diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
index 991eab8fe0..bd8eaea2ec 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -14943,6 +14943,13 @@ set_managed(NMDevice *self, gboolean managed, NMDeviceManagedFlags flags, GError
     if (managed_old != managed)
         _notify(self, PROP_MANAGED);
 
+    if (flags & NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_SET_ADMIN_STATE) {
+        nm_platform_link_change_flags(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                      nm_device_get_ifindex(self),
+                                      IFF_UP,
+                                      managed);
+    }
+
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-public/nm-dbus-interface.h b/src/libnm-core-public/nm-dbus-interface.h
index 1e459af25c..74bf204a44 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-public/nm-dbus-interface.h
+++ b/src/libnm-core-public/nm-dbus-interface.h
@@ -1253,16 +1253,20 @@ typedef enum /*< flags >*/ {
  *   This option only makes sense together with %NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_TO_DISK.
  * @NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_CLEAR_DISK: to clear the managed flag from disk. Implies
  *   %NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_TO_DISK.
+ * @NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_SET_ADMIN_STATE: to set the administrative state of the
+ *   device to up if the managed state is TRUE, and down if the managed state is FALSE.
+ *   If the flag is not set, the administrative state is not changed.
  *
  * Flags for the SetManaged() D-Bus call of a device and nm_device_set_managed_async().
  *
  * Since: 1.58
  */
 typedef enum /*< flags >*/ {
-    NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_NONE       = 0,
-    NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_TO_DISK    = 0x1,
-    NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_BY_MAC     = 0x2,
-    NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_CLEAR_DISK = 0x4,
+    NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_NONE            = 0,
+    NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_TO_DISK         = 0x1,
+    NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_BY_MAC          = 0x2,
+    NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_CLEAR_DISK      = 0x4,
+    NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_SET_ADMIN_STATE = 0x8,
 } NMDeviceManagedFlags;
 
 /**