diff --git a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml.in b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml.in
index ae4ba88fd6..79db1a2de2 100644
--- a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml.in
+++ b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml.in
@@ -208,6 +208,20 @@ no-auto-default=*
 	</listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><varname>assume-ipv6ll-only</varname></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>
+	    Specify devices for which NetworkManager will try to
+	    generate a connection based on initial configuration when
+	    the device only has an IPv6 link-local address.
+	  </para>
+	  <para>See <xref linkend="device-spec"/> for the syntax how to
+	   specify a device.
+	  </para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
 	<term><varname>configure-and-quit</varname></term>
 	<listitem>
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 620f733029..34b73d065c 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -2110,6 +2110,20 @@ nm_device_generate_connection (NMDevice *self, NMDevice *master)
 		connection = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* Ignore any IPv6LL-only, not master connections without slaves,
+	 * unless they are in the assume-ipv6ll-only list.
+	 */
+	if (   connection
+	    && g_strcmp0 (ip4_method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED) == 0
+	    && g_strcmp0 (ip6_method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_LINK_LOCAL) == 0
+	    && !nm_setting_connection_get_master (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION (s_con))
+	    && !priv->slaves
+	    && !nm_config_data_get_assume_ipv6ll_only (nm_config_get_data (nm_config_get ()), self)) {
+		_LOGD (LOGD_DEVICE, "ignoring generated connection (IPv6LL-only and not in master-slave relationship)");
+		g_object_unref (connection);
+		connection = NULL;
+	}
+
 	return connection;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nm-config-data.c b/src/nm-config-data.c
index 5cff076af3..0c4545d87f 100644
--- a/src/nm-config-data.c
+++ b/src/nm-config-data.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	} no_auto_default;
 
 	GSList *ignore_carrier;
+	GSList *assume_ipv6ll_only;
 
 	char *dns_mode;
 } NMConfigDataPrivate;
@@ -151,6 +152,15 @@ nm_config_data_get_ignore_carrier (const NMConfigData *self, NMDevice *device)
 	return nm_device_spec_match_list (device, NM_CONFIG_DATA_GET_PRIVATE (self)->ignore_carrier);
 }
 
+gboolean
+nm_config_data_get_assume_ipv6ll_only (const NMConfigData *self, NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_CONFIG_DATA (self), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), FALSE);
+
+	return nm_device_spec_match_list (device, NM_CONFIG_DATA_GET_PRIVATE (self)->assume_ipv6ll_only);
+}
+
 /************************************************************************/
 
 static gboolean
@@ -315,6 +325,7 @@ finalize (GObject *gobject)
 	g_free (priv->dns_mode);
 
 	g_slist_free_full (priv->ignore_carrier, g_free);
+	g_slist_free_full (priv->assume_ipv6ll_only, g_free);
 
 	g_key_file_unref (priv->keyfile);
 
@@ -347,6 +358,7 @@ constructed (GObject *object)
 	priv->dns_mode = g_key_file_get_value (priv->keyfile, "main", "dns", NULL);
 
 	priv->ignore_carrier = nm_config_get_device_match_spec (priv->keyfile, "main", "ignore-carrier");
+	priv->assume_ipv6ll_only = nm_config_get_device_match_spec (priv->keyfile, "main", "assume-ipv6ll-only");
 
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_config_data_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 }
diff --git a/src/nm-config-data.h b/src/nm-config-data.h
index 4141b56815..0c3e3d1455 100644
--- a/src/nm-config-data.h
+++ b/src/nm-config-data.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ const GSList *    nm_config_data_get_no_auto_default_list (const NMConfigData *c
 const char *nm_config_data_get_dns_mode (const NMConfigData *self);
 
 gboolean nm_config_data_get_ignore_carrier (const NMConfigData *self, NMDevice *device);
+gboolean nm_config_data_get_assume_ipv6ll_only (const NMConfigData *self, NMDevice *device);
 
 G_END_DECLS