diff --git a/src/datasets/iterable_dataset.py b/src/datasets/iterable_dataset.py
index 1550b8f2db2..13cbc56d15e 100644
--- a/src/datasets/iterable_dataset.py
+++ b/src/datasets/iterable_dataset.py
@@ -1097,6 +1097,12 @@ def _init_state_dict(self) -> dict:
             "type": self.__class__.__name__,
         }
         return self._state_dict
+        
+    def state_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return self.ex_iterable.state_dict()
+
+    def load_state_dict(self, state: dict) -> None:
+        self.ex_iterable.load_state_dict(state)
 
     def __iter__(self):
         if self.formatting and self.formatting.is_table: