diff --git a/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/TunnelStore.java b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/TunnelStore.java
index 6940ab2..519c9f7 100644
--- a/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/TunnelStore.java
+++ b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/tunnel/TunnelStore.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.tunnel.Tunnel.State;
 import org.onosproject.incubator.net.tunnel.Tunnel.Type;
 import org.onosproject.net.Annotations;
 import org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderId;
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@
     TunnelId createOrUpdateTunnel(Tunnel tunnel);
 
     /**
+     * Creates a tunnel or updates a tunnel with the new state given in input.
+     *
+     * @param tunnel tunnel
+     * @param state tunnel state
+     * @return tunnel identity
+     */
+    TunnelId createOrUpdateTunnel(Tunnel tunnel, State state);
+
+    /**
      * Deletes a tunnel by a specific tunnel identifier.
      *
      * @param tunnelId tunnel unique identifier generated by ONOS