diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index eb25a2c0768..e2177f8ac7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static void loopback_init(struct net_if *iface)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_LOOPBACK_SIMULATE_PACKET_DROP
 static float loopback_packet_drop_ratio = 0.0f;
 static float loopback_packet_drop_state = 0.0f;
+static int loopback_packet_dropped_count;
 
 int loopback_set_packet_drop_ratio(float ratio)
 {
@@ -73,6 +74,12 @@ int loopback_set_packet_drop_ratio(float ratio)
 	loopback_packet_drop_ratio = ratio;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int loopback_get_num_dropped_packets(void)
+{
+	return loopback_packet_dropped_count;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 static int loopback_send(const struct device *dev, struct net_pkt *pkt)
@@ -126,6 +133,7 @@ static int loopback_send(const struct device *dev, struct net_pkt *pkt)
 	if (loopback_packet_drop_state >= 1.0f) {
 		/* Administrate we dropped a packet */
 		loopback_packet_drop_state -= 1.0f;
+		loopback_packet_dropped_count++;
 
 		/* Clean up the packet */
 		net_pkt_unref(cloned);
diff --git a/include/zephyr/net/loopback.h b/include/zephyr/net/loopback.h
index 7d05c275bc4..c58e0fd9fac 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/net/loopback.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/net/loopback.h
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ extern "C" {
  * @return 0 on success, otherwise a negative integer.
  */
 int loopback_set_packet_drop_ratio(float ratio);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get the number of dropped packets
+ *
+ * @return number of packets dropped by the loopback interface
+ */
+int loopback_get_num_dropped_packets(void);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus