diff --git a/src/core/nm-core-utils.c b/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
index b68b5b7390..32312e8e9d 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
@@ -5624,3 +5624,14 @@ nm_rate_limit_check(NMRateLimit *rate_limit, gint32 window_sec, gint32 burst)
 
     return FALSE;
 }
+
+const char *
+nm_utils_get_connection_first_permissions_user(NMConnection *connection)
+{
+    NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+
+    s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection);
+    nm_assert(s_con);
+
+    return _nm_setting_connection_get_first_permissions_user(s_con);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/nm-core-utils.h b/src/core/nm-core-utils.h
index 841616a414..e30d6ce657 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-core-utils.h
+++ b/src/core/nm-core-utils.h
@@ -503,4 +503,8 @@ typedef struct {
 
 gboolean nm_rate_limit_check(NMRateLimit *rate_limit, gint32 window_sec, gint32 burst);
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+const char *nm_utils_get_connection_first_permissions_user(NMConnection *connection);
+
 #endif /* __NM_CORE_UTILS_H__ */
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-connection.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-connection.c
index 4f25533c07..0ad97846df 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-connection.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-connection.c
@@ -433,6 +433,47 @@ nm_setting_connection_permissions_user_allowed_by_uid(NMSettingConnection *setti
     return _permissions_user_allowed(setting, NULL, uid);
 }
 
+guint
+_nm_setting_connection_get_num_permissions_users(NMSettingConnection *setting)
+{
+    NMSettingConnectionPrivate *priv;
+    guint                       i;
+    guint                       count = 0;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_SETTING_CONNECTION(setting));
+    priv = NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(setting);
+
+    for (i = 0; priv->permissions && i < priv->permissions->len; i++) {
+        const Permission *permission = &nm_g_array_index(priv->permissions, Permission, i);
+
+        if (permission->ptype == PERM_TYPE_USER) {
+            count++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return count;
+}
+
+const char *
+_nm_setting_connection_get_first_permissions_user(NMSettingConnection *setting)
+{
+    NMSettingConnectionPrivate *priv;
+    guint                       i;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_SETTING_CONNECTION(setting));
+    priv = NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(setting);
+
+    for (i = 0; priv->permissions && i < priv->permissions->len; i++) {
+        const Permission *permission = &nm_g_array_index(priv->permissions, Permission, i);
+
+        if (permission->ptype == PERM_TYPE_USER) {
+            return permission->item;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * nm_setting_connection_add_permission:
  * @setting: the #NMSettingConnection
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-core-internal.h b/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-core-internal.h
index 8b23dd44cc..6991185d39 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-core-internal.h
+++ b/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-core-internal.h
@@ -1187,4 +1187,9 @@ gboolean nm_connection_need_secrets_for_rerequest(NMConnection *connection);
 
 const GPtrArray *_nm_setting_ovs_port_get_trunks_arr(NMSettingOvsPort *self);
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+guint       _nm_setting_connection_get_num_permissions_users(NMSettingConnection *setting);
+const char *_nm_setting_connection_get_first_permissions_user(NMSettingConnection *setting);
+
 #endif