diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-reader.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-reader.c
index 00a70bff45..c4c4b344d0 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-reader.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-reader.c
@@ -3506,6 +3506,11 @@ next:
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	g_object_set (s_8021x,
+	              NM_SETTING_802_1X_SYSTEM_CA_CERTS,
+	              svGetValueBoolean (ifcfg, "IEEE_8021X_SYSTEM_CA_CERTS", FALSE),
+	              NULL);
+
 	nm_clear_g_free (&value);
 	v = svGetValueStr (ifcfg, "IEEE_8021X_SUBJECT_MATCH", &value);
 	g_object_set (s_8021x, NM_SETTING_802_1X_SUBJECT_MATCH, v, NULL);
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c
index 2a82455c66..8d6cb656c9 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c
@@ -419,6 +419,10 @@ write_8021x_setting (NMConnection *connection,
 	            nm_setting_802_1x_get_password_raw_flags (s_8021x));
 	g_free (tmp);
 
+	svSetValueBoolean_cond_true (ifcfg,
+	                             "IEEE_8021X_SYSTEM_CA_CERTS",
+	                             nm_setting_802_1x_get_system_ca_certs (s_8021x));
+
 	/* PEAP version */
 	value = nm_setting_802_1x_get_phase1_peapver (s_8021x);
 	svUnsetValue (ifcfg, "IEEE_8021X_PEAP_VERSION");