diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c b/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c
index 6dd24a099d..d8ead9a220 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c
@@ -619,6 +619,26 @@ nm_vpn_plugin_info_get_program (NMVpnPluginInfo *self)
 	                            _nm_utils_strstrdictkey_static (NM_VPN_PLUGIN_INFO_KF_GROUP_CONNECTION, "program"));
 }
 
+/**
+ * nm_vpn_plugin_info_supports_multiple:
+ * @self: plugin info instance
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the service supports multiple instances with different bus names, otherwise %FALSE
+ *
+ * Since: 1.2
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_vpn_plugin_info_supports_multiple (NMVpnPluginInfo *self)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_VPN_PLUGIN_INFO (self), FALSE);
+
+	return g_key_file_get_boolean (NM_VPN_PLUGIN_INFO_GET_PRIVATE (self)->keyfile,
+	                               NM_VPN_PLUGIN_INFO_KF_GROUP_CONNECTION,
+	                               "supports-multiple-connections",
+	                               NULL);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * nm_vpn_plugin_info_lookup_property:
  * @self: plugin info instance
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.h b/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.h
index def09ab0ef..ead6fb708b 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ const char *nm_vpn_plugin_info_get_plugin      (NMVpnPluginInfo *self);
 NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_2
 const char *nm_vpn_plugin_info_get_program     (NMVpnPluginInfo *self);
 NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_2
+gboolean nm_vpn_plugin_info_supports_multiple  (NMVpnPluginInfo *self);
+NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_2
 const char *nm_vpn_plugin_info_lookup_property (NMVpnPluginInfo *self, const char *group, const char *key);
 
 NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_2