diff --git a/ethtool.go b/ethtool.go
index 251c7d5..2555e31 100644
--- a/ethtool.go
+++ b/ethtool.go
@@ -702,6 +702,22 @@ func isFeatureBitSet(blocks [MAX_FEATURE_BLOCKS]ethtoolGetFeaturesBlock, index u
 	return (blocks)[index/32].active&(1<<(index%32)) != 0
 }
 
+type FeatureState struct {
+	Available    bool
+	Requested    bool
+	Active       bool
+	NeverChanged bool
+}
+
+func getFeatureStateBits(blocks [MAX_FEATURE_BLOCKS]ethtoolGetFeaturesBlock, index uint) FeatureState {
+	return FeatureState{
+		Available:    (blocks)[index/32].available&(1<<(index%32)) != 0,
+		Requested:    (blocks)[index/32].requested&(1<<(index%32)) != 0,
+		Active:       (blocks)[index/32].active&(1<<(index%32)) != 0,
+		NeverChanged: (blocks)[index/32].never_changed&(1<<(index%32)) != 0,
+	}
+}
+
 func setFeatureBit(blocks *[MAX_FEATURE_BLOCKS]ethtoolSetFeaturesBlock, index uint, value bool) {
 	blockIndex, bitIndex := index/32, index%32
 
@@ -790,6 +806,36 @@ func (e *Ethtool) Features(intf string) (map[string]bool, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// FeaturesWithState retrieves features of the given interface name,
+// with extra flags to explain if they can be enabled
+func (e *Ethtool) FeaturesWithState(intf string) (map[string]FeatureState, error) {
+	names, err := e.FeatureNames(intf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	length := uint32(len(names))
+	if length == 0 {
+		return map[string]FeatureState{}, nil
+	}
+
+	features := ethtoolGfeatures{
+		cmd:  ETHTOOL_GFEATURES,
+		size: (length + 32 - 1) / 32,
+	}
+
+	if err := e.ioctl(intf, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&features))); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var result = make(map[string]FeatureState, length)
+	for key, index := range names {
+		result[key] = getFeatureStateBits(features.blocks, index)
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 // Change requests a change in the given device's features.
 func (e *Ethtool) Change(intf string, config map[string]bool) error {
 	names, err := e.FeatureNames(intf)
diff --git a/ethtool_test.go b/ethtool_test.go
index 53f774c..15fcee4 100644
--- a/ethtool_test.go
+++ b/ethtool_test.go
@@ -122,3 +122,46 @@ func TestSupportedLinkModes(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFeatures(t *testing.T) {
+	et, err := NewEthtool()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer et.Close()
+
+	feats, err := et.Features("lo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(feats) == 0 {
+		// TOOD: do we have a sane subset of features we should check?
+		t.Fatalf("expected features for loopback interface")
+	}
+
+	featsWithState, err := et.FeaturesWithState("lo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(feats) != len(featsWithState) {
+		t.Fatalf("features mismatch: %d with state %d", len(feats), len(featsWithState))
+	}
+
+	fixed := 0
+	for key, val := range feats {
+		state, ok := featsWithState[key]
+		if !ok || val != state.Active {
+			t.Errorf("inconsistent feature: %q reported %v active %v", key, val, state.Active)
+		}
+		if !state.Available {
+			fixed++
+		}
+	}
+
+	if fixed == 0 {
+		// the lo interface MUST have some non-available features, by design
+		t.Fatalf("loopback interface reported all features available")
+	}
+}