diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 670f448..8a54aaa 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -290,6 +290,19 @@ HAProxy.prototype.enable = function enable(backend, server, fn) {
   return this.send('enable server %s/%s', backend, server).call(fn);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Set the server state to [ ready / maint / drain ]
+ *
+ * @param {String} backend Name of the backend server.
+ * @param {String} server The server that needs to be disabled in the backend.
+ * @param {String} newState new state for the server [ ready / maint / drain ]
+ * @param {Function} fn Callback.
+ * @api public
+ */
+HAProxy.prototype.state = function state(backend, server, newState, fn) {
+  return this.send('set server %s/%s state %s', backend || '', server || '', newState || '').call(fn);
+};
+
 /**
  * Mark the frontend as temporarilty stopped. This corresponds to the mode which
  * is used during a soft restart. THe frontend releases the port but it can be