diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver b/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
index a50c65a4a3..bd3e8ed6fb 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
@@ -1979,6 +1979,11 @@ global:
 	nm_sriov_eswitch_mode_get_type;
 } libnm_1_44_0;
 
+libnm_1_46_8 {
+	#nm_ethtool_optname_is_fec@libnm_1_46_8;
+	#nm_setting_ethtool_fec_mode_get_type@libnm_1_46_8;
+} libnm_1_46_0;
+
 libnm_1_48_0 {
 global:
 	nm_setting_connection_down_on_poweroff_get_type;
@@ -2003,6 +2008,11 @@ global:
 	nm_setting_802_1x_get_openssl_ciphers;
 } libnm_1_46_0;
 
+libnm_1_48_18 {
+	#nm_ethtool_optname_is_fec@libnm_1_48_18;
+	#nm_setting_ethtool_fec_mode_get_type@libnm_1_48_18;
+} libnm_1_48_0;
+
 libnm_1_50_0 {
 global:
 	nm_setting_wireless_channel_width_get_type;
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-client.c b/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-client.c
index 6e722c5c09..a8c9d4260f 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-client.c
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-client.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "nm-object-private.h"
 #include "nm-remote-connection.h"
 #include "nm-utils.h"
+#include "nm-setting-ethtool.h"
 #include "nm-vpn-connection.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -9313,3 +9314,20 @@ NM_BACKPORT_SYMBOL(libnm_1_30_8,
                    (address));
 
 NM_BACKPORT_SYMBOL(libnm_1_30_8, NMIPRoute *, nm_ip_route_dup, (NMIPRoute * route), (route));
+
+
+NM_BACKPORT_SYMBOL(libnm_1_46_8,
+                   gboolean,
+                   nm_ethtool_optname_is_fec,
+                   (const char *optname),
+                   (optname));
+
+NM_BACKPORT_SYMBOL(libnm_1_46_8, GType, nm_setting_ethtool_fec_mode_get_type, (void), ());
+
+NM_BACKPORT_SYMBOL(libnm_1_48_18,
+                   gboolean,
+                   nm_ethtool_optname_is_fec,
+                   (const char *optname),
+                   (optname));
+
+NM_BACKPORT_SYMBOL(libnm_1_48_18, GType, nm_setting_ethtool_fec_mode_get_type, (void), ());