diff --git a/yang/frr-zebra.yang b/yang/frr-zebra.yang
index 5f1b711b97..3e005c2d35 100644
--- a/yang/frr-zebra.yang
+++ b/yang/frr-zebra.yang
@@ -2968,6 +2968,11 @@ module frr-zebra {
       config false;
       description
         "Operational data.";
+      leaf ip-forwarding {
+        type boolean;
+        description
+          "IP forwarding status.";
+      }
     }
     // End of operational / state container
   }
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_nb.c b/zebra/zebra_nb.c
index 81fe2ab6a0..83d89fa7b7 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_nb.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_nb.c
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ const struct frr_yang_module_info frr_zebra_info = {
 				.destroy = zebra_ip_forwarding_destroy,
 			}
 		},
+		{
+			.xpath = "/frr-zebra:zebra/state/ip-forwarding",
+			.cbs = {
+				.get_elem = zebra_ip_forwarding_get_elem,
+			}
+		},
 		{
 			.xpath = "/frr-zebra:zebra/ipv6-forwarding",
 			.cbs = {
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_nb.h b/zebra/zebra_nb.h
index 426ad4b7de..f742d24747 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_nb.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_nb.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ int get_debugs_rpc(struct nb_cb_rpc_args *args);
 int zebra_mcast_rpf_lookup_modify(struct nb_cb_modify_args *args);
 int zebra_ip_forwarding_modify(struct nb_cb_modify_args *args);
 int zebra_ip_forwarding_destroy(struct nb_cb_destroy_args *args);
+struct yang_data *zebra_ip_forwarding_get_elem(struct nb_cb_get_elem_args *args);
 int zebra_ipv6_forwarding_modify(struct nb_cb_modify_args *args);
 int zebra_ipv6_forwarding_destroy(struct nb_cb_destroy_args *args);
 int zebra_workqueue_hold_timer_modify(struct nb_cb_modify_args *args);
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_nb_state.c b/zebra/zebra_nb_state.c
index a7091821b5..9b9991c182 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_nb_state.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_nb_state.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "printfrr.h"
 #include "zebra/zebra_vxlan.h"
 #include "zebra/zebra_vxlan_if.h"
+#include "zebra/ipforward.h"
 
 /*
  * XPath: /frr-interface:lib/interface/frr-zebra:zebra/state/up-count
@@ -1166,3 +1167,12 @@ struct yang_data *zebra_max_multipath_get_elem(struct nb_cb_get_elem_args *args)
 {
 	return yang_data_new_uint16(args->xpath, zrouter.multipath_num);
 }
+
+/*
+ * XPath:
+ * /frr-zebra:zebra/ip_forwarding
+ */
+struct yang_data *zebra_ip_forwarding_get_elem(struct nb_cb_get_elem_args *args)
+{
+	return yang_data_new_bool(args->xpath, ipforward());
+}