diff --git a/examples/dump_link_state.rs b/examples/dump_link_state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b38b38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dump_link_state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use futures_util::stream::StreamExt;
+
+fn main() {
+    let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_io()
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+    let iface_name = std::env::args().nth(1);
+    rt.block_on(get_link_state(iface_name.as_deref()));
+}
+
+async fn get_link_state(iface_name: Option<&str>) {
+    let (connection, mut handle, _) = ethtool::new_connection().unwrap();
+    tokio::spawn(connection);
+
+    let mut link_state_handle = handle
+        .link_state()
+        .get(iface_name, Some(0))
+        .execute()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let mut msgs = Vec::new();
+    while let Some(Ok(msg)) = link_state_handle.next().await {
+        msgs.push(msg);
+    }
+    assert!(!msgs.is_empty());
+    for msg in msgs {
+        println!("{:?}", msg);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/handle.rs b/src/handle.rs
index 95267f9..8c5c6b3 100644
--- a/src/handle.rs
+++ b/src/handle.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use netlink_packet_generic::GenlMessage;
 use crate::{
     try_ethtool, EthtoolChannelHandle, EthtoolCoalesceHandle, EthtoolError,
     EthtoolFeatureHandle, EthtoolFecHandle, EthtoolLinkModeHandle,
-    EthtoolMessage, EthtoolModuleEEPROMHandle, EthtoolPauseHandle,
-    EthtoolRingHandle, EthtoolTsInfoHandle,
+    EthtoolLinkStateHandle, EthtoolMessage, EthtoolModuleEEPROMHandle,
+    EthtoolPauseHandle, EthtoolRingHandle, EthtoolTsInfoHandle,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ impl EthtoolHandle {
         EthtoolModuleEEPROMHandle::new(self.clone())
     }
 
+    pub fn link_state(&mut self) -> EthtoolLinkStateHandle {
+        EthtoolLinkStateHandle::new(self.clone())
+    }
+
     pub async fn request(
         &mut self,
         message: NetlinkMessage<GenlMessage<EthtoolMessage>>,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index bd03001..321077f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mod fec;
 mod handle;
 mod header;
 mod link_mode;
+mod link_state;
 mod macros;
 mod message;
 mod pause;
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ pub use link_mode::{
     EthtoolLinkModeAttr, EthtoolLinkModeDuplex, EthtoolLinkModeGetRequest,
     EthtoolLinkModeHandle,
 };
+pub use link_state::{
+    EthtoolLinkStateAttr, EthtoolLinkStateGetRequest, EthtoolLinkStateHandle,
+};
 pub use message::{EthtoolAttr, EthtoolCmd, EthtoolMessage};
 pub use pause::{
     EthtoolPauseAttr, EthtoolPauseGetRequest, EthtoolPauseHandle,
diff --git a/src/link_state/attr.rs b/src/link_state/attr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af35a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/link_state/attr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use netlink_packet_core::{
+    parse_u32, parse_u8, DecodeError, DefaultNla, Emitable, ErrorContext, Nla,
+    NlaBuffer, NlasIterator, Parseable, NLA_F_NESTED,
+};
+
+use crate::{EthtoolAttr, EthtoolHeader};
+
+const ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_HEADER: u16 = 1;
+const ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_LINK: u16 = 2;
+const ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI: u16 = 3;
+const ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI_MAX: u16 = 4;
+const ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_STATE: u16 = 5;
+const ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_SUBSTATE: u16 = 6;
+const ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_DOWN_CNT: u16 = 7;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+pub enum EthtoolLinkStateAttr {
+    Header(Vec<EthtoolHeader>),
+    Link(bool),
+    Sqi(u32),
+    SqiMax(u32),
+    ExtState(u8),
+    ExtSubstate(u8),
+    ExtDownCnt(u32),
+    Other(DefaultNla),
+}
+
+impl Nla for EthtoolLinkStateAttr {
+    fn value_len(&self) -> usize {
+        match self {
+            Self::Header(hdrs) => hdrs.as_slice().buffer_len(),
+            Self::Link(_) | Self::ExtState(_) | Self::ExtSubstate(_) => 1,
+            Self::Sqi(_) | Self::SqiMax(_) | Self::ExtDownCnt(_) => 4,
+            Self::Other(attr) => attr.value_len(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn kind(&self) -> u16 {
+        match self {
+            Self::Header(_) => ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_HEADER | NLA_F_NESTED,
+            Self::Link(_) => ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_LINK,
+            Self::Sqi(_) => ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI,
+            Self::SqiMax(_) => ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI_MAX,
+            Self::ExtState(_) => ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_STATE,
+            Self::ExtSubstate(_) => ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_SUBSTATE,
+            Self::ExtDownCnt(_) => ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_DOWN_CNT,
+            Self::Other(attr) => attr.kind(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn emit_value(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+        match self {
+            Self::Header(ref nlas) => nlas.as_slice().emit(buffer),
+            Self::Other(ref attr) => attr.emit(buffer),
+            _ => todo!("Does not support changing link state"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>>
+    for EthtoolLinkStateAttr
+{
+    fn parse(buf: &NlaBuffer<&'a T>) -> Result<Self, DecodeError> {
+        let payload = buf.value();
+        Ok(match buf.kind() {
+            ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_HEADER => {
+                let mut nlas = Vec::new();
+                let error_msg = "failed to parse link state header attributes";
+                for nla in NlasIterator::new(payload) {
+                    let nla = &nla.context(error_msg)?;
+                    let parsed =
+                        EthtoolHeader::parse(nla).context(error_msg)?;
+                    nlas.push(parsed);
+                }
+                Self::Header(nlas)
+            }
+            ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_LINK => Self::Link(
+                parse_u8(payload)
+                    .context("invalid ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_LINK value")?
