diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index 8391dbf2de..6fad30395c 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -1180,6 +1180,10 @@ manager_device_state_changed (NMDevice *device,
 	NMManager *self = NM_MANAGER (user_data);
 	NMManagerPrivate *priv = NM_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
+	if (   old_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED
+	    && new_state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED)
+		retry_connections_for_parent_device (self, device);
+
 	switch (new_state) {
 	case NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED:
 	case NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE: