diff --git a/core/lib/include/macros/utils.h b/core/lib/include/macros/utils.h
index 2b6b6f728209..d3ec5027ac88 100644
--- a/core/lib/include/macros/utils.h
+++ b/core/lib/include/macros/utils.h
@@ -63,6 +63,32 @@ extern "C" {
 #define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ABS
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the absolute value of @p x
+ *
+ * @note    This is the trivial implementation that does evaluate the arguments
+ *          more than once
+ */
+#define ABS(x) ((x) > 0 ? (x) : -(x))
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Limit a value to an inclusive range
+ *
+ * If @p val is > @p high, @p high is returned. If @p val is < @p low, @p low
+ * is returned. Otherwise, @p val is returned.
+ *
+ * @note    This macro evaluate its arguments more than once.
+ *
+ * @param[in] val       value to limit
+ * @param[in] low       minimum limit
+ * @param[in] high      maximum limit
+ *
+ * @return range limited value
+ */
+#define LIMIT(val, low, high) ((val < low) ? low : (val > high) ? high : val)
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-core/tests-core-macros.c b/tests/unittests/tests-core/tests-core-macros.c
index 76b5b4554f98..bd77d0e87c15 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-core/tests-core-macros.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-core/tests-core-macros.c
@@ -12,6 +12,46 @@
 #include "embUnit.h"
 #include "tests-core.h"
 #include "macros/math.h"
+#include "macros/utils.h"
+
+static void test_max(void)
+{
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(10, MAX(5, 10));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(10, MAX(10, 5));
+
+    // prove it works with non-integer types
+    TEST_ASSERT(22.1 == MAX(22.1, 5.5));
+}
+
+static void test_min(void)
+{
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(5, MIN(5, 10));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(5, MIN(10, 5));
+
+    // prove it works with non-integer types
+    TEST_ASSERT(5.5 == MIN(22.1, 5.5));
+}
+
+static void test_abs(void)
+{
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(22, ABS(22));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(22, ABS(-22));
+
+    // prove it works with non-integer types
+    TEST_ASSERT(300.7 == ABS(-300.7));
+}
+
+static void test_limit(void)
+{
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(5, LIMIT(5, -10, 10));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(10, LIMIT(10, -10, 10));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(10, LIMIT(22, -10, 10));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-10, LIMIT(-10, -10, 10));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-10, LIMIT(-22, -10, 10));
+
+    // prove it works with non-integer types
+    TEST_ASSERT(10.2 == LIMIT(22.2, -10.1, 10.2));
+}
 
 static void test_math_signof(void)
 {
@@ -81,6 +121,10 @@ static void test_math_div_round_inf(void)
 Test *tests_core_macros_tests(void)
 {
     EMB_UNIT_TESTFIXTURES(fixtures) {
+        new_TestFixture(test_max),
+        new_TestFixture(test_min),
+        new_TestFixture(test_abs),
+        new_TestFixture(test_limit),
         new_TestFixture(test_math_signof),
         new_TestFixture(test_math_div_round),
         new_TestFixture(test_math_div_round_up),