+                    == 1,
+            ),
+            ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI => Self::Sqi(
+                parse_u32(payload)
+                    .context("invalid ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI value")?,
+            ),
+            ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI_MAX => Self::SqiMax(
+                parse_u32(payload)
+                    .context("invalid ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI_MAX value")?,
+            ),
+            ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_STATE => Self::ExtState(
+                parse_u8(payload)
+                    .context("invalid ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_STATE value")?,
+            ),
+            ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_SUBSTATE => {
+                Self::ExtSubstate(parse_u8(payload).context(
+                    "invalid ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_SUBSTATE value",
+                )?)
+            }
+            ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_DOWN_CNT => {
+                Self::ExtDownCnt(parse_u32(payload).context(
+                    "invalid ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_DOWN_CNT value",
+                )?)
+            }
+            _ => Self::Other(
+                DefaultNla::parse(buf).context("invalid NLA (unknown kind)")?,
+            ),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn parse_link_state_nlas(
+    buffer: &[u8],
+) -> Result<Vec<EthtoolAttr>, DecodeError> {
+    let mut nlas = Vec::new();
+    for nla in NlasIterator::new(buffer) {
+        let error_msg = format!(
+            "Failed to parse ethtool link state message attribute {nla:?}"
+        );
+        let nla = &nla.context(error_msg.clone())?;
+        let parsed = EthtoolLinkStateAttr::parse(nla).context(error_msg)?;
+        nlas.push(EthtoolAttr::LinkState(parsed));
+    }
+    Ok(nlas)
+}
diff --git a/src/link_state/get.rs b/src/link_state/get.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b31eff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/link_state/get.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use futures_util::Stream;
+use netlink_packet_generic::GenlMessage;
+
+use crate::{ethtool_execute, EthtoolError, EthtoolHandle, EthtoolMessage};
+
+pub struct EthtoolLinkStateGetRequest {
+    handle: EthtoolHandle,
+    iface_name: Option<String>,
+    flags: Option<u32>,
+}
+
+impl EthtoolLinkStateGetRequest {
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        handle: EthtoolHandle,
+        iface_name: Option<&str>,
+        flags: Option<u32>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        EthtoolLinkStateGetRequest {
+            handle,
+            iface_name: iface_name.map(|i| i.to_string()),
+            flags,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn execute(
+        self,
+    ) -> Result<
+        impl Stream<Item = Result<GenlMessage<EthtoolMessage>, EthtoolError>>,
+        EthtoolError,
+    > {
+        let EthtoolLinkStateGetRequest {
+            mut handle,
+            iface_name,
+            flags,
+        } = self;
+
+        let ethtool_msg =
+            EthtoolMessage::new_link_state_get(iface_name.as_deref(), flags);
+        ethtool_execute(&mut handle, iface_name.is_none(), ethtool_msg).await
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/link_state/handle.rs b/src/link_state/handle.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0360a08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/link_state/handle.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use crate::{EthtoolHandle, EthtoolLinkStateGetRequest};
+
+pub struct EthtoolLinkStateHandle(EthtoolHandle);
+
+impl EthtoolLinkStateHandle {
+    pub fn new(handle: EthtoolHandle) -> Self {
+        EthtoolLinkStateHandle(handle)
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieve the current link state of an interface
+    pub fn get(
+        &mut self,
+        iface_name: Option<&str>,
+        flags: Option<u32>,
+    ) -> EthtoolLinkStateGetRequest {
+        EthtoolLinkStateGetRequest::new(self.0.clone(), iface_name, flags)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/link_state/mod.rs b/src/link_state/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8850e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/link_state/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+mod attr;
+mod get;
