h
index f1283c6f5..8cbb87a8f 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/spi-arch.h
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/spi-arch.h
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ void spix_set_mode(uint8_t spi, uint32_t frame_format,
                    uint32_t clock_polarity, uint32_t clock_phase,
                    uint32_t data_size);
 
+/**
+ * \brief Sets the SPI clock frequency of the given SSI instance.
+ *
+ * \param spi SSI instance
+ * \param freq Frequency (Hz)
+ */
+void spix_set_clock_freq(uint8_t spi, uint32_t freq);
+
 /**
  * \brief Configure a GPIO to be the chip select pin.
  *