diff --git a/validation/data_validator_group.cpp b/validation/data_validator_group.cpp
index 82852ef21f..719275a415 100644
--- a/validation/data_validator_group.cpp
+++ b/validation/data_validator_group.cpp
@@ -338,3 +338,22 @@ DataValidatorGroup::failover_state()
 
 	return DataValidator::ERROR_FLAG_NO_ERROR;
 }
+
+uint32_t
+DataValidatorGroup::get_sensor_state(unsigned index)
+{
+	DataValidator *next = _first;
+	unsigned i = 0;
+
+	while (next != nullptr) {
+		if (i == index) {
+			return next->state();
+		}
+
+		next = next->sibling();
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	// sensor index not found
+	return UINT32_MAX;
+}
diff --git a/validation/data_validator_group.h b/validation/data_validator_group.h
index 094d062d28..4fd6ab0a1c 100644
--- a/validation/data_validator_group.h
+++ b/validation/data_validator_group.h
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	uint32_t		failover_state();
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the error state of the sensor with the specified index
+	 *
+	 * @return		bitmask with error states of the sensor
+	 */
+	uint32_t		get_sensor_state(unsigned index);
+
 	/**
 	 * Print the validator value
 	 *