diff --git a/src/nm-dbus-manager.c b/src/nm-dbus-manager.c
index 3d45fc665a..9c8d6570f7 100644
--- a/src/nm-dbus-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-dbus-manager.c
@@ -1470,6 +1470,14 @@ static const GDBusInterfaceInfo interface_info_objmgr = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_INTERFAC
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+GDBusConnection *
+nm_dbus_manager_get_dbus_connection (NMDBusManager *self)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DBUS_MANAGER (self), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DBUS_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (self)->connection;
+}
+
 void
 nm_dbus_manager_start (NMDBusManager *self,
                        NMDBusManagerSetPropertyHandler set_property_handler,
diff --git a/src/nm-dbus-manager.h b/src/nm-dbus-manager.h
index 04c42bb0f6..89acd7c855 100644
--- a/src/nm-dbus-manager.h
+++ b/src/nm-dbus-manager.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ typedef void (*NMDBusManagerSetPropertyHandler) (NMDBusObject *obj,
 
 gboolean nm_dbus_manager_acquire_bus (NMDBusManager *self);
 
+GDBusConnection *nm_dbus_manager_get_dbus_connection (NMDBusManager *self);
+
 void nm_dbus_manager_start (NMDBusManager *self,
                             NMDBusManagerSetPropertyHandler set_property_handler,
                             gpointer set_property_handler_data);