diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp.c b/drivers/net/ppp.c
index 4db963beeb7..1e1ce474095 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp.c
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ static int ppp_start(const struct device *dev)
 	}
 #endif /* !CONFIG_NET_TEST */
 
-	ARG_UNUSED(context);
+	net_if_carrier_on(context->iface);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@ static int ppp_stop(const struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct ppp_driver_context *context = dev->data;
 
+	net_if_carrier_off(context->iface);
 	context->modem_init_done = false;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/zephyr/net/ppp.h b/include/zephyr/net/ppp.h
index 686f34aecf2..4067d37f4cc 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/net/ppp.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/net/ppp.h
@@ -489,6 +489,9 @@ struct ppp_context {
 	/** Is PPP ready to receive packets */
 	uint16_t is_ready_to_serve : 1;
 
+	/** Is PPP L2 enabled or not */
+	uint16_t is_enabled : 1;
+
 	/** PPP enable pending */
 	uint16_t is_enable_done : 1;
 
diff --git a/subsys/net/l2/ppp/ppp_internal.h b/subsys/net/l2/ppp/ppp_internal.h
index 0603f1e27b8..c5b5a9547f6 100644
--- a/subsys/net/l2/ppp/ppp_internal.h
+++ b/subsys/net/l2/ppp/ppp_internal.h
@@ -213,5 +213,3 @@ static inline bool ppp_my_option_is_acked(struct ppp_fsm *fsm,
 {
 	return ppp_my_option_flags(fsm, code) & PPP_MY_OPTION_ACKED;
 }
-
-void ppp_if_carrier_down(struct net_if *iface);
diff --git a/subsys/net/l2/ppp/ppp_l2.c b/subsys/net/l2/ppp/ppp_l2.c
index 63b4b5d57fe..b949c491406 100644
--- a/subsys/net/l2/ppp/ppp_l2.c
+++ b/subsys/net/l2/ppp/ppp_l2.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(net_l2_ppp, CONFIG_NET_L2_PPP_LOG_LEVEL);
 #include <zephyr/sys/iterable_sections.h>
 
 #include "net_private.h"
-#include "ipv4_autoconf_internal.h"
 
 #include "ppp_stats.h"
 #include "ppp_internal.h"
@@ -218,7 +217,31 @@ static enum net_l2_flags ppp_flags(struct net_if *iface)
 	return ctx->ppp_l2_flags;
 }
 
-NET_L2_INIT(PPP_L2, ppp_recv, ppp_send, NULL, ppp_flags);
+static int ppp_enable(struct net_if *iface, bool state)
+{
+	const struct ppp_api *ppp =
+		net_if_get_device(iface)->api;
+	struct ppp_context *ctx = net_if_l2_data(iface);
+
+	if (ctx->is_enabled == state) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ctx->is_enabled = state;
+
+	if (!state) {
+		if (ppp->stop) {
+			ppp->stop(net_if_get_device(iface));
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (ppp->start) {
+			ppp->start(net_if_get_device(iface));
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+NET_L2_INIT(PPP_L2, ppp_recv, ppp_send, ppp_enable, ppp_flags);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_SHELL)
 static int get_ppp_context(int idx, struct ppp_context **ctx,