diff --git a/src/settings/nm-agent-manager.c b/src/settings/nm-agent-manager.c
index 7d3960abdd..5ccbdc6723 100644
--- a/src/settings/nm-agent-manager.c
+++ b/src/settings/nm-agent-manager.c
@@ -1342,6 +1342,24 @@ nm_agent_manager_delete_secrets (NMAgentManager *self,
 
 /*************************************************************/
 
+NMSecretAgent *
+nm_agent_manager_get_agent_by_user (NMAgentManager *self, const char *username)
+{
+	NMAgentManagerPrivate *priv = NM_AGENT_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	GHashTableIter iter;
+	NMSecretAgent *agent;
+
+	g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->agents);
+	while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, NULL, (gpointer) &agent)) {
+		if (g_strcmp0 (nm_secret_agent_get_owner_username (agent), username) == 0)
+			return agent;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*************************************************************/
+
 static void
 name_owner_changed_cb (NMDBusManager *dbus_mgr,
                        const char *name,
diff --git a/src/settings/nm-agent-manager.h b/src/settings/nm-agent-manager.h
index 287413afce..e49f579d74 100644
--- a/src/settings/nm-agent-manager.h
+++ b/src/settings/nm-agent-manager.h
@@ -89,4 +89,7 @@ guint32 nm_agent_manager_delete_secrets (NMAgentManager *manager,
                                          gboolean filter_by_uid,
                                          gulong uid_filter);
 
+NMSecretAgent *nm_agent_manager_get_agent_by_user (NMAgentManager *manager,
+                                                   const char *username);
+
 #endif /* NM_AGENT_MANAGER_H */