diff --git a/daemon/face/face.hpp b/daemon/face/face.hpp
index 987853e..2660045 100644
--- a/daemon/face/face.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/face.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "core/face-uri.hpp"
 #include "face-counter.hpp"
 
+#include <ndn-cxx/management/nfd-face-status.hpp>
+
 namespace nfd {
 
 /** \class FaceId
@@ -149,6 +151,11 @@
   const FaceUri&
   getLocalUri() const;
 
+  /** \return FaceStatus data structure filled with the current Face status
+   */
+  virtual ndn::nfd::FaceStatus
+  getFaceStatus() const;
+
 protected:
   // this is a non-virtual method
   bool