diff --git a/lib/_stream_readable.js b/lib/_stream_readable.js
index 18af26d1e9f719..6482bfe328dd35 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_readable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_readable.js
@@ -1215,6 +1215,22 @@ ObjectDefineProperties(Readable.prototype, {
     }
   },
 
+  pipesCount: {
+    enumerable: false,
+    get() {
+      return this._readableState ? this._readableState.pipesCount : 0;
+    }
+  },
+
+  paused: {
+    enumerable: false,
+    get() {
+      return this._readableState ? this._readableState.paused : false;
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+ObjectDefineProperties(ReadableState.prototype, {
   // Legacy getter for `pipesCount`
   pipesCount: {
     get() {