+mod handle;
+
+pub(crate) use attr::parse_link_state_nlas;
+
+pub use attr::EthtoolLinkStateAttr;
+pub use get::EthtoolLinkStateGetRequest;
+pub use handle::EthtoolLinkStateHandle;
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index 6274cc7..a4a0e5c 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
     feature::{parse_feature_nlas, EthtoolFeatureAttr},
     fec::{parse_fec_nlas, EthtoolFecAttr},
     link_mode::{parse_link_mode_nlas, EthtoolLinkModeAttr},
+    link_state::{parse_link_state_nlas, EthtoolLinkStateAttr},
     pause::{parse_pause_nlas, EthtoolPauseAttr},
     ring::{parse_ring_nlas, EthtoolRingAttr},
     tsinfo::{parse_tsinfo_nlas, EthtoolTsInfoAttr},
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ const ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_GET_REPLY: u8 = 30;
 const ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET: u8 = 17;
 const ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET_REPLY: u8 = 18;
 const ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_SET: u8 = 18;
+const ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKSTATE_GET: u8 = 6;
+const ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKSTATE_GET_REPLY: u8 = 6;
 const ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_EEPROM_GET: u8 = 31;
 const ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_EEPROM_GET_REPLY: u8 = 32;
 
@@ -55,6 +58,8 @@ pub enum EthtoolCmd {
     ChannelGet,
     ChannelGetReply,
     ChannelSet,
+    LinkStateGet,
+    LinkStateGetReply,
     ModuleEEPROMGet,
     ModuleEEPROMGetReply,
 }
@@ -83,6 +88,8 @@ impl From<EthtoolCmd> for u8 {
             EthtoolCmd::ModuleEEPROMGetReply => {
                 ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_EEPROM_GET_REPLY
             }
+            EthtoolCmd::LinkStateGet => ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKSTATE_GET,
+            EthtoolCmd::LinkStateGetReply => ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKSTATE_GET_REPLY,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -98,6 +105,7 @@ pub enum EthtoolAttr {
     Fec(EthtoolFecAttr),
     Channel(EthtoolChannelAttr),
     ModuleEEPROM(EthtoolModuleEEPROMAttr),
+    LinkState(EthtoolLinkStateAttr),
 }
 
 impl Nla for EthtoolAttr {
@@ -112,6 +120,7 @@ impl Nla for EthtoolAttr {
             Self::Fec(attr) => attr.value_len(),
             Self::Channel(attr) => attr.value_len(),
             Self::ModuleEEPROM(attr) => attr.value_len(),
+            Self::LinkState(attr) => attr.value_len(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -126,6 +135,7 @@ impl Nla for EthtoolAttr {
             Self::Fec(attr) => attr.kind(),
             Self::Channel(attr) => attr.kind(),
             Self::ModuleEEPROM(attr) => attr.kind(),
+            Self::LinkState(attr) => attr.kind(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -140,6 +150,7 @@ impl Nla for EthtoolAttr {
             Self::Fec(attr) => attr.emit_value(buffer),
             Self::Channel(attr) => attr.emit_value(buffer),
             Self::ModuleEEPROM(attr) => attr.emit_value(buffer),
+            Self::LinkState(attr) => attr.emit_value(buffer),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -349,6 +360,25 @@ impl EthtoolMessage {
             nlas,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn new_link_state_get(
+        iface_name: Option<&str>,
+        flags: Option<u32>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let mut header = vec![];
+        if let Some(s) = iface_name {
+            header.push(EthtoolHeader::DevName(s.to_string()))
+        }
+        if let Some(f) = flags {
+            header.push(EthtoolHeader::Flags(f))
+        }
+        let nlas =
+            vec![EthtoolAttr::LinkState(EthtoolLinkStateAttr::Header(header))];
+        EthtoolMessage {
+            cmd: EthtoolCmd::LinkStateGet,
+            nlas,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Emitable for EthtoolMessage {
@@ -403,6 +433,10 @@ impl ParseableParametrized<[u8], GenlHeader> for EthtoolMessage {
                 cmd: EthtoolCmd::ModuleEEPROMGetReply,
                 nlas: parse_module_eeprom_nlas(buffer)?,
             },
+            ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKSTATE_GET_REPLY => Self {
+                cmd: EthtoolCmd::LinkStateGetReply,
+                nlas: parse_link_state_nlas(buffer)?,
+            },
             cmd => {
                 return Err(DecodeError::from(format!(
                     "Unsupported ethtool reply command: {cmd}"