diff --git a/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml b/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml
index 6c6ec282a6..356297722f 100644
--- a/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml
+++ b/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
         (automatically filling in missing settings with the capabilities of the
         given device and specific object), then activate the new connection.
         Cannot be used for VPN connections at this time.
+
+        See also AddAndActivateConnection2.
     -->
     <method name="AddAndActivateConnection">
       <arg name="connection" type="a{sa{sv}}" direction="in"/>
@@ -109,6 +111,32 @@
       <arg name="active_connection" type="o" direction="out"/>
     </method>
 
+    <!--
+        AddAndActivateConnection2:
+        @connection: Connection settings and properties; if incomplete missing settings will be automatically completed using the given device and specific object.
+        @device: The object path of device to be activated using the given connection.
+        @specific_object: The path of a connection-type-specific object this activation should use. This parameter is currently ignored for wired and mobile broadband connections, and the value of "/" should be used (ie, no specific object). For WiFi connections, pass the object path of a specific AP from the card's scan list, which will be used to complete the details of the newly added connection.
+        @options: Further options for the method call.
+        @path: Object path of the new connection that was just added.
+        @active_connection: The path of the active connection object representing this active connection.
+
+        Adds a new connection using the given details (if any) as a template
+        (automatically filling in missing settings with the capabilities of the
+        given device and specific object), then activate the new connection.
+        Cannot be used for VPN connections at this time.
+
+        This method extends AddAndActivateConnection to allow passing further
+        parameters. At this time no further options are supported.
+    -->
+    <method name="AddAndActivateConnection2">
+      <arg name="connection" type="a{sa{sv}}" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="device" type="o" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="specific_object" type="o" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="options" type="a{sv}" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="path" type="o" direction="out"/>
+      <arg name="active_connection" type="o" direction="out"/>
+    </method>
+
     <!--
         DeactivateConnection:
         @active_connection: The currently active connection to deactivate.
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index d2fad95519..b8e3e3671f 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -5220,11 +5220,34 @@ impl_manager_add_and_activate_connection (NMDBusObject *obj,
 	NMDevice *device = NULL;
 	gboolean is_vpn = FALSE;
 	gs_unref_variant GVariant *settings = NULL;
+	gs_unref_variant GVariant *options = NULL;
 	const char *device_path;
 	const char *specific_object_path;
 	gs_free NMConnection **conns = NULL;
 
-	g_variant_get (parameters, "(@a{sa{sv}}&o&o)", &settings, &device_path, &specific_object_path);
+	if (g_strcmp0 (method_info->parent.name, "AddAndActivateConnection2") == 0)
+		g_variant_get (parameters, "(@a{sa{sv}}&o&o@a{sv})", &settings, &device_path, &specific_object_path, &options);
+	else
+		g_variant_get (parameters, "(@a{sa{sv}}&o&o)", &settings, &device_path, &specific_object_path);
+
+	if (options) {
+		GVariantIter iter;
+		const char *option_name;
+		GVariant *option_value;
+
+		/* Just a commit to prepare the support, error out if any option is passed. */
+		g_variant_iter_init (&iter, options);
+		while (g_variant_iter_next (&iter, "{&sv}", &option_name, &option_value)) {
+			gs_unref_variant GVariant *option_value_free = NULL;
+
+			option_value_free = option_value;
+
+			error = g_error_new_literal (NM_MANAGER_ERROR,
+			                             NM_MANAGER_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS,
+			                             "Unknown extra option passed.");
+			goto error;
+		}
+	}
 
 	specific_object_path = nm_utils_dbus_normalize_object_path (specific_object_path);
 	device_path = nm_utils_dbus_normalize_object_path (device_path);
@@ -7649,6 +7672,22 @@ static const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended interface_info_manager = {
 				),
 				.handle = impl_manager_add_and_activate_connection,
 			),
+			NM_DEFINE_DBUS_METHOD_INFO_EXTENDED (
+				NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFO_INIT (
+					"AddAndActivateConnection2",
+					.in_args = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFOS (
+						NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO ("connection",      "a{sa{sv}}"),
+						NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO ("device",          "o"),
+						NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO ("specific_object", "o"),
+						NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO ("options",         "a{sv}"),
+					),
+					.out_args = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFOS (
+						NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO ("path",              "o"),
+						NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO ("active_connection", "o"),
+					),
+				),
+				.handle = impl_manager_add_and_activate_connection,
+			),
 			NM_DEFINE_DBUS_METHOD_INFO_EXTENDED (
 				NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFO_INIT (
 					"DeactivateConnection",