diff --git a/src/isobus_virtual_terminal_client.cpp b/src/isobus_virtual_terminal_client.cpp
index c887c6e..2eec976 100644
--- a/src/isobus_virtual_terminal_client.cpp
+++ b/src/isobus_virtual_terminal_client.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ namespace isobus
 		return (StateMachineState::Connected == state);
 	}
 
+	VirtualTerminalClient::StateMachineState VirtualTerminalClient::get_state() const
+	{
+		return state;
+	}
+
 	void VirtualTerminalClient::terminate()
 	{
 		if (initialized)
diff --git a/src/isobus_virtual_terminal_client.hpp b/src/isobus_virtual_terminal_client.hpp
index 1756ef5..f5871d9 100644
--- a/src/isobus_virtual_terminal_client.hpp
+++ b/src/isobus_virtual_terminal_client.hpp
@@ -397,6 +397,10 @@ namespace isobus
 		/// @returns true if cconnected, false otherwise
 		bool get_is_connected() const;
 
+		/// @brief Returns the current state machine state
+		/// @returns The current internal state machine state
+		StateMachineState get_state() const;
+
 		/// @brief Terminates the client and joins the worker thread if applicable
 		void terminate();