diff --git a/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/TunnelAdminService.java b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/TunnelAdminService.java
index 3e6725a..936749a 100644
--- a/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/TunnelAdminService.java
+++ b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/TunnelAdminService.java
@@ -62,4 +62,11 @@
      */
     void updateTunnel(Tunnel tunnel, Path path);
 
+    /**
+     * Updates the state of a tunnel.
+     *
+     * @param tunnel tunnel to be changed
+     * @param state new state of the tunnel
+     */
+    void updateTunnelState(Tunnel tunnel, Tunnel.State state);
 }
diff --git a/incubator/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/impl/TunnelManager.java b/incubator/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/impl/TunnelManager.java
index 3c846a6..281f1e8 100644
--- a/incubator/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/impl/TunnelManager.java
+++ b/incubator/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/impl/TunnelManager.java
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void updateTunnelState(Tunnel tunnel, State state) {
+        Tunnel storedTunnel = store.queryTunnel(tunnel.tunnelId());
+        store.createOrUpdateTunnel(storedTunnel, state);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void removeTunnels(TunnelEndPoint src, TunnelEndPoint dst,
                               ProviderId producerName) {
         Collection<Tunnel> setTunnels = store.queryTunnel(src, dst);
diff --git a/providers/pcep/tunnel/src/test/java/org/onosproject/provider/pcep/tunnel/impl/PcepTunnelAddedTest.java b/providers/pcep/tunnel/src/test/java/org/onosproject/provider/pcep/tunnel/impl/PcepTunnelAddedTest.java
index 17a62d8..f6b876e 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/tunnel/src/test/java/org/onosproject/provider/pcep/tunnel/impl/PcepTunnelAddedTest.java
+++ b/providers/pcep/tunnel/src/test/java/org/onosproject/provider/pcep/tunnel/impl/PcepTunnelAddedTest.java
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@
                 tunnelService.tunnelIdAsKeyStore.replace(tunnel.tunnelId(), tunnel);
             }
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void updateTunnelState(Tunnel tunnel, State state) {
+            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        }
     }
 
     private class MockMasterShipService extends MastershipServiceAdapter {