diff --git a/dot15d4/src/frame/addressing.rs b/dot15d4/src/frame/addressing.rs
index adbe90f..98d1783 100644
--- a/dot15d4/src/frame/addressing.rs
+++ b/dot15d4/src/frame/addressing.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ impl Address {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<Address> for AddressingMode {
+    fn from(value: Address) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            Address::Absent => AddressingMode::Absent,
+            Address::Short(_) => AddressingMode::Short,
+            Address::Extended(_) => AddressingMode::Extended,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl core::fmt::Display for Address {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
         match self {
diff --git a/dot15d4/src/frame/repr/ie/mod.rs b/dot15d4/src/frame/repr/ie/mod.rs
index 96b8138..918c31f 100644
--- a/dot15d4/src/frame/repr/ie/mod.rs
+++ b/dot15d4/src/frame/repr/ie/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use super::super::InformationElements;
 use heapless::Vec;
 
 /// A high-level representation of Information Elements.
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct InformationElementsRepr {
     /// The header information elements.
     pub header_information_elements: Vec<HeaderInformationElementRepr, 16>,
diff --git a/dot15d4/src/frame/repr/mod.rs b/dot15d4/src/frame/repr/mod.rs
index 9f5ee7a..4a3c476 100644
--- a/dot15d4/src/frame/repr/mod.rs
+++ b/dot15d4/src/frame/repr/mod.rs
@@ -82,3 +82,98 @@ impl<'f> FrameRepr<'f> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub struct FrameBuilder<'p> {
+    frame: FrameRepr<'p>,
+}
+
+impl<'p> FrameBuilder<'p> {
+    pub fn new_ack() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            frame: FrameRepr {
+                frame_control: FrameControlRepr {
+                    frame_type: super::FrameType::Ack,
+                    security_enabled: false,
+                    frame_pending: false,
+                    ack_request: false,
+                    pan_id_compression: false,
+                    sequence_number_suppression: true,
+                    information_elements_present: false,
+                    dst_addressing_mode: super::AddressingMode::Absent,
+                    src_addressing_mode: super::AddressingMode::Absent,
+                    frame_version: super::FrameVersion::Ieee802154_2020,
+                },
+                sequence_number: None,
+                addressing_fields: AddressingFieldsRepr {
+                    dst_pan_id: None,
+                    src_pan_id: None,
+                    dst_address: None,
+                    src_address: None,
+                },
+                information_elements: None,
+                payload: None,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_sequence_number(mut self, sequence_number: u8) -> Self {
+        self.frame.sequence_number = Some(sequence_number);
+        self.frame.frame_control.sequence_number_suppression = false;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_dst_pan_id(mut self, pan_id: u16) -> Self {
+        self.frame.addressing_fields.dst_pan_id = Some(pan_id);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_src_pan_id(mut self, pan_id: u16) -> Self {
+        self.frame.addressing_fields.src_pan_id = Some(pan_id);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_dst_address(mut self, address: super::Address) -> Self {
+        self.frame.frame_control.dst_addressing_mode = address.into();
+        self.frame.addressing_fields.dst_address = Some(address);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_src_address(mut self, address: super::Address) -> Self {
+        self.frame.frame_control.src_addressing_mode = address.into();
+        self.frame.addressing_fields.src_address = Some(address);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_header_information_element(mut self, ie: HeaderInformationElementRepr) -> Self {
+        self.frame.frame_control.information_elements_present = true;
+        self.frame
+            .information_elements
+            .get_or_insert_with(InformationElementsRepr::default)
+            .header_information_elements
+            .push(ie)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_payload_information_element(mut self, ie: PayloadInformationElementRepr) -> Self {
+        self.frame.frame_control.information_elements_present = true;
+        self.frame
+            .information_elements
+            .get_or_insert_with(InformationElementsRepr::default)
+            .payload_information_elements
+            .push(ie)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_payload(mut self, payload: &'p [u8]) -> Self {
+        self.frame.payload = Some(payload);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn finalize(self) -> FrameRepr<'p> {
+        self.frame
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dot15d4/src/frame/tests.rs b/dot15d4/src/frame/tests.rs
index 5c982f9..7fda8cc 100644
--- a/dot15d4/src/frame/tests.rs
+++ b/dot15d4/src/frame/tests.rs
@@ -54,39 +54,19 @@ fn parse_ack_frame() {
 
 #[test]
 fn emit_ack_frame() {
-    let frame = FrameRepr {
-        frame_control: FrameControlRepr {
-            frame_type: FrameType::Ack,
-            security_enabled: false,
-            frame_pending: false,
-            ack_request: false,
-            pan_id_compression: false,
-            sequence_number_suppression: false,
-            information_elements_present: true,
-            dst_addressing_mode: AddressingMode::Extended,
-            src_addressing_mode: AddressingMode::Absent,
-            frame_version: FrameVersion::Ieee802154_2020,
-        },
-        sequence_number: Some(55),
-        addressing_fields: AddressingFieldsRepr {
-            dst_pan_id: Some(0xabcd),
-            src_pan_id: None,
-            dst_address: Some(Address::Extended([
-                0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x02,
-            ])),
-            src_address: None,
-        },
-        information_elements: Some(InformationElementsRepr {
-            header_information_elements: Vec::from_iter([
-                HeaderInformationElementRepr::TimeCorrection(TimeCorrectionRepr {
-                    time_correction: crate::time::Duration::from_us(-31),
-                    nack: true,
-                }),
-            ]),
-            payload_information_elements: Vec::new(),
-        }),
-        payload: None,
-    };
+    let frame = FrameBuilder::new_ack()
+        .set_sequence_number(55)
+        .set_dst_pan_id(0xabcd)
+        .set_dst_address(Address::Extended([
+            0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x02,
+        ]))
+        .add_header_information_element(HeaderInformationElementRepr::TimeCorrection(
+            TimeCorrectionRepr {
+                time_correction: Duration::from_us(-31),
+                nack: true,
+            },
+        ))
+        .finalize();
 
     let mut buffer = vec![0; frame.buffer_len()];
     frame.emit(&mut Frame::new_unchecked(&mut buffer[..]));
@@ -165,15 +145,6 @@ fn emit_data_frame() {
         information_elements: None,
         payload: Some(&[0x2b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00]),
     };
-    println!(
-        "buffer len: {}",
-        [
-            0x41, 0xd8, 0x01, 0xcd, 0xab, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc7, 0xd9, 0xb5, 0x14, 0x00, 0x4b, 0x12,
-            0x00, 0x2b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
-        ]
-        .len()
-    );
-    println!("frame buffer len: {}", frame.buffer_len());
 
     let mut buffer = vec![0; frame.buffer_len()];