diff --git a/src/main/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClient.java b/src/main/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClient.java
index 221f735..aa54b7b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClient.java
@@ -3281,6 +3281,25 @@ public class RundeckClient implements Serializable {
         return new ApiCall(this).get(param,
                 new OutputParser("result/output", createOutputEntryParser()));
     }
+    /**
+     * Get the execution state of the given execution
+     *
+     * @param executionId identifier of the execution - mandatory
+     * @return {@link RundeckExecutionState} the execution state
+     * @throws RundeckApiException in case of error when calling the API (non-existent job with this ID)
+     * @throws RundeckApiLoginException if the login fails (in case of login-based authentication)
+     * @throws RundeckApiTokenException if the token is invalid (in case of token-based authentication)
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the jobId is blank (null, empty or whitespace)
+     */
+    public RundeckExecutionState getExecutionState(Long executionId)
+            throws RundeckApiException, RundeckApiLoginException, RundeckApiTokenException, IllegalArgumentException {
+        AssertUtil.notNull(executionId, "executionId is mandatory to get the state of an execution!");
+        ApiPathBuilder param = new ApiPathBuilder(
+                "/execution/", executionId.toString(),
+                "/state");
+
+        return new ApiCall(this).get(param, new ExecutionStateParser("result/executionState"));
+    }
 
     /**
      * Get the execution output of the given execution on the specified node
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClientTest.java b/src/test/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClientTest.java
index 5e925a5..afc90d4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClientTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClientTest.java
@@ -1186,6 +1186,22 @@ public class RundeckClientTest {
         Assert.assertEquals(false, output.isUnmodified());
         Assert.assertEquals(12, output.getLogEntries().size());
     }
+    /**
+     * Execution state structure
+     */
+    @Test
+    @Betamax(tape = "execution_state", mode = TapeMode.READ_ONLY)
+    public void executionState() throws Exception {
+        final RundeckClient client = createClient(TEST_TOKEN_6, 10);
+        RundeckExecutionState output = client.getExecutionState(149L);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(149,output.getExecutionId());
+        Assert.assertEquals(3,output.getTargetNodes().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(3,output.getAllNodes().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(1,output.getStepCount());
+        Assert.assertEquals(1,output.getSteps().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(RundeckWFExecState.SUCCEEDED,output.getExecutionState());
+    }
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/betamax/tapes/execution_state.yaml b/src/test/resources/betamax/tapes/execution_state.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35c721f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/betamax/tapes/execution_state.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+!tape
+name: execution_state
+interactions:
+- recorded: 2014-01-18T18:24:49.806Z
+  request:
+    method: GET
+    uri: http://rundeck.local:4440/api/10/execution/149/state
+    headers:
+      Accept: text/xml
+      Host: rundeck.local:4440
+      Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
+      User-Agent: RunDeck API Java Client 10
+      X-RunDeck-Auth-Token: Do4d3NUD5DKk21DR4sNK755RcPk618vn
+  response:
+    status: 200
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: text/xml;charset=UTF-8
+      Expires: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
+      Server: Jetty(7.6.0.v20120127)
+      Set-Cookie: JSESSIONID=x0rnzzfb3xi410pethl5ttvjb;Path=/
+    body: <result success='true' apiversion='10'><executionState id='149'><startTime>2014-01-18T17:29:19Z</startTime><stepCount>1</stepCount><allNodes><nodes><node name='node-111.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'></node><node name='node-14.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'></node><node name='node-6.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'></node></nodes></allNodes><targetNodes><nodes><node name='node-111.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'></node><node name='node-14.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'></node><node name='node-6.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'></node></nodes></targetNodes><updateTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</updateTime><executionId>149</executionId><serverNode>dignan</serverNode><endTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</endTime><executionState>SUCCEEDED</executionState><completed>true</completed><steps><step stepctx='1' id='1'><startTime>2014-01-18T17:29:19Z</startTime><nodeStep>true</nodeStep><updateTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</updateTime><endTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</endTime><executionState>SUCCEEDED</executionState><nodeStates><nodeState name='node-111.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'><startTime>2014-01-18T17:29:19Z</startTime><updateTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</updateTime><endTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</endTime><executionState>SUCCEEDED</executionState></nodeState><nodeState name='node-6.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'><startTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</startTime><updateTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</updateTime><endTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</endTime><executionState>SUCCEEDED</executionState></nodeState><nodeState name='node-14.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'><startTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</startTime><updateTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</updateTime><endTime>2014-01-18T17:29:20Z</endTime><executionState>SUCCEEDED</executionState></nodeState></nodeStates></step></steps><nodes><node name='node-111.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'><steps><step><stepctx>1</stepctx><executionState>SUCCEEDED</executionState></step></steps></node><node name='node-6.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'><steps><step><stepctx>1</stepctx><executionState>SUCCEEDED</executionState></step></steps></node><node name='node-14.qa.subgroup.mycompany.com'><steps><step><stepctx>1</stepctx><executionState>SUCCEEDED</executionState></step></steps></node></nodes></executionState></result>