diff --git a/examples/nanocoap_server/Makefile b/examples/nanocoap_server/Makefile
index 9f8b91f201b8d..e25633df92ec3 100644
--- a/examples/nanocoap_server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nanocoap_server/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ endif
 HIGH_MEMORY_BOARDS := native same54-xpro mcb2388
 
 ifneq (,$(filter $(BOARD),$(HIGH_MEMORY_BOARDS)))
+  # enable separate response
+  USEMODULE += sock_aux_local
+  USEMODULE += event_callback
+  USEMODULE += event_thread
+  USEMODULE += event_timeout_ztimer
+
+  # enable fileserver
   USEMODULE += nanocoap_fileserver
   USEMODULE += vfs_default
 
diff --git a/examples/nanocoap_server/coap_handler.c b/examples/nanocoap_server/coap_handler.c
index 2a04452b9fdfd..f1f0a98bedd08 100644
--- a/examples/nanocoap_server/coap_handler.c
+++ b/examples/nanocoap_server/coap_handler.c
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include "event/callback.h"
+#include "event/timeout.h"
+#include "event/thread.h"
 #include "fmt.h"
 #include "net/nanocoap.h"
+#include "net/nanocoap_sock.h"
 #include "hashes/sha256.h"
 #include "kernel_defines.h"
 
@@ -182,6 +186,48 @@ NANOCOAP_RESOURCE(sha256) {
     .path = "/sha256", .methods = COAP_POST, .handler = _sha256_handler
 };
 
+/* separate response requires an event thread to execute it */
+#ifdef MODULE_EVENT_THREAD
+static nanocoap_sock_response_ctx_t _separate_ctx;
+static bool _separate_in_progress;
+
+static void _send_response(void *ctx)
+{
+    const char response[] = "This is a delayed response.";
+
+    puts("_separate_handler(): send delayed response");
+    nanocoap_sock_send_separate(ctx, COAP_CODE_CONTENT, COAP_TYPE_NON,
+                                response, sizeof(response));
+    _separate_in_progress = false;
+}
+
+static ssize_t _separate_handler(coap_pkt_t *pkt, uint8_t *buf, size_t len, coap_request_ctx_t *context)
+{
+    static event_timeout_t event_timeout;
+    static event_callback_t event_timed = EVENT_CALLBACK_INIT(_send_response, &_separate_ctx);
+
+    if (_separate_in_progress) {
+        puts("_separate_handler(): response already scheduled");
+        return coap_build_reply(pkt, COAP_CODE_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, buf, len, 0);
+    }
+
+    puts("_separate_handler(): send ACK, schedule response");
+
+    nanocoap_sock_prepare_separate(&_separate_ctx, pkt, context);
+    _separate_in_progress = true;
+
+    event_timeout_ztimer_init(&event_timeout, ZTIMER_MSEC, EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM,
+                              &event_timed.super);
+    event_timeout_set(&event_timeout, 1 * MS_PER_SEC);
+
+    return coap_build_empty_ack(pkt, buf, len);
+}
+
+NANOCOAP_RESOURCE(separate) {
+    .path = "/separate", .methods = COAP_GET, .handler = _separate_handler,
+};
+#endif /* MODULE_EVENT_THREAD */
+
 /* we can also include the fileserver module */
 #ifdef MODULE_NANOCOAP_FILESERVER
 #include "net/nanocoap/fileserver.h"