diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 6e13958520..4a0eee2551 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -2872,6 +2872,39 @@ cleanup:
     return rv;
 }
 
+static int
+remoteDispatchDomainGetState(struct qemud_server *server ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                             struct qemud_client *client ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                             virConnectPtr conn,
+                             remote_message_header *hdr ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                             remote_error *rerr,
+                             remote_domain_get_state_args *args,
+                             remote_domain_get_state_ret *ret)
+{
+    virDomainPtr dom = NULL;
+    int rv = -1;
+
+    if (!conn) {
+        virNetError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s", _("connection not open"));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (!(dom = get_nonnull_domain(conn, args->dom)))
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (virDomainGetState(dom, &ret->state, &ret->reason, args->flags) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    rv = 0;
+
+cleanup:
+    if (rv < 0)
+        remoteDispatchError(rerr);
+    if (dom)
+        virDomainFree(dom);
+    return rv;
+}
+
 static int
 remoteDispatchDomainEventsRegisterAny(struct qemud_server *server ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                       struct qemud_client *client ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index 89f6c79959..e5003b8953 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -2283,6 +2283,39 @@ done:
     return rv;
 }
 
+static int
+remoteDomainGetState(virDomainPtr domain,
+                     int *state,
+                     int *reason,
+                     unsigned int flags)
+{
+    int rv = -1;
+    remote_domain_get_state_args args;
+    remote_domain_get_state_ret ret;
+    struct private_data *priv = domain->conn->privateData;
+
+    remoteDriverLock(priv);
+
+    make_nonnull_domain(&args.dom, domain);
+    args.flags = flags;
+
+    memset(&ret, 0, sizeof ret);
+    if (call(domain->conn, priv, 0, REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_GET_STATE,
+             (xdrproc_t) xdr_remote_domain_get_state_args, (char *) &args,
+             (xdrproc_t) xdr_remote_domain_get_state_ret, (char *) &ret) == -1)
+        goto done;
+
+    *state = ret.state;
+    if (reason)
+        *reason = ret.reason;
+
+    rv = 0;
+
+done:
+    remoteDriverUnlock(priv);
+    return rv;
+}
+
 static int
 remoteNodeGetSecurityModel (virConnectPtr conn, virSecurityModelPtr secmodel)
 {
@@ -6398,7 +6431,7 @@ static virDriver remote_driver = {
     remoteDomainSetBlkioParameters, /* domainSetBlkioParameters */
     remoteDomainGetBlkioParameters, /* domainGetBlkioParameters */
     remoteDomainGetInfo, /* domainGetInfo */
-    NULL, /* domainGetState */
+    remoteDomainGetState, /* domainGetState */
     remoteDomainSave, /* domainSave */
     remoteDomainRestore, /* domainRestore */
     remoteDomainCoreDump, /* domainCoreDump */
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
index e115f39eb1..e650b5575b 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
+++ b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
@@ -1955,6 +1955,16 @@ struct remote_storage_vol_download_args {
     unsigned int flags;
 };
 
+struct remote_domain_get_state_args {
+    remote_nonnull_domain dom;
+    unsigned int flags;
+};
+
+struct remote_domain_get_state_ret {
+    int state;
+    int reason;
+};
+
 
 /*----- Protocol. -----*/
 
@@ -2197,7 +2207,9 @@ enum remote_procedure {
     REMOTE_PROC_STORAGE_VOL_DOWNLOAD = 209, /* skipgen skipgen */
     REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_INJECT_NMI = 210, /* autogen autogen */
 
-    REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_SCREENSHOT = 211 /* skipgen skipgen */
+    REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_SCREENSHOT = 211, /* skipgen skipgen */
+    REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_GET_STATE = 212 /* skipgen skipgen */
+
     /*
      * Notice how the entries are grouped in sets of 10 ?
      * Nice isn't it. Please keep it this way when adding more.
diff --git a/src/remote_protocol-structs b/src/remote_protocol-structs
index 11b493c427..fa980c857a 100644
--- a/src/remote_protocol-structs
+++ b/src/remote_protocol-structs
@@ -1439,6 +1439,14 @@ struct remote_storage_vol_download_args {
         uint64_t                   length;
         u_int                      flags;
 };
+struct remote_domain_get_state_args {
+        remote_nonnull_domain      dom;
+        u_int                      flags;
+};
+struct remote_domain_get_state_ret {
+        int                        state;
+        int                        reason;
+};
 struct remote_message_header {
         u_int                      prog;
         u_int                      vers;