diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
index 24d9dfcb43..2cfaea6dd4 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
@@ -802,53 +802,7 @@ _nm_utils_hash_values_to_slist (GHashTable *hash)
 static GVariant *
 _nm_utils_strdict_to_dbus (const GValue *prop_value)
 {
-	GHashTable *hash;
-	GHashTableIter iter;
-	const char *key, *value;
-	GVariantBuilder builder;
-	guint i, len;
-
-	g_variant_builder_init (&builder, G_VARIANT_TYPE ("a{ss}"));
-
-	hash = g_value_get_boxed (prop_value);
-	if (!hash)
-		goto out;
-	len = g_hash_table_size (hash);
-	if (!len)
-		goto out;
-
-	g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, hash);
-	if (!g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, (gpointer *) &key, (gpointer *) &value))
-		nm_assert_not_reached ();
-
-	if (len == 1)
-		g_variant_builder_add (&builder, "{ss}", key, value);
-	else {
-		gs_free NMUtilsNamedValue *idx_free = NULL;
-		NMUtilsNamedValue *idx;
-
-		if (len > 300 / sizeof (NMUtilsNamedValue)) {
-			idx_free = g_new (NMUtilsNamedValue, len);
-			idx = idx_free;
-		} else
-			idx = g_alloca (sizeof (NMUtilsNamedValue) * len);
-
-		i = 0;
-		do {
-			idx[i].name = key;
-			idx[i].value_str = value;
-			i++;
-		} while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, (gpointer *) &key, (gpointer *) &value));
-		nm_assert (i == len);
-
-		nm_utils_named_value_list_sort (idx, len, NULL, NULL);
-
-		for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
-			g_variant_builder_add (&builder, "{ss}", idx[i].name, idx[i].value_str);
-	}
-
-out:
-	return g_variant_builder_end (&builder);
+	return nm_utils_strdict_to_variant_ass (g_value_get_boxed (prop_value));
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c
index 14e32956db..2b4f5b5b68 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c
@@ -444,6 +444,62 @@ nm_utils_gbytes_to_variant_ay (GBytes *bytes)
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+/* Convert a hash table with "char *" keys and values to an "a{ss}" GVariant.
+ * The keys will be sorted asciibetically.
+ * Returns a floating reference.
+ */
+GVariant *
+nm_utils_strdict_to_variant_ass (GHashTable *strdict)
+{
+	GHashTableIter iter;
+	const char *key, *value;
+	GVariantBuilder builder;
+	guint i, len;
+
+	g_variant_builder_init (&builder, G_VARIANT_TYPE ("a{ss}"));
+
+	if (!strdict)
+		goto out;
+	len = g_hash_table_size (strdict);
+	if (!len)
+		goto out;
+
+	g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, strdict);
+	if (!g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, (gpointer *) &key, (gpointer *) &value))
+		nm_assert_not_reached ();
+
+	if (len == 1)
+		g_variant_builder_add (&builder, "{ss}", key, value);
+	else {
+		gs_free NMUtilsNamedValue *idx_free = NULL;
+		NMUtilsNamedValue *idx;
+
+		if (len > 300 / sizeof (NMUtilsNamedValue)) {
+			idx_free = g_new (NMUtilsNamedValue, len);
+			idx = idx_free;
+		} else
+			idx = g_alloca (sizeof (NMUtilsNamedValue) * len);
+
+		i = 0;
+		do {
+			idx[i].name = key;
+			idx[i].value_str = value;
+			i++;
+		} while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, (gpointer *) &key, (gpointer *) &value));
+		nm_assert (i == len);
+
+		nm_utils_named_value_list_sort (idx, len, NULL, NULL);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+			g_variant_builder_add (&builder, "{ss}", idx[i].name, idx[i].value_str);
+	}
+
+out:
+	return g_variant_builder_end (&builder);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 /**
  * nm_strquote:
  * @buf: the output buffer of where to write the quoted @str argument.
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
index 1d066451b3..0d5f383de0 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ gboolean nm_utils_gbytes_equal_mem (GBytes *bytes,
 
 GVariant *nm_utils_gbytes_to_variant_ay (GBytes *bytes);
 
+GVariant *nm_utils_strdict_to_variant_ass (GHashTable *strdict);
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 GVariant *nm_utils_gvariant_vardict_filter (GVariant *src,