diff --git a/docs/collector.net.md b/docs/collector.net.md
index 52dd118d..1e176798 100644
--- a/docs/collector.net.md
+++ b/docs/collector.net.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Comma-separated list of collectors to use. Defaults to all, if not specified.
 | `windows_net_current_bandwidth_bytes`          | Estimate of the interface's current bandwidth in bytes per second                                                       | gauge   | `nic`                          |
 | `windows_net_nic_address_info`                 | A metric with a constant '1' value labeled with the network interface's address information.                            | gauge   | `nic`, `address`, `family`     |
 | `windows_net_nic_info`                         | A metric with a constant '1' value labeled with the network interface's general information.                            | gauge   | `nic`, `friendly_name`, `mac`  |
+| `windows_net_nic_operation_status`             | The operational status for the interface as defined in RFC 2863 as IfOperStatus.                                        | gauge   | `nic`, `status`                |
 | `windows_net_route_info`                       | A metric with a constant '1' value labeled with the network interface's route information.                              | gauge   | `nic`, `src`, `dest`, `metric` |
 
 ### Example metric
diff --git a/internal/collector/net/net.go b/internal/collector/net/net.go
index ba1e7046..d8b1c3c1 100644
--- a/internal/collector/net/net.go
+++ b/internal/collector/net/net.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	Name = "net"
 
-	subCollectorMetrics      = "metrics"
-	subCollectorNicAddresses = "nic_addresses"
+	subCollectorMetrics = "metrics"
+	subCollectorNicInfo = "nic_info"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var ConfigDefaults = Config{
 	NicInclude: types.RegExpAny,
 	CollectorsEnabled: []string{
 		subCollectorMetrics,
-		subCollectorNicAddresses,
+		subCollectorNicInfo,
 	},
 }
 
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ type Collector struct {
 	currentBandwidth         *prometheus.Desc
 
 	nicIPAddressInfo *prometheus.Desc
+	nicOperStatus    *prometheus.Desc
 	nicInfo          *prometheus.Desc
 	routeInfo        *prometheus.Desc
 }
@@ -247,6 +248,12 @@ func (c *Collector) Build(logger *slog.Logger, _ *mi.Session) error {
 		[]string{"nic", "address", "family"},
 		nil,
 	)
+	c.nicOperStatus = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		prometheus.BuildFQName(types.Namespace, Name, "nic_operation_status"),
+		"The operational status for the interface as defined in RFC 2863 as IfOperStatus.",
+		[]string{"nic", "status"},
+		nil,
+	)
 	c.nicInfo = prometheus.NewDesc(
 		prometheus.BuildFQName(types.Namespace, Name, "nic_info"),
 		"A metric with a constant '1' value labeled with the network interface's general information.",
@@ -267,7 +274,7 @@ func (c *Collector) Build(logger *slog.Logger, _ *mi.Session) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create Network Interface collector: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if slices.Contains(c.config.CollectorsEnabled, subCollectorNicAddresses) {
+	if slices.Contains(c.config.CollectorsEnabled, subCollectorNicInfo) {
 		logger.Info("nic/addresses collector is in an experimental state! The configuration and metrics may change in future. Please report any issues.",
 			slog.String("collector", Name),
 		)
@@ -287,8 +294,8 @@ func (c *Collector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if slices.Contains(c.config.CollectorsEnabled, subCollectorNicAddresses) {
-		if err := c.collectNICAddresses(ch); err != nil {
+	if slices.Contains(c.config.CollectorsEnabled, subCollectorNicInfo) {
+		if err := c.collectNICInfo(ch); err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("failed collecting net addresses: %w", err))
 		}
 	}
@@ -391,13 +398,7 @@ func (c *Collector) collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-//nolint:gochecknoglobals
-var addressFamily = map[uint16]string{
-	windows.AF_INET:  "ipv4",
-	windows.AF_INET6: "ipv6",
-}
-
-func (c *Collector) collectNICAddresses(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
+func (c *Collector) collectNICInfo(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	nicAdapterAddresses, err := adapterAddresses()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -432,6 +433,21 @@ func (c *Collector) collectNICAddresses(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 			macAddress,
 		)
 
+		for operState, labelValue := range operStatus {
+			var metricStatus float64
+			if operState == nicAdapter.OperStatus {
+				metricStatus = 1
+			}
+
+			ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
+				c.nicOperStatus,
+				prometheus.GaugeValue,
+				metricStatus,
+				nicName,
+				labelValue,
+			)
+		}
+
 		if nicAdapter.OperStatus != windows.IfOperStatusUp {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/internal/collector/net/types.go b/internal/collector/net/types.go
index c06c2413..3016ef99 100644
--- a/internal/collector/net/types.go
+++ b/internal/collector/net/types.go
@@ -15,6 +15,25 @@
 
 package net
 
+import "golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+
+//nolint:gochecknoglobals
+var (
+	addressFamily = map[uint16]string{
+		windows.AF_INET:  "ipv4",
+		windows.AF_INET6: "ipv6",
+	}
+	operStatus = map[uint32]string{
+		windows.IfOperStatusUp:             "up",
+		windows.IfOperStatusDown:           "down",
+		windows.IfOperStatusTesting:        "testing",
+		windows.IfOperStatusUnknown:        "unknown",
+		windows.IfOperStatusDormant:        "dormant",
+		windows.IfOperStatusNotPresent:     "not present",
+		windows.IfOperStatusLowerLayerDown: "lower layer down",
+	}
+)
+
 type perfDataCounterValues struct {
 	Name string
 
diff --git a/tools/e2e-output.txt b/tools/e2e-output.txt
index 8705d5ac..fc316d31 100644
--- a/tools/e2e-output.txt
+++ b/tools/e2e-output.txt
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ windows_exporter_collector_timeout{collector="udp"} 0
 # TYPE windows_net_nic_address_info gauge
 # HELP windows_net_nic_info A metric with a constant '1' value labeled with the network interface's general information.
 # TYPE windows_net_nic_info gauge
+# HELP windows_net_nic_operation_status The operational status for the interface as defined in RFC 2863 as IfOperStatus.
+# TYPE windows_net_nic_operation_status gauge
 # HELP windows_net_output_queue_length_packets (Network.OutputQueueLength)
 # TYPE windows_net_output_queue_length_packets gauge
 # HELP windows_net_packets_outbound_discarded_total (Network.PacketsOutboundDiscarded)
diff --git a/tools/end-to-end-test.ps1 b/tools/end-to-end-test.ps1
index 0ecc27a8..4eb1888c 100644
--- a/tools/end-to-end-test.ps1
+++ b/tools/end-to-end-test.ps1
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ try {
     throw $_
 }
 
-$output_diff = Compare-Object ((Get-Content 'e2e-output.txt' | Out-String).Trim()) ((Get-Content "$($temp_dir)/e2e-output.txt" | Out-String).Trim())
+# Compare the expected and actual output
+$output_diff = Compare-Object (Get-Content 'e2e-output.txt' | Where-Object { $_ -ne "" }) (Get-Content "$($temp_dir)/e2e-output.txt" | Where-Object { $_ -ne "" })
 
 # Fail if differences in output are detected
 if (-not ($null -eq $output_diff)) {
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ if (-not ($null -eq $output_diff)) {
 
     Write-Host "STDOUT"
     Get-Content "$($temp_dir)/windows_exporter.log"
+    Write-Host "----------------------------------------"
     Write-Host "STDERR"
     Get-Content "$($temp_dir)/windows_exporter_error.log"