diff --git a/library/Osmocom_CTRL_Adapter.ttcn b/library/Osmocom_CTRL_Adapter.ttcn
index adc2887..34ea300 100644
--- a/library/Osmocom_CTRL_Adapter.ttcn
+++ b/library/Osmocom_CTRL_Adapter.ttcn
@@ -112,5 +112,22 @@
 	f_ctrl_get_exp(pt, valueof(ts_bts_trx(bts_nr, trx_nr)) & suffix, exp);
 }
 
+template (value) charstring ts_fsm_inst_id(charstring class_name, charstring inst_id) :=
+	"fsm." & class_name & ".id." & inst_id & ".";
+
+/* obtain the state of a specified FSM instance */
+function f_ctrl_get_fsm_inst_state(IPA_CTRL_PT pt, charstring fsm_class_name, charstring fsm_inst_id)
+return charstring {
+	return f_ctrl_get(pt, valueof(ts_fsm_inst_id(fsm_class_name, fsm_inst_id)) & "state");
+}
+
+/* expect the state of a specified FSM instance to match template */
+function f_ctrl_get_exp_inst_state(IPA_CTRL_PT pt, charstring fsm_class_name,
+				   template (value) charstring fsm_inst_id,
+				   template (present) CtrlValue exp)
+{
+	f_ctrl_get_exp(pt, valueof(ts_fsm_inst_id(fsm_class_name, valueof(fsm_inst_id))) & "state", exp);
+}
+
 
 }