diff --git a/src/modules/module-avb/mrp.c b/src/modules/module-avb/mrp.c
index 37cbada48..528771155 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-avb/mrp.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-avb/mrp.c
@@ -361,6 +361,18 @@ void avb_mrp_attribute_add_listener(struct avb_mrp_attribute *attr, struct spa_h
 	spa_hook_list_append(&a->listener_list, listener, events, data);
 }
 
+uint8_t avb_mrp_attribute_get_applicant_state(const struct avb_mrp_attribute *attr)
+{
+	const struct attribute *a = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(attr, const struct attribute, attr);
+	return a->applicant_state;
+}
+
+uint8_t avb_mrp_attribute_get_registrar_state(const struct avb_mrp_attribute *attr)
+{
+	const struct attribute *a = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(attr, const struct attribute, attr);
+	return a->registrar_state;
+}
+
 void avb_mrp_attribute_update_state(struct avb_mrp_attribute *attr, uint64_t now,
 		int event)
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-avb/mrp.h b/src/modules/module-avb/mrp.h
index 399343267..0b63a2817 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-avb/mrp.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-avb/mrp.h
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ void avb_mrp_attribute_leave(struct avb_mrp_attribute *attr, uint64_t now);
 void avb_mrp_attribute_add_listener(struct avb_mrp_attribute *attr, struct spa_hook *listener,
 		const struct avb_mrp_attribute_events *events, void *data);
 
+uint8_t avb_mrp_attribute_get_applicant_state(const struct avb_mrp_attribute *attr);
+uint8_t avb_mrp_attribute_get_registrar_state(const struct avb_mrp_attribute *attr);
+
 struct avb_mrp_parse_info {
 #define AVB_VERSION_MRP_PARSE_INFO	0
 	uint32_t version;