diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
index b8302fea95..c75fb1a947 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
@@ -3400,6 +3400,38 @@ nm_platform_ip6_address_get_peer (const NMPlatformIP6Address *addr)
 	return &addr->peer_address;
 }
 
+gboolean
+nm_platform_ip6_address_match (const NMPlatformIP6Address *addr,
+                               NMPlatformMatchFlags match_flag)
+{
+	nm_assert (!NM_FLAGS_ANY (match_flag, ~(  NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRTYPE__ANY
+	                                        | NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE__ANY)));
+	nm_assert (NM_FLAGS_ANY (match_flag, NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRTYPE__ANY));
+	nm_assert (NM_FLAGS_ANY (match_flag, NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE__ANY));
+
+	if (IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL (&addr->address)) {
+		if (!NM_FLAGS_HAS (match_flag, NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRTYPE_LINKLOCAL))
+			return FALSE;
+	} else {
+		if (!NM_FLAGS_HAS (match_flag, NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRTYPE_NORMAL))
+			return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	if (NM_FLAGS_HAS (addr->n_ifa_flags, IFA_F_DADFAILED)) {
+		if (!NM_FLAGS_HAS (match_flag, NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE_DADFAILED))
+			return FALSE;
+	} else if (   NM_FLAGS_HAS (addr->n_ifa_flags, IFA_F_TENTATIVE)
+	           && !NM_FLAGS_HAS (addr->n_ifa_flags, IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC)) {
+		if (!NM_FLAGS_HAS (match_flag, NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE_TENTATIVE))
+			return FALSE;
+	} else {
+		if (!NM_FLAGS_HAS (match_flag, NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE_NORMAL))
+			return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 gboolean
 nm_platform_ip4_address_add (NMPlatform *self,
                              int ifindex,
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.h b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
index 53bfcaf486..8fbb703677 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.h
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
@@ -2158,4 +2158,9 @@ void nm_platform_ip4_dev_route_blacklist_set (NMPlatform *self,
 
 struct _NMDedupMultiIndex *nm_platform_get_multi_idx (NMPlatform *self);
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+gboolean nm_platform_ip6_address_match (const NMPlatformIP6Address *addr,
+                                        NMPlatformMatchFlags match_flag);
+
 #endif /* __NETWORKMANAGER_PLATFORM_H__ */