diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 3307ee74c..eb2a58f93 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -3583,6 +3583,9 @@ void linphone_core_set_network_reachable(LinphoneCore* lc,bool_t isReachable) {
 	set_network_reachable(lc,isReachable);
 }
 
+bool_t linphone_core_is_network_reachabled(LinphoneCore* lc) {
+	return lc->network_reachable;
+}
 ortp_socket_t linphone_core_get_sip_socket(LinphoneCore *lc){
 	return sal_get_socket(lc->sal);
 }
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.h b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
index 8ef28f9ed..945ea25ea 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.h
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
@@ -754,6 +754,10 @@ void linphone_core_set_mtu(LinphoneCore *lc, int mtu);
  *
  */
 void linphone_core_set_network_reachable(LinphoneCore* lc,bool_t value);
+/**
+ * return network state either as positioned by the application or by linphone
+ */
+bool_t linphone_core_is_network_reachabled(LinphoneCore* lc);
 
 
 void *linphone_core_get_user_data(LinphoneCore *lc);