diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3be9f22407..7a5c4c7bae 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-12-04  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.[ch]
+		- (nm_supplicant_interface_get_state): new function
+
 2006-12-04  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.c
diff --git a/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.c b/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.c
index b48ce10d20..7c247b2b46 100644
--- a/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.c
+++ b/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,14 @@ out:
 	return success;
 }
 
+guint32
+nm_supplicant_interface_get_state (NMSupplicantInterface * self)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, NM_SUPPLICANT_INTERFACE_STATE_DOWN);
+
+	return self->priv->state;
+}
+
 guint32
 nm_supplicant_interface_get_connection_state (NMSupplicantInterface * self)
 {
diff --git a/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.h b/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.h
index d434fa6c7a..411456d5df 100644
--- a/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.h
+++ b/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.h
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ NMDevice * nm_supplicant_interface_get_device (NMSupplicantInterface * iface);
 
 gboolean nm_supplicant_interface_request_scan (NMSupplicantInterface * self);
 
+guint32 nm_supplicant_interface_get_state (NMSupplicantInterface * self);
+
 guint32 nm_supplicant_interface_get_connection_state (NMSupplicantInterface * self);
 
 G_END_DECLS