diff --git a/components/openthread/private_include/esp_openthread_radio.h b/components/openthread/private_include/esp_openthread_radio.h
index 20e4556681..4b9aa4555f 100644
--- a/components/openthread/private_include/esp_openthread_radio.h
+++ b/components/openthread/private_include/esp_openthread_radio.h
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ void esp_openthread_radio_deinit(void);
  */
 void esp_openthread_radio_update(esp_openthread_mainloop_context_t *mainloop);
 
+/**
+ * @brief This function handles netif change for radio spinel.
+ *
+ * @param[in]    state    The updated netif state.
+ *
+ */
+void esp_openthread_handle_netif_state_change(bool state);
+
 /**
  * @brief This function performs the OpenThread radio process.
  *
diff --git a/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_radio_spinel.cpp b/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_radio_spinel.cpp
index 3a072f5a00..531d7503b4 100644
--- a/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_radio_spinel.cpp
+++ b/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_radio_spinel.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ void esp_openthread_radio_update(esp_openthread_mainloop_context_t *mainloop)
     s_spinel_interface.GetSpinelInterface().UpdateFdSet((void *)mainloop);
 }
 
+void esp_openthread_handle_netif_state_change(bool state)
+{
+    s_radio.SetTimeSyncState(state);
+}
+
 void otPlatRadioGetIeeeEui64(otInstance *instance, uint8_t *ieee_eui64)
 {
     SuccessOrDie(s_radio.GetIeeeEui64(ieee_eui64));
diff --git a/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_state.c b/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_state.c
index 7dac89c3ef..153d343ea1 100644
--- a/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_state.c
+++ b/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_state.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 static void handle_ot_netif_state_change(otInstance* instance)
 {
-    if (otLinkIsEnabled(instance)) {
+    if (otIp6IsEnabled(instance)) {
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "netif up");
         if (esp_event_post(OPENTHREAD_EVENT, OPENTHREAD_EVENT_IF_UP, NULL, 0, 0) != ESP_OK) {
             ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to post OpenThread if up event");
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ static void handle_ot_netif_state_change(otInstance* instance)
             ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to post OpenThread if down event");
         }
     }
+
+#if (CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO_SPINEL_UART || CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO_SPINEL_SPI)
+    esp_openthread_handle_netif_state_change(otIp6IsEnabled(instance));
+#endif
 }
 
 static void handle_ot_netdata_change(void)