diff --git a/lib/go/api/interface.go b/lib/go/api/interface.go
index 53cbf76..3d19020 100644
--- a/lib/go/api/interface.go
+++ b/lib/go/api/interface.go
@@ -65,3 +65,10 @@ type ResourceManagerCallback interface {
 	// the shim side implementation must be thread safe
 	UpdateContainerSchedulingState(request *si.UpdateContainerSchedulingStateRequest)
 }
+
+// RM can additionally implement this API to provide information during state dumps
+type StateDumpPlugin interface {
+
+	// This plugin is responsible for returning a JSON representation of the state of the shim
+	GetStateDump() (string, error)
+}
diff --git a/scheduler-interface-spec.md b/scheduler-interface-spec.md
index f5265fb..23732e3 100644
--- a/scheduler-interface-spec.md
+++ b/scheduler-interface-spec.md
@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@ type ResourceManagerCallback interface {
 	// the shim side implementation must be thread safe
 	UpdateContainerSchedulingState(request *si.UpdateContainerSchedulingStateRequest)
 }
+
+// RM can additionally implement this API to provide information during state dumps
+type StateDumpPlugin interface {
+
+	// This plugin is responsible for returning a JSON representation of the state of the shim
+	GetStateDump() (string, error)
+}
 ```
 
 ### Communications between RM and Scheduler