diff --git a/introspection/nm-device.xml b/introspection/nm-device.xml
index 13c542a6d0..5fdda96d39 100644
--- a/introspection/nm-device.xml
+++ b/introspection/nm-device.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@
         The current state of the device.
       </tp:docstring>
     </property>
+    <property name="ActiveConnection" type="o" access="read">
+      <tp:docstring>
+        Object path of an ActiveConnection object that "owns" this device during
+        activation.  The ActiveConnection object tracks the life-cycle of a
+        connection to a specific network and implements the
+        org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Connection.Active D-Bus interface.
+      </tp:docstring>
+    </property>
     <property name="Ip4Config" type="o" access="read">
       <tp:docstring>
         Object path of the Ip4Config object describing the configuration of the device.  Only valid when the device is in the NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED state.
diff --git a/src/nm-device-interface.c b/src/nm-device-interface.c
index 6d2b8762fd..fb471f577c 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-interface.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-interface.c
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ nm_device_interface_init (gpointer g_iface)
 							0, G_MAXUINT32, NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN,
 							G_PARAM_READABLE));
 
+	g_object_interface_install_property
+		(g_iface,
+		 g_param_spec_boxed (NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION,
+		                     "ActiveConnection",
+		                     "ActiveConnection",
+		                     DBUS_TYPE_G_OBJECT_PATH,
+		                     G_PARAM_READABLE));
+
 	g_object_interface_install_property
 		(g_iface,
 		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DEVICE_TYPE,
diff --git a/src/nm-device-interface.h b/src/nm-device-interface.h
index f39e8459db..560cdfe517 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-interface.h
+++ b/src/nm-device-interface.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ typedef enum
 #define NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_IP6_CONFIG       "ip6-config"
 #define NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DHCP6_CONFIG     "dhcp6-config"
 #define NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_STATE            "state"
+#define NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION "active-connection"
 #define NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DEVICE_TYPE      "device-type" /* ugh */
 #define NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_MANAGED          "managed"
 #define NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_FIRMWARE_MISSING "firmware-missing"
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_IP6_CONFIG,
 	NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG,
 	NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_STATE,
+	NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION,
 	NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_DEVICE_TYPE,
 	NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_MANAGED,
 	NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_FIRMWARE_MISSING,
diff --git a/src/nm-device.c b/src/nm-device.c
index 5e0b1ff790..4b7ec5dfbb 100644
--- a/src/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/nm-device.c
@@ -3463,6 +3463,7 @@ get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id,
 	NMDevice *self = NM_DEVICE (object);
 	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 	NMDeviceState state;
+	const char *ac_path = NULL;
 
 	state = nm_device_get_state (self);
 
@@ -3518,6 +3519,11 @@ get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id,
 	case NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_STATE:
 		g_value_set_uint (value, priv->state);
 		break;
+	case NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION:
+		if (priv->act_request)
+			ac_path = nm_act_request_get_active_connection_path (priv->act_request);
+		g_value_set_boxed (value, ac_path ? ac_path : "/");
+		break;
 	case NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_DEVICE_TYPE:
 		g_value_set_uint (value, priv->type);
 		break;
@@ -3615,6 +3621,10 @@ nm_device_class_init (NMDeviceClass *klass)
 									  NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_STATE,
 									  NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_STATE);
 
+	g_object_class_override_property (object_class,
+	                                  NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION,
+	                                  NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION);
+
 	g_object_class_override_property (object_class,
 									  NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROP_DEVICE_TYPE,
 									  NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DEVICE_TYPE);