diff --git a/drivers/w1/Kconfig b/drivers/w1/Kconfig
index a6adea8108b..2fabe874b6d 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/w1/Kconfig
@@ -53,4 +53,17 @@ config W1_NET
 	help
 	  Enable 1-wire network layer
 
+config W1_NET_FORCE_MULTIDROP_ADDRESSING
+	bool "Force 1-Wire multidrop addressing"
+	depends on W1_NET
+	help
+	  This option will ignore the number of 1-Wire
+	  slave devices defined in the DTS. Specifically,
+	  this option avoids the SKIP ROM command,
+	  which is otherwise used in case of a single
+	  1-Wire slave on the bus. In most cases, enabling
+	  this option is not needed, yet it is essential
+	  if multiple 1-Wire devices unspecified in the
+	  DTS are interfaced.
+
 endif # W1
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1_net.c b/drivers/w1/w1_net.c
index be515c7d151..06ac4b19cba 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1_net.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1_net.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ int w1_skip_rom(const struct device *dev, const struct w1_slave_config *config)
 
 static int reset_select(const struct device *dev, const struct w1_slave_config *config)
 {
-	if (w1_get_slave_count(dev) > 1) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_W1_NET_FORCE_MULTIDROP_ADDRESSING) || w1_get_slave_count(dev) > 1) {
 		return match_rom(dev, config);
 	}