diff --git a/src/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.cpp b/src/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.cpp
index 3422ee8..a65c7ba 100644
--- a/src/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.cpp
+++ b/src/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@
     case FACE_EVENT_DESTROYED:
       os << "Kind: destroyed, ";
       break;
+    case FACE_EVENT_UP:
+      os << "Kind: up, ";
+      break;
+    case FACE_EVENT_DOWN:
+      os << "Kind: down, ";
+      break;
     }
 
   os << "FaceID: " << notification.getFaceId() << ", "
diff --git a/src/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.hpp b/src/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.hpp
index a4d1ea7..7d3121e 100644
--- a/src/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.hpp
+++ b/src/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.hpp
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
  * \ingroup management
  */
 enum FaceEventKind {
-  FACE_EVENT_CREATED = 1,
-  FACE_EVENT_DESTROYED = 2
+  FACE_EVENT_CREATED = 1, ///< face created
+  FACE_EVENT_DESTROYED = 2, ///< face destroyed
+  FACE_EVENT_UP = 3, ///< face went UP (from DOWN state)
+  FACE_EVENT_DOWN = 4 ///< face went DOWN (from UP state)
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.t.cpp
index 7def221..c356603 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.t.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,110 @@
                               "LinkType: multi-access)");
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EncodeUp)
+{
+  FaceEventNotification notification1;
+  notification1.setKind(FACE_EVENT_UP)
+               .setFaceId(20)
+               .setRemoteUri("tcp4://192.0.2.1:55555")
+               .setLocalUri("tcp4://192.0.2.2:6363")
+               .setFaceScope(FACE_SCOPE_LOCAL)
+               .setFacePersistency(FACE_PERSISTENCY_ON_DEMAND)
+               .setLinkType(LINK_TYPE_MULTI_ACCESS);
+  Block wire;
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(wire = notification1.wireEncode());
+
+  // These octets are obtained by the snippet below.
+  // This check is intended to detect unexpected encoding change in the future.
+  // for (Buffer::const_iterator it = wire.begin(); it != wire.end(); ++it) {
+  //   printf("0x%02x, ", *it);
+  // }
+  static const uint8_t expected[] = {
+    0xc0, 0x3e, 0xc1, 0x01, 0x03, 0x69, 0x01, 0x14, 0x72, 0x16,
+    0x74, 0x63, 0x70, 0x34, 0x3a, 0x2f, 0x2f, 0x31, 0x39, 0x32,
+    0x2e, 0x30, 0x2e, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x31, 0x3a, 0x35, 0x35, 0x35,
+    0x35, 0x35, 0x81, 0x15, 0x74, 0x63, 0x70, 0x34, 0x3a, 0x2f,
+    0x2f, 0x31, 0x39, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x30, 0x2e, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x32,
+    0x3a, 0x36, 0x33, 0x36, 0x33, 0x84, 0x01, 0x01, 0x85, 0x01,
+    0x01, 0x86, 0x01, 0x01,
+  };
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(expected, expected + sizeof(expected),
+                                  wire.begin(), wire.end());
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(FaceEventNotification(wire));
+  FaceEventNotification notification2(wire);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getKind(), notification2.getKind());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getFaceId(), notification2.getFaceId());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getRemoteUri(), notification2.getRemoteUri());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getLocalUri(), notification2.getLocalUri());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getFaceScope(), notification2.getFaceScope());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getFacePersistency(), notification2.getFacePersistency());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getLinkType(), notification2.getLinkType());
+
+  std::ostringstream os;
+  os << notification2;
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(os.str(), "FaceEventNotification("
+                              "Kind: up, "
+                              "FaceID: 20, "
+                              "RemoteUri: tcp4://192.0.2.1:55555, "
+                              "LocalUri: tcp4://192.0.2.2:6363, "
+                              "FaceScope: local, "
+                              "FacePersistency: on-demand, "
+                              "LinkType: multi-access)");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EncodeDown)
+{
+  FaceEventNotification notification1;
+  notification1.setKind(FACE_EVENT_DOWN)
+               .setFaceId(20)
+               .setRemoteUri("tcp4://192.0.2.1:55555")
+               .setLocalUri("tcp4://192.0.2.2:6363")
+               .setFaceScope(FACE_SCOPE_LOCAL)
+               .setFacePersistency(FACE_PERSISTENCY_ON_DEMAND)
+               .setLinkType(LINK_TYPE_MULTI_ACCESS);
+  Block wire;
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(wire = notification1.wireEncode());
+
+  // These octets are obtained by the snippet below.
+  // This check is intended to detect unexpected encoding change in the future.
+  // for (Buffer::const_iterator it = wire.begin(); it != wire.end(); ++it) {
+  //   printf("0x%02x, ", *it);
+  // }
+  static const uint8_t expected[] = {
+    0xc0, 0x3e, 0xc1, 0x01, 0x04, 0x69, 0x01, 0x14, 0x72, 0x16,
+    0x74, 0x63, 0x70, 0x34, 0x3a, 0x2f, 0x2f, 0x31, 0x39, 0x32,
+    0x2e, 0x30, 0x2e, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x31, 0x3a, 0x35, 0x35, 0x35,
+    0x35, 0x35, 0x81, 0x15, 0x74, 0x63, 0x70, 0x34, 0x3a, 0x2f,
+    0x2f, 0x31, 0x39, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x30, 0x2e, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x32,
+    0x3a, 0x36, 0x33, 0x36, 0x33, 0x84, 0x01, 0x01, 0x85, 0x01,
+    0x01, 0x86, 0x01, 0x01,
+  };
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(expected, expected + sizeof(expected),
+                                  wire.begin(), wire.end());
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(FaceEventNotification(wire));
+  FaceEventNotification notification2(wire);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getKind(), notification2.getKind());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getFaceId(), notification2.getFaceId());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getRemoteUri(), notification2.getRemoteUri());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getLocalUri(), notification2.getLocalUri());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getFaceScope(), notification2.getFaceScope());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getFacePersistency(), notification2.getFacePersistency());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(notification1.getLinkType(), notification2.getLinkType());
+
+  std::ostringstream os;
+  os << notification2;
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(os.str(), "FaceEventNotification("
+                              "Kind: down, "
+                              "FaceID: 20, "
+                              "RemoteUri: tcp4://192.0.2.1:55555, "
+                              "LocalUri: tcp4://192.0.2.2:6363, "
+                              "FaceScope: local, "
+                              "FacePersistency: on-demand, "
+                              "LinkType: multi-access)");
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestFaceEventNotification
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Nfd
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Mgmt