diff --git a/include/patty/ax25/if.h b/include/patty/ax25/if.h
index 2405bc7..9ebe0b8 100644
--- a/include/patty/ax25/if.h
+++ b/include/patty/ax25/if.h
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ enum patty_ax25_if_flags {
     PATTY_AX25_IF_SEGMENTER   = (1 << 7)
 };
 
+enum patty_ax25_if_status {
+    PATTY_AX25_IF_DOWN,
+    PATTY_AX25_IF_UP,
+    PATTY_AX25_IF_ERROR
+};
+
 typedef struct _patty_ax25_if_stats {
     size_t rx_frames,
            tx_frames,
@@ -73,6 +79,8 @@ typedef struct _patty_ax25_if {
     size_t mru,
            mtu;
 
+    enum patty_ax25_if_status status;
+
     patty_ax25_addr addr;
     patty_list *aliases;
     patty_dict *promisc_fds;
@@ -86,6 +94,12 @@ patty_ax25_if *patty_ax25_if_new(patty_ax25_if_driver *driver,
 
 void patty_ax25_if_destroy(patty_ax25_if *iface);
 
+void patty_ax25_if_up(patty_ax25_if *iface);
+
+void patty_ax25_if_down(patty_ax25_if *iface);
+
+void patty_ax25_if_error(patty_ax25_if *iface);
+
 int patty_ax25_if_addr_set(patty_ax25_if *iface,
                            patty_ax25_addr *addr);
 
diff --git a/src/if.c b/src/if.c
index a2f2dd4..7ae4267 100644
--- a/src/if.c
+++ b/src/if.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ patty_ax25_if *patty_ax25_if_new(patty_ax25_if_driver *driver,
         goto error_dict_new_promisc_fds;
     }
 
+    iface->status = PATTY_AX25_IF_DOWN;
+
     return iface;
 
 error_dict_new_promisc_fds:
@@ -88,6 +90,18 @@ void patty_ax25_if_destroy(patty_ax25_if *iface) {
     free(iface);
 }
 
+void patty_ax25_if_up(patty_ax25_if *iface) {
+    iface->status = PATTY_AX25_IF_UP;
+}
+
+void patty_ax25_if_down(patty_ax25_if *iface) {
+    iface->status = PATTY_AX25_IF_DOWN;
+}
+
+void patty_ax25_if_error(patty_ax25_if *iface) {
+    iface->status = PATTY_AX25_IF_ERROR;
+}
+
 int patty_ax25_if_addr_each(patty_ax25_if *iface,
                             int (*callback)(patty_ax25_addr *, void *),
                             void *ctx) {