diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_internal.h
index e15c6af..4fd3c87 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_internal.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ typedef struct pktio_if_ops {
 	int (*promisc_mode_set)(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry,  int enable);
 	int (*promisc_mode_get)(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry);
 	int (*mac_get)(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry, void *mac_addr);
+	int (*link_status)(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry);
 	int (*capability)(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry,
 			  odp_pktio_capability_t *capa);
 	int (*input_queues_config)(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry,
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_socket.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_socket.h
index 66c258f..ec202db 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_socket.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_socket.h
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ int promisc_mode_set_fd(int fd, const char *name, int enable);
 int promisc_mode_get_fd(int fd, const char *name);
 
 /**
+ * Return link status of a packet socket (up/down)
+ */
+int link_status_fd(int fd, const char *name);
+
+/**
  * Get enabled RSS hash protocols of a packet socket
  *
  * @param fd              Socket file descriptor
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
index a235798..95b8904 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
@@ -821,6 +821,32 @@ int odp_pktio_mac_addr(odp_pktio_t id, void *mac_addr, int addr_size)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int odp_pktio_link_status(odp_pktio_t id)
+{
+	pktio_entry_t *entry;
+	int ret = -1;
+
+	entry = get_pktio_entry(id);
+	if (entry == NULL) {
+		ODP_DBG("pktio entry %d does not exist\n", id);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	lock_entry(entry);
+
+	if (odp_unlikely(is_free(entry))) {
+		unlock_entry(entry);
+		ODP_DBG("already freed pktio\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (entry->s.ops->link_status)
+		ret = entry->s.ops->link_status(entry);
+	unlock_entry(entry);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void odp_pktio_param_init(odp_pktio_param_t *params)
 {
 	memset(params, 0, sizeof(odp_pktio_param_t));
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/pktio/socket.c b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/socket.c
index ae5a2d6..343f89e 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/pktio/socket.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/socket.c
@@ -195,6 +195,23 @@ int promisc_mode_get_fd(int fd, const char *name)
 	return !!(ifr.ifr_flags & IFF_PROMISC);
 }
 
+int link_status_fd(int fd, const char *name)
+{
+	struct ifreq ifr;
+	int ret;
+
+	snprintf(ifr.ifr_name, IF_NAMESIZE, "%s", name);
+	ret = ioctl(fd, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		__odp_errno = errno;
+		ODP_DBG("ioctl(SIOCGIFFLAGS): %s: \"%s\".\n", strerror(errno),
+			ifr.ifr_name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return !!(ifr.ifr_flags & IFF_RUNNING);
+}
+
 /**
  * Get enabled hash options of a packet socket
  *
@@ -767,6 +784,12 @@ static int sock_promisc_mode_get(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
 				   pktio_entry->s.name);
 }
 
+static int sock_link_status(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
+{
+	return link_status_fd(pktio_entry->s.pkt_sock.sockfd,
+			      pktio_entry->s.name);
+}
+
 const pktio_if_ops_t sock_mmsg_pktio_ops = {
 	.name = "socket",
 	.init = NULL,
@@ -781,6 +804,7 @@ const pktio_if_ops_t sock_mmsg_pktio_ops = {
 	.promisc_mode_set = sock_promisc_mode_set,
 	.promisc_mode_get = sock_promisc_mode_get,
 	.mac_get = sock_mac_addr_get,
+	.link_status = sock_link_status,
 	.capability = NULL,
 	.input_queues_config = NULL,
 	.output_queues_config = NULL,
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/pktio/socket_mmap.c b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/socket_mmap.c
index 628848a..b8f2665 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/pktio/socket_mmap.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/socket_mmap.c
@@ -554,6 +554,12 @@ static int sock_mmap_promisc_mode_get(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
 				   pktio_entry->s.name);
 }
 
+static int sock_mmap_link_status(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
+{
+	return link_status_fd(pktio_entry->s.pkt_sock_mmap.sockfd,
+			      pktio_entry->s.name);
+}
+
 const pktio_if_ops_t sock_mmap_pktio_ops = {
 	.name = "socket_mmap",
 	.init = NULL,
@@ -568,6 +574,7 @@ const pktio_if_ops_t sock_mmap_pktio_ops = {
 	.promisc_mode_set = sock_mmap_promisc_mode_set,
 	.promisc_mode_get = sock_mmap_promisc_mode_get,
 	.mac_get = sock_mmap_mac_addr_get,
+	.link_status = sock_mmap_link_status,
 	.capability = NULL,
 	.input_queues_config = NULL,
 	.output_queues_config = NULL,
