diff --git a/include/efi_api.h b/include/efi_api.h
index 2f31464cb3..1f349db246 100644
--- a/include/efi_api.h
+++ b/include/efi_api.h
@@ -600,6 +600,12 @@ struct efi_simple_network_mode {
 #define EFI_SIMPLE_NETWORK_RECEIVE_PROMISCUOUS           0x08
 #define EFI_SIMPLE_NETWORK_RECEIVE_PROMISCUOUS_MULTICAST 0x10
 
+/* interrupt status bit mask */
+#define EFI_SIMPLE_NETWORK_RECEIVE_INTERRUPT	0x01
+#define EFI_SIMPLE_NETWORK_TRANSMIT_INTERRUPT	0x02
+#define EFI_SIMPLE_NETWORK_COMMAND_INTERRUPT	0x04
+#define EFI_SIMPLE_NETWORK_SOFTWARE_INTERRUPT	0x08
+
 /* revision of the simple network protocol */
 #define EFI_SIMPLE_NETWORK_PROTOCOL_REVISION	0x00010000
 
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_net.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_net.c
index cd46d2db53..b16463ba1a 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_net.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_net.c
@@ -133,9 +133,14 @@ static efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_net_get_status(struct efi_simple_network *this,
 {
 	EFI_ENTRY("%p, %p, %p", this, int_status, txbuf);
 
-	/* We send packets synchronously, so nothing is outstanding */
-	if (int_status)
-		*int_status = 0;
+	efi_timer_check();
+
+	if (int_status) {
+		/* We send packets synchronously, so nothing is outstanding */
+		*int_status = EFI_SIMPLE_NETWORK_TRANSMIT_INTERRUPT;
+		if (new_rx_packet)
+			*int_status |= EFI_SIMPLE_NETWORK_RECEIVE_INTERRUPT;
+	}
 	if (txbuf)
 		*txbuf = new_tx_packet;