diff --git a/src/core/common/logging.cpp b/src/core/common/logging.cpp
index 8037e5f1f..24df5066a 100644
--- a/src/core/common/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/core/common/logging.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,21 @@ void otLogMac(otLogLevel aLogLevel, const char *aFormat, ...)
 exit:
     return;
 }
+
+void otDumpMacFrame(otLogLevel aLogLevel, const char *aId, const void *aBuf, const size_t aLength)
+{
+    constexpr uint8_t kFixedStringPart = 10; // strlen(" seqno=000")
+    constexpr uint8_t kSeqnoIdx        = 2;  // index of the sequence number within aBuf
+
+    size_t idLength = strlen(aId) + kFixedStringPart + 1; // allow for the '\0' character
+    char   newId[25];
+
+    VerifyOrExit(idLength <= sizeof(newId));
+    snprintf(newId, idLength, "%s seqno=%03u", aId, static_cast<const uint8_t *>(aBuf)[kSeqnoIdx]);
+    otDump(aLogLevel, OT_LOG_REGION_MAC, newId, aBuf, aLength);
+exit:
+    return;
+}
 #endif
 
 #if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_REFERENCE_DEVICE_ENABLE
@@ -276,19 +291,20 @@ static void DumpLine(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const uint8_t
 
 void otDump(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aId, const void *aBuf, const size_t aLength)
 {
-    constexpr uint8_t kWidth = 72;
+    constexpr uint8_t kWidth           = 72;
+    constexpr uint8_t kFixedStringPart = 10; // strlen("[ len=000]")
 
-    size_t                        idLen = strlen(aId);
+    size_t                        idLen = strlen(aId) + kFixedStringPart;
     ot::String<kStringLineLength> string;
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < (kWidth - idLen) / 2 - 5; i++)
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < (kWidth - idLen) / 2; i++)
     {
         string.Append("=");
     }
 
     string.Append("[%s len=%03u]", aId, static_cast<unsigned>(aLength));
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < (kWidth - idLen) / 2 - 4; i++)
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < kWidth - idLen - (kWidth - idLen) / 2; i++)
     {
         string.Append("=");
     }
diff --git a/src/core/common/logging.hpp b/src/core/common/logging.hpp
index 902b72efb..21243df80 100644
--- a/src/core/common/logging.hpp
+++ b/src/core/common/logging.hpp
@@ -2245,11 +2245,12 @@ void otLogOtns(const char *aFormat, ...);
  *
  */
 #if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MAC
-#define otDumpCritMac(aId, aBuf, aLength) otDumpCrit(OT_LOG_REGION_MAC, aId, aBuf, aLength)
-#define otDumpWarnMac(aId, aBuf, aLength) otDumpWarn(OT_LOG_REGION_MAC, aId, aBuf, aLength)
-#define otDumpNoteMac(aId, aBuf, aLength) otDumpNote(OT_LOG_REGION_MAC, aId, aBuf, aLength)
-#define otDumpInfoMac(aId, aBuf, aLength) otDumpInfo(OT_LOG_REGION_MAC, aId, aBuf, aLength)
-#define otDumpDebgMac(aId, aBuf, aLength) otDumpDebg(OT_LOG_REGION_MAC, aId, aBuf, aLength)
+void otDumpMacFrame(otLogLevel aLogLevel, const char *aId, const void *aBuf, size_t aLength);
+#define otDumpCritMac(aId, aBuf, aLength) otDumpMacFrame(OT_LOG_LEVEL_CRIT, aId, aBuf, aLength)
+#define otDumpWarnMac(aId, aBuf, aLength) otDumpMacFrame(OT_LOG_LEVEL_WARN, aId, aBuf, aLength)
+#define otDumpNoteMac(aId, aBuf, aLength) otDumpMacFrame(OT_LOG_LEVEL_NOTE, aId, aBuf, aLength)
+#define otDumpInfoMac(aId, aBuf, aLength) otDumpMacFrame(OT_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, aId, aBuf, aLength)
+#define otDumpDebgMac(aId, aBuf, aLength) otDumpMacFrame(OT_LOG_LEVEL_DEBG, aId, aBuf, aLength)
 #else
 #define otDumpCritMac(aId, aBuf, aLength)
 #define otDumpWarnMac(aId, aBuf, aLength)