diff --git a/src/nm-serial-device.c b/src/nm-serial-device.c
index 5a642f02f7..b4e76bf5fb 100644
--- a/src/nm-serial-device.c
+++ b/src/nm-serial-device.c
@@ -960,6 +960,14 @@ nm_serial_device_get_io_channel (NMSerialDevice *device)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+NMPPPManager *
+nm_serial_device_get_ppp_manager (NMSerialDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_SERIAL_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_SERIAL_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->ppp_manager;
+}
+
 static void
 ppp_state_changed (NMPPPManager *ppp_manager, NMPPPStatus status, gpointer user_data)
 {
diff --git a/src/nm-serial-device.h b/src/nm-serial-device.h
index 49644b61ad..41ee520a69 100644
--- a/src/nm-serial-device.h
+++ b/src/nm-serial-device.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <nm-device.h>
 #include <nm-setting-serial.h>
+#include "ppp-manager/nm-ppp-manager.h"
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ guint    nm_serial_device_flash               (NMSerialDevice *device,
 
 GIOChannel *nm_serial_device_get_io_channel   (NMSerialDevice *device);
 
+NMPPPManager *nm_serial_device_get_ppp_manager (NMSerialDevice *device);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* NM_SERIAL_DEVICE_H */