diff --git a/drivers/dose/dose.c b/drivers/dose/dose.c
index 177c96f7cae1..2ef51a9c08f4 100644
--- a/drivers/dose/dose.c
+++ b/drivers/dose/dose.c
@@ -532,9 +532,9 @@ static inline void _send_done(dose_t *ctx, bool collision)
 
 static int _confirm_send(netdev_t *dev, void *info)
 {
-    (void)dev;
     (void)info;
-    return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+    dose_t *ctx = container_of(dev, dose_t, netdev);
+    return ctx->tx_result;
 }
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *dev, const iolist_t *iolist)
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *dev, const iolist_t *iolist)
     int8_t retries = 3;
     size_t pktlen;
     uint16_t crc;
+    ctx->tx_result = -EAGAIN;
 
     /* discard data when interface is in SLEEP mode */
     if (ctx->state == DOSE_STATE_SLEEP) {
@@ -603,7 +604,10 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *dev, const iolist_t *iolist)
     /* Get out of the SEND state */
     state(ctx, DOSE_SIGNAL_END);
 
-    return pktlen;
+    ctx->tx_result = (int)pktlen;
+    dev->event_callback(dev, NETDEV_EVENT_TX_COMPLETE);
+
+    return 0;
 
 collision:
     _send_done(ctx, true);
diff --git a/drivers/include/dose.h b/drivers/include/dose.h
index 5acdbf776907..1c31b7279bfa 100644
--- a/drivers/include/dose.h
+++ b/drivers/include/dose.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ typedef struct {
     ztimer_t timeout;                       /**< Timeout timer ensuring always to get back to IDLE state */
     uint32_t timeout_base;                  /**< Base timeout in us */
     uart_t uart;                            /**< UART device to use */
+    int tx_result;                          /**< return code for confirm_send() */
     uint8_t uart_octet;                     /**< Last received octet */
     uint8_t flags;                          /**< Several flags */
 } dose_t;