diff --git a/src/nm-manager-auth.c b/src/nm-manager-auth.c
index e6d4778a49..c10b1b1db9 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager-auth.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager-auth.c
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@ nm_auth_chain_set_data (NMAuthChain *self,
 	}
 }
 
+NMAuthCallResult
+nm_auth_chain_get_result (NMAuthChain *self, const char *permission)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, NM_AUTH_CALL_RESULT_UNKNOWN);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (permission != NULL, NM_AUTH_CALL_RESULT_UNKNOWN);
+
+	return GPOINTER_TO_UINT (nm_auth_chain_get_data (self, permission));
+}
+
 static void
 nm_auth_chain_check_done (NMAuthChain *self)
 {
diff --git a/src/nm-manager-auth.h b/src/nm-manager-auth.h
index 9fae64c5fb..a03bf62483 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager-auth.h
+++ b/src/nm-manager-auth.h
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ void nm_auth_chain_set_data (NMAuthChain *chain,
                              gpointer data,
                              GDestroyNotify data_destroy);
 
+NMAuthCallResult nm_auth_chain_get_result (NMAuthChain *chain,
+                                           const char *permission);
+
 gboolean nm_auth_chain_add_call (NMAuthChain *chain,
                                  const char *permission,
                                  gboolean allow_interaction);