diff --git a/src/settings/nm-settings.c b/src/settings/nm-settings.c
index 5cc4938caa..a114f524e3 100644
--- a/src/settings/nm-settings.c
+++ b/src/settings/nm-settings.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ enum {
 	PROPERTIES_CHANGED,
 	CONNECTION_ADDED,
 	CONNECTION_UPDATED,
+	CONNECTION_UPDATED_BY_USER,
 	CONNECTION_REMOVED,
 	CONNECTION_VISIBILITY_CHANGED,
 	CONNECTIONS_LOADED,
@@ -692,6 +693,16 @@ connection_updated (NMSettingsConnection *connection, gpointer user_data)
 	g_signal_emit_by_name (NM_SETTINGS (user_data), NM_CP_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_UPDATED, connection);
 }
 
+static void
+connection_updated_by_user (NMSettingsConnection *connection, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	/* Re-emit for listeners like NMPolicy */
+	g_signal_emit (NM_SETTINGS (user_data),
+	               signals[CONNECTION_UPDATED_BY_USER],
+	               0,
+	               connection);
+}
+
 static void
 connection_visibility_changed (NMSettingsConnection *connection,
                                GParamSpec *pspec,
@@ -718,6 +729,7 @@ connection_removed (NMSettingsConnection *connection, gpointer user_data)
 
 	g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (connection, G_CALLBACK (connection_removed), self);
 	g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (connection, G_CALLBACK (connection_updated), self);
+	g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (connection, G_CALLBACK (connection_updated_by_user), self);
 	g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (connection, G_CALLBACK (connection_visibility_changed), self);
 
 	/* Forget about the connection internally */
@@ -831,6 +843,8 @@ claim_connection (NMSettings *self,
 	                  G_CALLBACK (connection_removed), self);
 	g_signal_connect (connection, NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATED,
 	                  G_CALLBACK (connection_updated), self);
+	g_signal_connect (connection, NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATED_BY_USER,
+	                  G_CALLBACK (connection_updated_by_user), self);
 	g_signal_connect (connection, "notify::" NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_VISIBLE,
 	                  G_CALLBACK (connection_visibility_changed),
 	                  self);
@@ -1955,6 +1969,15 @@ nm_settings_class_init (NMSettingsClass *class)
 	                              g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__OBJECT,
 	                              G_TYPE_NONE, 1, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
+	signals[CONNECTION_UPDATED_BY_USER] =
+	                g_signal_new (NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_UPDATED_BY_USER,
+	                              G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+	                              G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+	                              0,
+	                              NULL, NULL,
+	                              g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__OBJECT,
+	                              G_TYPE_NONE, 1, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+
 	signals[CONNECTION_REMOVED] = 
 	                g_signal_new (NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_REMOVED,
 	                              G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
diff --git a/src/settings/nm-settings.h b/src/settings/nm-settings.h
index 7e699c2820..d9a5211a31 100644
--- a/src/settings/nm-settings.h
+++ b/src/settings/nm-settings.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 #define NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_ADDED              "connection-added"
 #define NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_UPDATED            "connection-updated"
+#define NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_UPDATED_BY_USER    "connection-updated-by-user"
 #define NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_REMOVED            "connection-removed"
 #define NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_VISIBILITY_CHANGED "connection-visibility-changed"
 #define NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTIONS_LOADED            "connections-loaded"