diff --git a/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_ns2.h b/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_ns2.h
index ffc2ad8..728ca9f 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_ns2.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_ns2.h
@@ -192,9 +192,12 @@
 		struct gprs_ns2_nse *nse,
 		const struct osmo_sockaddr *sockaddr);
 void gprs_ns2_start_alive_all_nsvcs(struct gprs_ns2_nse *nse);
+
+/* VC information */
 const char *gprs_ns2_ll_str(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc);
 char *gprs_ns2_ll_str_buf(char *buf, size_t buf_len, struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc);
 char *gprs_ns2_ll_str_c(const void *ctx, struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc);
+const char *gprs_ns2_nsvc_state_name(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc);
 
 /* vty */
 int gprs_ns2_vty_init(struct gprs_ns2_inst *nsi,
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
index 403b8b7..b50daf4 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@
 	return gprs_ns2_ll_str_buf(buf, NS2_LL_MAX_STR, nsvc);
 }
 
+/*! Return the current state name of a given NS-VC to a thread-local static buffer.
+ *  \param[in] nsvc NS-VC to return the state of
+ *  \return pointer to the string on success; NULL on error */
+const char *gprs_ns2_nsvc_state_name(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc)
+{
+	return osmo_fsm_inst_state_name(nsvc->fi);
+}
+
 /*! Receive a primitive from the NS User (Gb).
  *  \param[in] nsi NS instance to which the primitive is issued
  *  \param[in] oph The primitive
diff --git a/src/gb/libosmogb.map b/src/gb/libosmogb.map
index 2ef12bc..72437ab 100644
--- a/src/gb/libosmogb.map
+++ b/src/gb/libosmogb.map
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 gprs_ns2_nse_sns_remote;
 gprs_ns2_nsvc_by_nsvci;
 gprs_ns2_nsvc_by_sockaddr;
+gprs_ns2_nsvc_state_name;
 gprs_ns2_prim_strs;
 gprs_ns2_recv_prim;
 gprs_ns2_reset_persistent_nsvcs;