diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/api.py b/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/api.py
index ee0d4eb43a344..6f5ad6ba83bfc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/api.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/api.py
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ async def websocket_network_status(
 ) -> None:
     """Get the status of the Z-Wave JS network."""
     controller = client.driver.controller
+    await controller.async_get_state()
     data = {
         "client": {
             "ws_server_url": client.ws_server_url,
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ async def websocket_network_status(
             "suc_node_id": controller.suc_node_id,
             "supports_timers": controller.supports_timers,
             "is_heal_network_active": controller.is_heal_network_active,
+            "inclusion_state": controller.inclusion_state,
             "nodes": list(client.driver.controller.nodes),
         },
     }
diff --git a/tests/components/zwave_js/fixtures/controller_state.json b/tests/components/zwave_js/fixtures/controller_state.json
index d4bf58a53ceb7..ac0cedcffef9b 100644
--- a/tests/components/zwave_js/fixtures/controller_state.json
+++ b/tests/components/zwave_js/fixtures/controller_state.json
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@
         ],
         "sucNodeId": 1,
         "supportsTimers": false,
-        "isHealNetworkActive": false
+        "isHealNetworkActive": false,
+        "inclusionState": 0
     },
     "nodes": [
     ]
diff --git a/tests/components/zwave_js/test_api.py b/tests/components/zwave_js/test_api.py
index 40f60b9018a48..642cf398a6f7f 100644
--- a/tests/components/zwave_js/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/components/zwave_js/test_api.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 from zwave_js_server.const import (
+    InclusionState,
     InclusionStrategy,
     LogLevel,
     Protocols,
@@ -76,14 +77,16 @@ async def test_network_status(hass, integration, hass_ws_client):
     entry = integration
     ws_client = await hass_ws_client(hass)
 
-    await ws_client.send_json(
-        {ID: 2, TYPE: "zwave_js/network_status", ENTRY_ID: entry.entry_id}
-    )
-    msg = await ws_client.receive_json()
-    result = msg["result"]
+    with patch("zwave_js_server.model.controller.Controller.async_get_state"):
+        await ws_client.send_json(
+            {ID: 2, TYPE: "zwave_js/network_status", ENTRY_ID: entry.entry_id}
+        )
+        msg = await ws_client.receive_json()
+        result = msg["result"]
 
     assert result["client"]["ws_server_url"] == "ws://test:3000/zjs"
     assert result["client"]["server_version"] == "1.0.0"
+    assert result["controller"]["inclusion_state"] == InclusionState.IDLE
 
     # Test sending command with not loaded entry fails
     await hass.config_entries.async_unload(entry.entry_id)