diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/include/zap_types.h b/libs/freetdm/src/include/zap_types.h
index 38b749c0d7..045d60cb2f 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/include/zap_types.h
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/include/zap_types.h
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	ZAP_COMMAND_FLUSH_BUFFERS,
 	ZAP_COMMAND_SET_PRE_BUFFER_SIZE,
 	ZAP_COMMAND_SET_LINK_STATUS,
+	ZAP_COMMAND_GET_LINK_STATUS,
 	ZAP_COMMAND_COUNT
 } zap_command_t;
 
@@ -421,8 +422,7 @@ struct zap_state_map {
 typedef struct zap_state_map zap_state_map_t;
 
 typedef enum zap_hw_link_status {
-	ZAP_HW_LINK_UNINITIALIZED = 0,
-	ZAP_HW_LINK_DISCONNECTED,
+	ZAP_HW_LINK_DISCONNECTED = 0,
 	ZAP_HW_LINK_CONNECTED
 } zap_hw_link_status_t;
 
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ozmod/ozmod_wanpipe/ozmod_wanpipe.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ozmod/ozmod_wanpipe/ozmod_wanpipe.c
index 88a8aaf574..02103c6fcd 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ozmod/ozmod_wanpipe/ozmod_wanpipe.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ozmod/ozmod_wanpipe/ozmod_wanpipe.c
@@ -598,22 +598,19 @@ static ZIO_COMMAND_FUNCTION(wanpipe_command)
 	case ZAP_COMMAND_SET_LINK_STATUS:
 		{
 			zap_hw_link_status_t status = ZAP_COMMAND_OBJ_INT;
-			char sangoma_status;
-			switch (status) {
-			case ZAP_HW_LINK_UNINITIALIZED: 
-				sangoma_status = FE_UNITIALIZED;
-				break;
-			case ZAP_HW_LINK_DISCONNECTED:
-				sangoma_status = FE_DISCONNECTED;
-				break;
-			case ZAP_HW_LINK_CONNECTED:
-				sangoma_status = FE_CONNECTED;
-				break;
-			default:
-				return ZAP_FAIL;
-			}
-			err = sangoma_tdm_set_fe_status(zchan->sockfd, &tdm_api, status);
+			char sangoma_status = status == ZAP_HW_LINK_CONNECTED ? FE_CONNECTED : FE_DISCONNECTED;
+			err = sangoma_tdm_set_fe_status(zchan->sockfd, &tdm_api, sangoma_status);
 		}
+		break;
+	case ZAP_COMMAND_GET_LINK_STATUS:
+		{
+			unsigned char sangoma_status = 0;
+			err = sangoma_tdm_get_fe_status(zchan->sockfd, &tdm_api, &sangoma_status);
+			if (!err) {
+				ZAP_COMMAND_OBJ_INT = sangoma_status == FE_CONNECTED ? ZAP_HW_LINK_CONNECTED : ZAP_HW_LINK_DISCONNECTED;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	};