diff --git a/shared/systemd/nm-sd-utils-shared.c b/shared/systemd/nm-sd-utils-shared.c
index ee297ceaab..805c8403c5 100644
--- a/shared/systemd/nm-sd-utils-shared.c
+++ b/shared/systemd/nm-sd-utils-shared.c
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 
 #include "nm-sd-adapt-shared.h"
 
-#include "path-util.h"
-#include "hexdecoct.h"
 #include "dns-domain.h"
+#include "hexdecoct.h"
+#include "hostname-util.h"
+#include "path-util.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -96,3 +97,13 @@ int nm_sd_dns_name_to_wire_format (const char *domain,
 {
 	return dns_name_to_wire_format (domain, buffer, len, canonical);
 }
+
+int nm_sd_dns_name_is_valid (const char *s)
+{
+	return dns_name_is_valid (s);
+}
+
+gboolean nm_sd_hostname_is_valid (const char *s, bool allow_trailing_dot)
+{
+	return hostname_is_valid (s, allow_trailing_dot);
+}
diff --git a/shared/systemd/nm-sd-utils-shared.h b/shared/systemd/nm-sd-utils-shared.h
index 48a8cf37ac..5465a01aca 100644
--- a/shared/systemd/nm-sd-utils-shared.h
+++ b/shared/systemd/nm-sd-utils-shared.h
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ int nm_sd_dns_name_to_wire_format (const char *domain,
                                    size_t len,
                                    gboolean canonical);
 
+int nm_sd_dns_name_is_valid (const char *s);
+gboolean nm_sd_hostname_is_valid(const char *s, bool allow_trailing_dot);
+
 #endif /* __NM_SD_UTILS_SHARED_H__ */