diff --git a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/dp/src/xdprx.c b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/dp/src/xdprx.c
index 95e5e6dd..083a4699 100644
--- a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/dp/src/xdprx.c
+++ b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/dp/src/xdprx.c
@@ -189,6 +189,37 @@ u32 XDprx_InitializeRx(XDprx *InstancePtr)
 	return XST_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+u32 XDprx_CheckLinkStatus(XDprx *InstancePtr)
+{
+	u8 LaneCount;
+	u8 LaneStatus[2];
+
+	LaneCount = XDprx_ReadReg(InstancePtr->Config.BaseAddr,
+						XDPRX_DPCD_LANE_COUNT_SET);
+
+	LaneStatus[0] = XDprx_ReadReg(InstancePtr->Config.BaseAddr,
+						XDPRX_DPCD_LANE01_STATUS);
+	LaneStatus[1] = XDprx_ReadReg(InstancePtr->Config.BaseAddr,
+						XDPRX_DPCD_LANE23_STATUS);
+
+	switch (LaneCount) {
+	case 4:
+		if (LaneStatus[1] != 0x77) {
+			return XST_FAILURE;
+		}
+	case 2:
+		if ((LaneStatus[0] & 0x70) != 0x70) {
+			return XST_FAILURE;
+		}
+	case 1:
+		if ((LaneStatus[0] & 0x07) != 0x07) {
+			return XST_FAILURE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return XST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 void XDprx_DtgEn(XDprx *InstancePtr)
 {
 	XDprx_WriteReg(InstancePtr->Config.BaseAddr, XDPRX_SOFT_RESET, 0x01);
diff --git a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/dp/src/xdprx.h b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/dp/src/xdprx.h
index 633c1b81..793069a4 100644
--- a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/dp/src/xdprx.h
+++ b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/dp/src/xdprx.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void XDprx_CfgInitialize(XDprx *InstancePtr, XDp_Config *ConfigPtr,
 u32 XDprx_InitializeRx(XDprx *InstancePtr);
 
 /* xdprx.c: General usage functions. */
+u32 XDprx_CheckLinkStatus(XDprx *InstancePtr);
 void XDprx_DtgEn(XDprx *InstancePtr);
 void XDprx_DtgDis(XDprx *InstancePtr);
 void XDprx_SetLinkRate(XDprx *InstancePtr, u8 LinkRate);