diff --git a/include/ydb-cpp-sdk/client/table/table.h b/include/ydb-cpp-sdk/client/table/table.h
index 5066619241..03832a2097 100644
--- a/include/ydb-cpp-sdk/client/table/table.h
+++ b/include/ydb-cpp-sdk/client/table/table.h
@@ -395,9 +395,13 @@ class TChangefeedDescription {
     const std::optional<TInitialScanProgress>& GetInitialScanProgress() const;
 
     void SerializeTo(Ydb::Table::Changefeed& proto) const;
+    void SerializeTo(Ydb::Table::ChangefeedDescription& proto) const;
     std::string ToString() const;
     void Out(IOutputStream& o) const;
 
+    template <typename TProto>
+    void SerializeCommonFields(TProto& proto) const;
+
 private:
     explicit TChangefeedDescription(const Ydb::Table::Changefeed& proto);
     explicit TChangefeedDescription(const Ydb::Table::ChangefeedDescription& proto);
diff --git a/src/client/table/table.cpp b/src/client/table/table.cpp
index 7ca0df537a..8b2256200a 100644
--- a/src/client/table/table.cpp
+++ b/src/client/table/table.cpp
@@ -2817,10 +2817,10 @@ TChangefeedDescription TChangefeedDescription::FromProto(const TProto& proto) {
     return ret;
 }
 
-void TChangefeedDescription::SerializeTo(Ydb::Table::Changefeed& proto) const {
+template <typename TProto>
+void TChangefeedDescription::SerializeCommonFields(TProto& proto) const {
     proto.set_name(TStringType{Name_});
     proto.set_virtual_timestamps(VirtualTimestamps_);
-    proto.set_initial_scan(InitialScan_);
     proto.set_aws_region(TStringType{AwsRegion_});
 
     switch (Mode_) {
@@ -2861,12 +2861,35 @@ void TChangefeedDescription::SerializeTo(Ydb::Table::Changefeed& proto) const {
         SetDuration(*ResolvedTimestamps_, *proto.mutable_resolved_timestamps_interval());
     }
 
+    for (const auto& [key, value] : Attributes_) {
+        (*proto.mutable_attributes())[key] = value;
+    }
+}
+
+void TChangefeedDescription::SerializeTo(Ydb::Table::Changefeed& proto) const {
+    SerializeCommonFields(proto);
+    proto.set_initial_scan(InitialScan_);
+
     if (RetentionPeriod_) {
         SetDuration(*RetentionPeriod_, *proto.mutable_retention_period());
     }
+}
 
-    for (const auto& [key, value] : Attributes_) {
-        (*proto.mutable_attributes())[key] = value;
+void TChangefeedDescription::SerializeTo(Ydb::Table::ChangefeedDescription& proto) const {
+    SerializeCommonFields(proto);
+
+    switch (State_) {
+    case EChangefeedState::Enabled:
+        proto.set_state(Ydb::Table::ChangefeedDescription_State::ChangefeedDescription_State_STATE_ENABLED);
+        break;
+    case EChangefeedState::Disabled:
+        proto.set_state(Ydb::Table::ChangefeedDescription_State::ChangefeedDescription_State_STATE_DISABLED);
+        break;
+    case EChangefeedState::InitialScan:
+        proto.set_state(Ydb::Table::ChangefeedDescription_State::ChangefeedDescription_State_STATE_INITIAL_SCAN);
+        break;
+    case EChangefeedState::Unknown:
+        break;
     }
 }