diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
index b7896fdc0b..45170d31ba 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -11617,7 +11617,7 @@ _dev_ipdhcpx_start(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
     /* Take the NML3ConfigData from the previous lease (if any) that was passed to the NMDhcpClient.
      * This may be the old lease only used during the duration of a reapply until we get the
      * new lease. */
-    previous_lease = nm_dhcp_client_get_lease(priv->ipdhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].client);
+    previous_lease = nm_dhcp_client_get_lease(priv->ipdhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].client, TRUE);
 
     if (!priv->ipdhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].config) {
         priv->ipdhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].config = nm_dhcp_config_new(addr_family, previous_lease);
diff --git a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
index f50a8e9fda..18ad4024b4 100644
--- a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
@@ -280,10 +280,25 @@ nm_dhcp_client_create_options_dict(NMDhcpClient *self, gboolean static_keys)
     return options;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nm_dhcp_client_get_lease():
+ * @self: the client
+ * @ignore_acd_pending: FALSE means to only return the lease that already
+ * passed ACD, thus it is in use by us. TRUE means to return a new lease
+ * that might still be pending of Address Collision Detection (ACD) check,
+ * if there is one, or return the current lease that passed ACD if not.
+ *
+ * Returns the current lease that passed ACD or a pending lease still under
+ * ACD check.
+ *
+ */
 const NML3ConfigData *
-nm_dhcp_client_get_lease(NMDhcpClient *self)
+nm_dhcp_client_get_lease(NMDhcpClient *self, gboolean ignore_acd_pending)
 {
-    return NM_DHCP_CLIENT_GET_PRIVATE(self)->l3cd_curr;
+    if (ignore_acd_pending)
+        return NM_DHCP_CLIENT_GET_PRIVATE(self)->l3cd_curr;
+    else
+        return NM_DHCP_CLIENT_GET_PRIVATE(self)->l3cd_next;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
index 431d08f383..f26d88d86f 100644
--- a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
+++ b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ const NMDhcpClientConfig *nm_dhcp_client_get_config(NMDhcpClient *self);
 
 pid_t nm_dhcp_client_get_pid(NMDhcpClient *self);
 
-const NML3ConfigData *nm_dhcp_client_get_lease(NMDhcpClient *self);
+const NML3ConfigData *nm_dhcp_client_get_lease(NMDhcpClient *self, gboolean ignore_acd_pending);
 
 void nm_dhcp_client_stop(NMDhcpClient *self, gboolean release);