diff --git a/src/NetworkManagerUtils.c b/src/NetworkManagerUtils.c
index 4934d465c6..100ccd363d 100644
--- a/src/NetworkManagerUtils.c
+++ b/src/NetworkManagerUtils.c
@@ -553,6 +553,20 @@ value_hash_add_uint (GHashTable *hash,
 	value_hash_add (hash, key, value);
 }
 
+void
+value_hash_add_bool (GHashTable *hash,
+					 const char *key,
+					 gboolean val)
+{
+	GValue *value;
+
+	value = g_slice_new0 (GValue);
+	g_value_init (value, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
+	g_value_set_boolean (value, val);
+
+	value_hash_add (hash, key, value);
+}
+
 gboolean
 nm_utils_do_sysctl (const char *path, const char *value)
 {
diff --git a/src/NetworkManagerUtils.h b/src/NetworkManagerUtils.h
index 05f3b837a3..fa8b598db2 100644
--- a/src/NetworkManagerUtils.h
+++ b/src/NetworkManagerUtils.h
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ void        value_hash_add_uint        (GHashTable *hash,
 										const char *key,
 										guint32 val);
 
+void        value_hash_add_bool        (GHashTable *hash,
+					                    const char *key,
+					                    gboolean val);
+
 gboolean nm_utils_do_sysctl (const char *path, const char *value);
 
 #endif /* NETWORK_MANAGER_UTILS_H */