diff --git a/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h b/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h
index 1d9be7a6f143..c6af7e96d1b7 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h
@@ -230,13 +230,6 @@ typedef struct {
     BITFIELD(opt_crit, CONFIG_NANOCOAP_NOPTS_MAX);    /**< unhandled critical option */
 #ifdef MODULE_GCOAP
     uint32_t observe_value;                           /**< observe value           */
-    /**
-     * @brief   transport the packet was received over
-     * @see     @ref gcoap_socket_type_t for values.
-     * @note    @ref gcoap_socket_type_t can not be used, as this would
-     *          cyclically include the @ref net_gcoap header.
-     */
-    uint32_t tl_type;
 #endif
 } coap_pkt_t;
 
@@ -344,6 +337,16 @@ const char *coap_request_ctx_get_path(const coap_request_ctx_t *ctx);
  */
 void *coap_request_ctx_get_context(const coap_request_ctx_t *ctx);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Get transport the packet was received over
+ * @see     @ref gcoap_socket_type_t for values.
+ *
+ * @param[in]   ctx The request context
+ *
+ * @return  Transport Layer type of the request
+ */
+uint32_t coap_request_ctx_get_tl_type(const coap_request_ctx_t *ctx);
+
 /**
  * @brief   Block1 helper struct
  */
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/gcoap/gcoap.c b/sys/net/application_layer/gcoap/gcoap.c
index c6fa2e4f1090..5995c0a4f224 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/gcoap/gcoap.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/gcoap/gcoap.c
@@ -684,13 +684,12 @@ static size_t _handle_req(gcoap_socket_t *sock, coap_pkt_t *pdu, uint8_t *buf,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    pdu->tl_type = (uint32_t)sock->type;
-
     ssize_t pdu_len;
     char *offset;
 
     coap_request_ctx_t ctx = {
         .resource = resource,
+        .tl_type = (uint32_t)sock->type,
     };
 
     if (coap_get_proxy_uri(pdu, &offset) > 0) {
@@ -899,7 +898,7 @@ static ssize_t _well_known_core_handler(coap_pkt_t* pdu, uint8_t *buf, size_t le
 
     plen += gcoap_get_resource_list_tl(pdu->payload, (size_t)pdu->payload_len,
                                        COAP_FORMAT_LINK,
-                                       (gcoap_socket_type_t)pdu->tl_type);
+                                       (gcoap_socket_type_t)coap_request_ctx_get_tl_type(ctx));
     return plen;
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap.c b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap.c
index f3cb7741bdfc..ea96670c4e38 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap.c
@@ -1246,3 +1246,13 @@ void *coap_request_ctx_get_context(const coap_request_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
     return ctx->context;
 }
+
+uint32_t coap_request_ctx_get_tl_type(const coap_request_ctx_t *ctx)
+{
+#ifdef MODULE_GCOAP
+    return ctx->tl_type;
+#else
+    (void)ctx;
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap_internal.h b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap_internal.h
index 04922e152a7a..e858d890ee70 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap_internal.h
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/nanocoap_internal.h
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ struct _coap_request_ctx {
     const coap_resource_t *resource;    /**< resource of the request */
     void *context;                      /**< request context, needed to supply
                                              the remote for the forward proxy */
+#if defined(MODULE_GCOAP) || DOXYGEN
+    /**
+     * @brief   transport the packet was received over
+     * @see     @ref gcoap_socket_type_t for values.
+     * @note    @ref gcoap_socket_type_t can not be used, as this would
+     *          cyclically include the @ref net_gcoap header.
+     */
+    uint32_t tl_type;
+#endif
 };
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus