diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
index 024c000996..e4cee20b10 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
@@ -361,6 +361,20 @@ nm_settings_connection_get_connection(NMSettingsConnection *self)
     return NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(self)->connection;
 }
 
+gpointer
+nm_settings_connection_get_setting(NMSettingsConnection *self, NMMetaSettingType meta_type)
+{
+    NMConnection *connection;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_SETTINGS_CONNECTION(self));
+
+    connection = NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(self)->connection;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_SIMPLE_CONNECTION(connection));
+
+    return _nm_connection_get_setting_by_metatype_unsafe(connection, meta_type);
+}
+
 void
 _nm_settings_connection_set_connection(NMSettingsConnection            *self,
                                        NMConnection                    *new_connection,
diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
index fce7497c4c..976f15a98b 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #ifndef __NETWORKMANAGER_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_H__
 #define __NETWORKMANAGER_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_H__
 
+#include "libnm-core-intern/nm-meta-setting-base.h"
+
 #include "nm-dbus-object.h"
 #include "nm-connection.h"
 
@@ -218,6 +220,8 @@ GType nm_settings_connection_get_type(void);
 NMSettingsConnection *nm_settings_connection_new(void);
 
 NMConnection *nm_settings_connection_get_connection(NMSettingsConnection *self);
+gpointer      nm_settings_connection_get_setting(NMSettingsConnection *self,
+                                                 NMMetaSettingType     meta_type);
 
 void _nm_settings_connection_set_connection(NMSettingsConnection            *self,
                                             NMConnection                    *new_connection,