diff --git a/MaterialLib/SolidModels/MFront/MFront.cpp b/MaterialLib/SolidModels/MFront/MFront.cpp
index 2616e25fb068ba1a0aac5c313ce0c26951670bea..530a00140714b427b772cc9d799a725b466b915c 100644
--- a/MaterialLib/SolidModels/MFront/MFront.cpp
+++ b/MaterialLib/SolidModels/MFront/MFront.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ const char* varTypeToString(int v)
     OGS_FATAL("Unknown variable type {:d}.", v);
 }
 
+int getEquivalentPlasticStrainOffset(mgis::behaviour::Behaviour const& b)
+{
+    return mgis::behaviour::contains(b.isvs, "EquivalentPlasticStrain")
+               ? mgis::behaviour::getVariableOffset(
+                     b.isvs, "EquivalentPlasticStrain", b.hypothesis)
+               : -1;
+}
+
 template <int DisplacementDim>
 MFront<DisplacementDim>::MFront(
     mgis::behaviour::Behaviour&& behaviour,
@@ -167,6 +175,8 @@ MFront<DisplacementDim>::MFront(
     boost::optional<ParameterLib::CoordinateSystem> const&
         local_coordinate_system)
     : _behaviour(std::move(behaviour)),
+      equivalent_plastic_strain_offset_(
+          getEquivalentPlasticStrainOffset(_behaviour)),
       _material_properties(std::move(material_properties)),
       _local_coordinate_system(
           local_coordinate_system ? &local_coordinate_system.get() : nullptr)
@@ -243,7 +253,8 @@ template <int DisplacementDim>
 std::unique_ptr<typename MechanicsBase<DisplacementDim>::MaterialStateVariables>
 MFront<DisplacementDim>::createMaterialStateVariables() const
 {
-    return std::make_unique<MaterialStateVariables>(_behaviour);
+    return std::make_unique<MaterialStateVariables>(
+        equivalent_plastic_strain_offset_, _behaviour);
 }
 
 template <int DisplacementDim>
@@ -457,6 +468,20 @@ double MFront<DisplacementDim>::computeFreeEnergyDensity(
     return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
 }
 
+template <int DisplacementDim>
+double MFront<
+    DisplacementDim>::MaterialStateVariables::getEquivalentPlasticStrain() const
+{
+    if (equivalent_plastic_strain_offset_ >= 0)
+    {
+        return _behaviour_data.s1
+            .internal_state_variables[static_cast<mgis::size_type>(
+                equivalent_plastic_strain_offset_)];
+    }
+
+    return 0.0;
+}
+
 template class MFront<2>;
 template class MFront<3>;
 
diff --git a/MaterialLib/SolidModels/MFront/MFront.h b/MaterialLib/SolidModels/MFront/MFront.h
index cd32c3eaa481ebca5cf725305c8e4e2cdf9146c0..0af729a8542db13124a4fff863bb93d6b5a809e2 100644
--- a/MaterialLib/SolidModels/MFront/MFront.h
+++ b/MaterialLib/SolidModels/MFront/MFront.h
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ public:
     struct MaterialStateVariables
         : public MechanicsBase<DisplacementDim>::MaterialStateVariables
     {
-        explicit MaterialStateVariables(mgis::behaviour::Behaviour const& b)
-            : _behaviour_data{b}
+        explicit MaterialStateVariables(
+            int const equivalent_plastic_strain_offset,
+            mgis::behaviour::Behaviour const& b)
+            : equivalent_plastic_strain_offset_(
+                  equivalent_plastic_strain_offset),
+              _behaviour_data{b}
         {
         }
 
@@ -56,7 +60,10 @@ public:
             mgis::behaviour::update(_behaviour_data);
         }
 
+        int const equivalent_plastic_strain_offset_;
         mgis::behaviour::BehaviourData _behaviour_data;
+
+        double getEquivalentPlasticStrain() const override;
     };
 
     using KelvinVector =
@@ -70,10 +77,9 @@ public:
            boost::optional<ParameterLib::CoordinateSystem> const&
                local_coordinate_system);
 
-        std::unique_ptr<
-            typename MechanicsBase<DisplacementDim>::
-                MaterialStateVariables> createMaterialStateVariables()
-            const override;
+    std::unique_ptr<
+        typename MechanicsBase<DisplacementDim>::MaterialStateVariables>
+    createMaterialStateVariables() const override;
 
     std::optional<std::tuple<KelvinVector,
                              std::unique_ptr<typename MechanicsBase<
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     mgis::behaviour::Behaviour _behaviour;
+    int const equivalent_plastic_strain_offset_;
     std::vector<ParameterLib::Parameter<double> const*> _material_properties;
     ParameterLib::CoordinateSystem const* const _local_coordinate_system;
 };