diff --git a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c
index 0cac64b5d1..7a49298ec3 100644
--- a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c
+++ b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c
@@ -6306,3 +6306,20 @@ nm_crypto_md5_hash(const guint8 *salt,
         g_checksum_update(ctx, digest.ptr, NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_MD5);
     }
 }
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+char *
+nm_utils_get_process_exit_status_desc(int status)
+{
+    if (WIFEXITED(status))
+        return g_strdup_printf("exited with status %d", WEXITSTATUS(status));
+    else if (WIFSIGNALED(status))
+        return g_strdup_printf("killed by signal %d", WTERMSIG(status));
+    else if (WIFSTOPPED(status))
+        return g_strdup_printf("stopped by signal %d", WSTOPSIG(status));
+    else if (WIFCONTINUED(status))
+        return g_strdup("resumed by SIGCONT)");
+    else
+        return g_strdup_printf("exited with unknown status 0x%x", status);
+}
diff --git a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
index 3123a16150..0c2303656e 100644
--- a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
+++ b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
@@ -2932,4 +2932,8 @@ void nm_crypto_md5_hash(const guint8 *salt,
                         guint8 *      buffer,
                         gsize         buflen);
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+char *nm_utils_get_process_exit_status_desc(int status);
+
 #endif /* __NM_SHARED_UTILS_H__ */