diff --git a/src/include/switch_vad.h b/src/include/switch_vad.h
index d2a7f4a816..c73d2574e8 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_vad.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_vad.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_vad_t *) switch_vad_init(int sample_rate, int channels);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_vad_set_mode(switch_vad_t *vad, int mode);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_vad_set_param(switch_vad_t *vad, const char *key, int val);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_vad_state_t) switch_vad_process(switch_vad_t *vad, int16_t *data, unsigned int samples);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_vad_state_t) switch_vad_get_state(switch_vad_t *vad);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_vad_reset(switch_vad_t *vad);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_vad_destroy(switch_vad_t **vad);
 
diff --git a/src/switch_vad.c b/src/switch_vad.c
index e9c1232103..f4c65438fd 100644
--- a/src/switch_vad.c
+++ b/src/switch_vad.c
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_vad_state_t) switch_vad_process(switch_vad_t *vad, int16_t
 	return vad->vad_state;
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_vad_state_t) switch_vad_get_state(switch_vad_t *vad) 
+{
+
+	return vad->vad_state;
+}
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_vad_destroy(switch_vad_t **vad)
 {
 	if (*vad) {