diff --git a/src/barebox-state/state.c b/src/barebox-state/state.c
index 2c613a9..0036b69 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state/state.c
+++ b/src/barebox-state/state.c
@@ -692,6 +692,27 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int state_read_mac(struct state *state, const char *name, u8 *buf)
+{
+	struct state_variable *svar;
+	struct state_mac *mac;
+
+	if (!state || !name || !buf)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	svar = state_find_var(state, name);
+	if (IS_ERR(svar))
+		return PTR_ERR(svar);
+
+	if (svar->type->type != STATE_VARIABLE_TYPE_MAC)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mac = to_state_mac(svar);
+	memcpy(buf, mac->value, 6);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void state_info(void)
 {
 	struct state *state;
diff --git a/src/state.h b/src/state.h
index ce420d1..888b491 100644
--- a/src/state.h
+++ b/src/state.h
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@
 int state_save(struct state *state);
 void state_info(void);
 
+int state_read_mac(struct state *state, const char *name, u8 *buf);
+
 #endif /* __STATE_H */