diff --git a/clients/ts/signalr/src/HubConnection.ts b/clients/ts/signalr/src/HubConnection.ts
index c69a5d24fd..6bc618c8db 100644
--- a/clients/ts/signalr/src/HubConnection.ts
+++ b/clients/ts/signalr/src/HubConnection.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ import { Arg, Subject } from "./Utils";
 
 const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_MS: number = 30 * 1000;
 
+/** Describes the current state of the {@link HubConnection} to the server. */
+export enum HubConnectionState {
+    /** The hub connection is disconnected. */
+    Disconnected,
+    /** The hub connection is connected. */
+    Connected,
+}
+
 /** Represents a connection to a SignalR Hub. */
 export class HubConnection {
     private readonly connection: IConnection;
@@ -22,6 +30,7 @@ export class HubConnection {
     private closedCallbacks: Array<(error?: Error) => void>;
     private timeoutHandle: NodeJS.Timer;
     private receivedHandshakeResponse: boolean;
+    private connectionState: HubConnectionState;
 
     /** The server timeout in milliseconds.
      *
@@ -58,6 +67,12 @@ export class HubConnection {
         this.methods = {};
         this.closedCallbacks = [];
         this.id = 0;
+        this.connectionState = HubConnectionState.Disconnected;
+    }
+
+    /** Indicates the state of the {@link HubConnection} to the server. */
+    get state(): HubConnectionState {
+        return this.connectionState;
     }
 
     /** Starts the connection.
@@ -85,6 +100,8 @@ export class HubConnection {
         // defensively cleanup timeout in case we receive a message from the server before we finish start
         this.cleanupTimeout();
         this.configureTimeout();
+
+        this.connectionState = HubConnectionState.Connected;
     }
 
     /** Stops the connection.
@@ -380,6 +397,8 @@ export class HubConnection {
         const callbacks = this.callbacks;
         this.callbacks = {};
 
+        this.connectionState = HubConnectionState.Disconnected;
+
         Object.keys(callbacks)
             .forEach((key) => {
                 const callback = callbacks[key];
diff --git a/clients/ts/signalr/src/index.ts b/clients/ts/signalr/src/index.ts
index 548a0a5929..1872133098 100644
--- a/clients/ts/signalr/src/index.ts
+++ b/clients/ts/signalr/src/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export { AbortSignal } from "./AbortController";
 export { HttpError, TimeoutError } from "./Errors";
 export { DefaultHttpClient, HttpClient, HttpRequest, HttpResponse } from "./HttpClient";
 export { IHttpConnectionOptions } from "./IHttpConnectionOptions";
-export { HubConnection } from "./HubConnection";
+export { HubConnection, HubConnectionState } from "./HubConnection";
 export { HubConnectionBuilder } from "./HubConnectionBuilder";
 export { MessageType, MessageHeaders, HubMessage, HubMessageBase, HubInvocationMessage, InvocationMessage, StreamInvocationMessage, StreamItemMessage, CompletionMessage, PingMessage, CloseMessage, CancelInvocationMessage, IHubProtocol } from "./IHubProtocol";
 export { ILogger, LogLevel } from "./ILogger";
diff --git a/clients/ts/signalr/tests/HubConnection.test.ts b/clients/ts/signalr/tests/HubConnection.test.ts
index ef588078b6..c3ff32e224 100644
--- a/clients/ts/signalr/tests/HubConnection.test.ts
+++ b/clients/ts/signalr/tests/HubConnection.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
-import { HubConnection } from "../src/HubConnection";
+import { HubConnection, HubConnectionState } from "../src/HubConnection";
 import { IConnection } from "../src/IConnection";
 import { HubMessage, IHubProtocol, MessageType } from "../src/IHubProtocol";
 import { ILogger, LogLevel } from "../src/ILogger";
@@ -34,6 +34,33 @@ describe("HubConnection", () => {
                 await hubConnection.stop();
             }
         });
+
+        it("state connected", async () => {
+            const connection = new TestConnection();
+            const hubConnection = createHubConnection(connection);
+            expect(hubConnection.state).toBe(HubConnectionState.Disconnected);
+            try {
+                await hubConnection.start();
+                expect(hubConnection.state).toBe(HubConnectionState.Connected);
+            } finally {
+                await hubConnection.stop();
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe("stop", () => {
+        it("state disconnected", async () => {
+            const connection = new TestConnection();
+            const hubConnection = createHubConnection(connection);
+            expect(hubConnection.state).toBe(HubConnectionState.Disconnected);
+            try {
+                await hubConnection.start();
+                expect(hubConnection.state).toBe(HubConnectionState.Connected);
+            } finally {
+                await hubConnection.stop();
+                expect(hubConnection.state).toBe(HubConnectionState.Disconnected);
+            }
+        });
     });
 
     describe("send", () => {
@@ -834,6 +861,21 @@ describe("HubConnection", () => {
                 hubConnection.stop();
             }
         });
+
+        it("state disconnected", async () => {
+            const connection = new TestConnection();
+            const hubConnection = createHubConnection(connection);
+            try {
+                let state: HubConnectionState;
+                hubConnection.onclose((e) => state = hubConnection.state);
+                // Typically this would be called by the transport
+                connection.onclose();
+                
+                expect(state).toBe(HubConnectionState.Disconnected);
+            } finally {
+                hubConnection.stop();
+            }
+        });
     });
 
     describe("keepAlive", () => {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client.Core/HubConnectionState.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client.Core/HubConnectionState.cs
index 279c5a5ffc..7a230bd70e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client.Core/HubConnectionState.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client.Core/HubConnectionState.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client
         /// </summary>
         Disconnected,
         /// <summary>
-        /// The hub connection is open.
+        /// The hub connection is connected.
         /// </summary>
         Connected
     }