diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/can/error.h b/include/uapi/linux/can/error.h
index b7c3efd9ff992..acc1ac393d2a1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/can/error.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/can/error.h
@@ -127,4 +127,17 @@
 /* TX error counter / data[6] */
 /* RX error counter / data[7] */
 
+/* CAN state thresholds
+ *
+ * Error counter	Error state
+ * -----------------------------------
+ * 0 -  95		Error-active
+ * 96 - 127		Error-warning
+ * 128 - 255		Error-passive
+ * 256 and greater	Bus-off
+ */
+#define CAN_ERROR_WARNING_THRESHOLD 96
+#define CAN_ERROR_PASSIVE_THRESHOLD 128
+#define CAN_BUS_OFF_THRESHOLD 256
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_CAN_ERROR_H */