diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/DeliveredState.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/DeliveredState.java
index adb0fd3f5a..9f5e4d8fc4 100644
--- a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/DeliveredState.java
+++ b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/DeliveredState.java
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ public class DeliveredState implements PackageState {
         pkg.setState(new OrderedState());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void printStatus() {
+        System.out.println("Package delivered to post office, not received yet.");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "DeliveredState{}";
     }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/OrderedState.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/OrderedState.java
index 56a267f160..0642c4c73c 100644
--- a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/OrderedState.java
+++ b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/OrderedState.java
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ public class OrderedState implements PackageState {
         System.out.println("The package is in it's root state.");
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void printStatus() {
+        System.out.println("Package ordered, not delivered to the office yet.");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "OrderedState{}";
diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/Package.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/Package.java
index ff04d543b8..f3dfbb3fa7 100644
--- a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/Package.java
+++ b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/Package.java
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ public class Package {
     public void nextState() {
         state.next(this);
     }
+
+    public void printStatus() {
+        state.printStatus();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/PackageState.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/PackageState.java
index d7f7a5c110..d6656c78ac 100644
--- a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/PackageState.java
+++ b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/PackageState.java
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ public interface PackageState {
     void next(Package pkg);
 
     void prev(Package pkg);
+
+    void printStatus();
 }
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diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/ReceivedState.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/ReceivedState.java
index be76937159..de25672e67 100644
--- a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/ReceivedState.java
+++ b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/ReceivedState.java
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ public class ReceivedState implements PackageState {
         pkg.setState(new DeliveredState());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void printStatus() {
+        System.out.println("Package was received by client.");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "ReceivedState{}";
diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/StateDemo.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/StateDemo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a63ea3ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/state/StateDemo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.baeldung.state;
+
+public class StateDemo {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        Package pkg = new Package();
+        pkg.printStatus();
+
+        pkg.nextState();
+        pkg.printStatus();
+
+        pkg.nextState();
+        pkg.printStatus();
+
+        pkg.nextState();
+        pkg.printStatus();
+    }
+}