diff --git a/src/core/nm-manager.c b/src/core/nm-manager.c
index 99afb2f93d..02dabaf6fe 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-manager.c
@@ -8463,6 +8463,14 @@ nm_settings_get(void)
     return NM_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE(singleton_instance)->settings;
 }
 
+NMPolicy *
+nm_manager_get_policy(NMManager *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_MANAGER(self), NULL);
+
+    return NM_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE(self)->policy;
+}
+
 NMManager *
 nm_manager_setup(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/nm-manager.h b/src/core/nm-manager.h
index a251ecb70c..caa83e4546 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-manager.h
+++ b/src/core/nm-manager.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ NMManager *nm_manager_setup(void);
 NMManager *nm_manager_get(void);
 #define NM_MANAGER_GET (nm_manager_get())
 
+NMPolicy *nm_manager_get_policy(NMManager *self);
+
 gboolean nm_manager_start(NMManager *manager, GError **error);
 void     nm_manager_stop(NMManager *manager);
 NMState  nm_manager_get_state(NMManager *manager);