diff --git a/bindings/java/src/jni/generate.pl b/bindings/java/src/jni/generate.pl
index c3cfc65c..ef38e8ac 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/jni/generate.pl
+++ b/bindings/java/src/jni/generate.pl
@@ -739,6 +739,11 @@ my %classes = (
          desc => '',
          plat => 'L'
       },
+      {
+         name => 'state', type => 'Int',
+         desc => '',
+         plat => 'L'
+      },
     ],
     Who => [
       {
@@ -1002,6 +1007,8 @@ my %extra_code = (
 EOF
     NetConnection => <<'EOF',
     public native String getTypeString();
+
+    public native String getStateString();
 EOF
     Mem => <<'EOF',
     public String toString() {
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c b/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
index d9116e5d..398b69fc 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
+++ b/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
@@ -760,6 +760,16 @@ JNIEXPORT jstring SIGAR_JNI(NetConnection_getTypeString)
                               sigar_net_connection_type_get(type));
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT jstring SIGAR_JNI(NetConnection_getStateString)
+(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj)
+{
+    jclass cls = JENV->GetObjectClass(env, obj);
+    jfieldID field = JENV->GetFieldID(env, cls, "state", "I");
+    jint type = JENV->GetIntField(env, obj, field);
+    return JENV->NewStringUTF(env,
+                              sigar_net_connection_state_get(type));
+}
+
 JNIEXPORT jobjectArray SIGAR_JNI(Sigar_getWhoList)
 (JNIEnv *env, jobject sigar_obj)
 {