diff --git a/src/nm-types.h b/src/nm-types.h
index 1477d22696..5eee83fa55 100644
--- a/src/nm-types.h
+++ b/src/nm-types.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2012 - 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 - 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
 
 #ifndef __NETWORKMANAGER_TYPES_H__
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	NM_LINK_TYPE_WIFI,
 	NM_LINK_TYPE_WWAN_NET,   /* WWAN kernel netdevice */
 	NM_LINK_TYPE_WIMAX,
+	NM_LINK_TYPE_WPAN,
 
 	/* Software types */
 	NM_LINK_TYPE_BNEP = 0x10000,   /* Bluetooth Ethernet emulation */
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index 56f2cee591..d3c2b97670 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ static const LinkDesc linktypes[] = {
 	{ NM_LINK_TYPE_WIFI,          "wifi",        NULL,          "wlan" },
 	{ NM_LINK_TYPE_WWAN_NET,      "wwan",        NULL,          "wwan" },
 	{ NM_LINK_TYPE_WIMAX,         "wimax",       "wimax",       "wimax" },
+	{ NM_LINK_TYPE_WPAN,          "wpan",        NULL,          NULL },
 
 	{ NM_LINK_TYPE_BNEP,          "bluetooth",   NULL,          "bluetooth" },
 	{ NM_LINK_TYPE_DUMMY,         "dummy",       "dummy",       NULL },
@@ -842,6 +843,8 @@ _linktype_get_type (NMPlatform *platform,
 		return NM_LINK_TYPE_IP6TNL;
 	else if (arptype == ARPHRD_PPP)
 		return NM_LINK_TYPE_PPP;
+	else if (arptype == ARPHRD_IEEE802154)
+		return NM_LINK_TYPE_WPAN;
 
 	{
 		NMPUtilsEthtoolDriverInfo driver_info;