diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-reader.c b/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-reader.c
index ad39582e49..07f590e24d 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-reader.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-reader.c
@@ -1362,6 +1362,54 @@ qdisc_parser (KeyfileReaderInfo *info, NMSetting *setting, const char *key)
 	g_ptr_array_unref (qdiscs);
 }
 
+static void
+tfilter_parser (KeyfileReaderInfo *info, NMSetting *setting, const char *key)
+{
+	const char *setting_name = nm_setting_get_name (setting);
+	GPtrArray *tfilters;
+	gs_strfreev gchar **keys = NULL;
+	gsize n_keys = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	tfilters = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func ((GDestroyNotify) nm_tc_tfilter_unref);
+
+	keys = nm_keyfile_plugin_kf_get_keys (info->keyfile, setting_name, &n_keys, NULL);
+	if (!keys || n_keys == 0)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_keys; i++) {
+		NMTCTfilter *tfilter;
+		const char *tfilter_parent;
+		gs_free char *tfilter_rest = NULL;
+		gs_free char *tfilter_str = NULL;
+		gs_free_error GError *err = NULL;
+
+		if (!g_str_has_prefix (keys[i], "tfilter."))
+			continue;
+
+		tfilter_parent = keys[i] + sizeof ("tfilter.") - 1;
+		tfilter_rest = nm_keyfile_plugin_kf_get_string (info->keyfile, setting_name, keys[i], NULL);
+		tfilter_str = g_strdup_printf ("%s%s %s",
+		                             _nm_utils_parse_tc_handle (tfilter_parent, NULL) != TC_H_UNSPEC ? "parent " : "",
+		                             tfilter_parent,
+		                             tfilter_rest);
+
+		tfilter = nm_utils_tc_tfilter_from_str (tfilter_str, &err);
+		if (!tfilter) {
+			handle_warn (info, keys[i], NM_KEYFILE_WARN_SEVERITY_WARN,
+			             _("invalid tfilter: %s"),
+			             err->message);
+		} else {
+			g_ptr_array_add (tfilters, tfilter);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (tfilters->len >= 1)
+		g_object_set (setting, key, tfilters, NULL);
+
+	g_ptr_array_unref (tfilters);
+}
+
 typedef struct {
 	const char *setting_name;
 	const char *key;
@@ -1492,6 +1540,10 @@ static KeyParser key_parsers[] = {
           NM_SETTING_TC_CONFIG_QDISCS,
 	  FALSE,
           qdisc_parser },
+        { NM_SETTING_TC_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
+          NM_SETTING_TC_CONFIG_TFILTERS,
+	  FALSE,
+          tfilter_parser },
 	{ NULL, NULL, FALSE }
 };
 
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-writer.c b/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-writer.c
index ce7ea4b1c1..0333b6440e 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-writer.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-writer.c
@@ -286,6 +286,39 @@ qdisc_writer (KeyfileWriterInfo *info,
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+tfilter_writer (KeyfileWriterInfo *info,
+              NMSetting *setting,
+              const char *key,
+              const GValue *value)
+{
+	gsize i;
+	GPtrArray *array;
+
+	array = (GPtrArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	if (!array || !array->len)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < array->len; i++) {
+		NMTCTfilter *tfilter = array->pdata[i];
+		GString *key_name = g_string_sized_new (16);
+		GString *value_str = g_string_sized_new (60);
+
+		g_string_append (key_name, "tfilter.");
+		_nm_utils_string_append_tc_parent (key_name, NULL,
+		                                   nm_tc_tfilter_get_parent (tfilter));
+		_nm_utils_string_append_tc_tfilter_rest (value_str, tfilter, NULL);
+
+		nm_keyfile_plugin_kf_set_string (info->keyfile,
+		                                 NM_SETTING_TC_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
+		                                 key_name->str,
+		                                 value_str->str);
+
+		g_string_free (key_name, TRUE);
+		g_string_free (value_str, TRUE);
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 write_hash_of_string (GKeyFile *file,
                       NMSetting *setting,
@@ -621,6 +654,9 @@ static KeyWriter key_writers[] = {
 	{ NM_SETTING_TC_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
 	  NM_SETTING_TC_CONFIG_QDISCS,
 	  qdisc_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_TC_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_TC_CONFIG_TFILTERS,
+	  tfilter_writer },
 	{ NM_SETTING_TEAM_SETTING_NAME,
 	  NM_SETTING_TEAM_NOTIFY_PEERS_COUNT,
 	  null_writer},