diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ed384d542c..fe8b9fd4ea 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ subject to change and not guaranteed to be compatible with
 the later release.
 USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.  NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PRODUCTION USE!
 
+* wireguard: importing wg-quick configuration files with nmcli
+  no longer sets a negative, exclusive "dns-priority". This plays
+  better with common split DNS setups that use systemd-resolved.
+  Adjust the "dns-priority" to your liking after import yourself.
+
 =============================================
 NetworkManager-1.32
 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-1.30
diff --git a/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c b/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c
index 72691e34c2..4895014ece 100644
--- a/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c
+++ b/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c
@@ -761,11 +761,6 @@ fail_invalid_secret:
                      data_addr ? method_manual : method_disabled,
                      NULL);
 
-        /* For WireGuard profiles, always set dns-priority to a negative value,
-         * so that DNS servers on other profiles get ignored. This is also what
-         * wg-quick does, by calling `resolvconf -x`. */
-        g_object_set(s_ip, NM_SETTING_IP_CONFIG_DNS_PRIORITY, (int) -50, NULL);
-
         if (data_addr) {
             for (i = 0; i < data_addr->len; i++)
                 nm_setting_ip_config_add_address(s_ip, data_addr->pdata[i]);