diff --git a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
index 9d78887bed..07db0da438 100644
--- a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
@@ -611,6 +611,20 @@ nm_dhcp_client_accept(NMDhcpClient *self, GError **error)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+gboolean
+nm_dhcp_client_can_accept(NMDhcpClient *self)
+{
+    gboolean can_accept;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DHCP_CLIENT(self), FALSE);
+
+    can_accept = !!(NM_DHCP_CLIENT_GET_CLASS(self)->accept);
+
+    nm_assert(can_accept == (!!(NM_DHCP_CLIENT_GET_CLASS(self)->decline)));
+
+    return can_accept;
+}
+
 gboolean
 nm_dhcp_client_decline(NMDhcpClient *self, const char *error_message, GError **error)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
index 525bd1b655..2a4a56059b 100644
--- a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
+++ b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ gboolean nm_dhcp_client_start_ip6(NMDhcpClient *            self,
                                   GError **                 error);
 
 gboolean nm_dhcp_client_accept(NMDhcpClient *self, GError **error);
+gboolean nm_dhcp_client_can_accept(NMDhcpClient *self);
 
 gboolean nm_dhcp_client_decline(NMDhcpClient *self, const char *error_message, GError **error);