diff --git a/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.xml b/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.xml
index 085d2a1f74..fe30fb884c 100644
--- a/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.xml
+++ b/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.xml
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@
         property has a similar effect to configuring the device as unmanaged via
         the keyfile.unmanaged-devices setting in NetworkManager.conf. Changes to
         this value are not persistent and lost after NetworkManager restart.
+
+        DEPRECATED: 1.58: Use the SetManaged method instead. It supports the same
+        than this property, and more, like persisting the state to disk.
     -->
     <property name="Managed" type="b" access="readwrite"/>
 
@@ -391,6 +394,19 @@
     -->
     <method name="Delete"/>
 
+    <!--
+        SetManaged:
+        @managed: Whether the device is managed.
+        @flags: Flags which would modify the behavior of the SetManaged call. Invalid flags are rejected.
+        @since: 1.58
+
+        Set the managed state of the device.
+    -->
+    <method name="SetManaged">
+      <arg name="managed" type="b" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="flags" type="u" direction="in"/>
+      </method>
+
     <!--
         StateChanged:
         @new_state: (<link linkend="NMDeviceState">NMDeviceState</link>) The new state of the device.
diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
index f3f09db18c..8c444baa5e 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -14938,6 +14938,106 @@ impl_device_get_applied_connection(NMDBusObject                      *obj,
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+typedef struct {
+    gboolean             managed_state;
+    NMDeviceManagedFlags managed_flags;
+} SetManagedData;
+
+static gboolean
+set_managed(NMDevice *self, gboolean managed, NMDeviceManagedFlags flags, GError **error)
+{
+    gboolean old;
+
+    g_object_get(self, NM_DEVICE_MANAGED, &old, NULL);
+    g_object_set(self, NM_DEVICE_MANAGED, managed, NULL);
+    g_object_get(self, NM_DEVICE_MANAGED, &managed, NULL);
+    if (old != managed)
+        _notify(self, PROP_MANAGED);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+set_managed_cb(NMDevice              *self,
+               GDBusMethodInvocation *context,
+               NMAuthSubject         *subject,
+               GError                *error,
+               gpointer               user_data)
+{
+    SetManagedData      *set_managed_data = user_data;
+    gboolean             managed;
+    NMDeviceManagedFlags flags;
+    GError              *local = NULL;
+
+    managed = set_managed_data->managed_state;
+    flags   = set_managed_data->managed_flags;
+    nm_g_slice_free(set_managed_data);
+
+    if (error) {
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_MANAGED,
+                               self,
+                               FALSE,
+                               NULL,
+                               subject,
+                               error->message);
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_gerror(context, error);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!set_managed(self, managed, flags, &local)) {
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_MANAGED,
+                               self,
+                               FALSE,
+                               NULL,
+                               subject,
+                               local->message);
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error(context, g_steal_pointer(&local));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_MANAGED, self, TRUE, NULL, subject, NULL);
+    g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value(context, NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+impl_device_set_managed(NMDBusObject                      *obj,
+                        const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended *interface_info,
+                        const NMDBusMethodInfoExtended    *method_info,
+                        GDBusConnection                   *connection,
+                        const char                        *sender,
+                        GDBusMethodInvocation             *invocation,
+                        GVariant                          *parameters)
+{
+    NMDevice             *self  = NM_DEVICE(obj);
+    gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+    gboolean              managed;
+    guint32               flags_u;
+    NMDeviceManagedFlags  flags;
+    SetManagedData       *set_managed_data;
+
+    g_variant_get(parameters, "(bu)", &managed, &flags_u);
+
+    flags = flags_u;
+    nm_assert(flags == flags_u);
+
+    set_managed_data  = g_slice_new(SetManagedData);
+    *set_managed_data = (SetManagedData) {
+        .managed_state = managed,
+        .managed_flags = flags,
+    };
+
+    nm_device_auth_request(self,
+                           invocation,
+                           nm_device_get_applied_connection(self),
+                           NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_NETWORK_CONTROL,
+                           TRUE,
+                           NULL,
+                           set_managed_cb,
+                           set_managed_data);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 static void
 disconnect_cb(NMDevice              *self,
               GDBusMethodInvocation *context,
@@ -19899,6 +19999,12 @@ static const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended interface_info_device = {
                         NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("connection", "a{sa{sv}}"),
                         NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("version_id", "t"), ), ),
                 .handle = impl_device_get_applied_connection, ),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_METHOD_INFO_EXTENDED(
+                NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFO_INIT("SetManaged",
+                                                 .in_args = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFOS(
+                                                     NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("managed", "b"),
+                                                     NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("flags", "u"), ), ),
+                .handle = impl_device_set_managed, ),
             NM_DEFINE_DBUS_METHOD_INFO_EXTENDED(NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFO_INIT("Disconnect", ),
                                                 .handle = impl_device_disconnect, ),
             NM_DEFINE_DBUS_METHOD_INFO_EXTENDED(NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFO_INIT("Delete", ),
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver b/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
index e9850ea6e5..67db5394a6 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
@@ -2114,6 +2114,9 @@ global:
 	nm_device_geneve_get_tos;
 	nm_device_geneve_get_ttl;
 	nm_device_geneve_get_type;
+	nm_device_managed_flags_get_type;
+	nm_device_set_managed_async;
+	nm_device_set_managed_finish;
 	nm_ip_config_get_clat_address;
 	nm_ip_config_get_clat_pref64;
 	nm_setting_geneve_df_get_type;
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-device.c b/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-device.c
index 9203fd6f13..605aae5fc7 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-device.c
@@ -1446,9 +1446,7 @@ nm_device_get_managed(NMDevice *device)
  *
  * Since: 1.2
  *
- * Deprecated: 1.22: Use the async command nm_client_dbus_set_property() on
- * nm_object_get_path(), interface %NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE to set the
- * "Managed" property to a "(b)" boolean value.
+ * Deprecated: 1.22: Use nm_device_set_managed_async() instead.
  * This function is deprecated because it calls a synchronous D-Bus method
  * and modifies the content of the NMClient cache client side. Also, it does
  * not emit a property changed signal.
@@ -1470,6 +1468,72 @@ nm_device_set_managed(NMDevice *device, gboolean managed)
                                         managed);
 }
 
+/**
+ * nm_device_set_managed_async:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ * @managed: the managed state
+ * @flags: the flags argument. See #NMDeviceManagedFlags.
+ * @cancellable: a #GCancellable, or %NULL
+ * @callback: callback to be called when the set_managed operation completes
+ * @user_data: caller-specific data passed to @callback
+ *
+ * Asynchronously begins setting the managed state of the device. With the flags
+ * argument different behaviors can be achieved, such as persisting the state to
+ * disk or matching the device by MAC address.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.58
+ **/
+void
+nm_device_set_managed_async(NMDevice            *device,
+                            gboolean             managed,
+                            NMDeviceManagedFlags flags,
+                            GCancellable        *cancellable,
+                            GAsyncReadyCallback  callback,
+                            gpointer             user_data)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(device));
+    g_return_if_fail(!cancellable || G_IS_CANCELLABLE(cancellable));
+
+    _nm_client_dbus_call(_nm_object_get_client(device),
+                         device,
+                         nm_device_set_managed_async,
+                         cancellable,
+                         callback,
+                         user_data,
+                         _nm_object_get_path(device),
+                         NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE,
+                         "SetManaged",
+                         g_variant_new("(bu)", managed, flags),
+                         G_VARIANT_TYPE("()"),
+                         G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
+                         NM_DBUS_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSEC,
+                         nm_dbus_connection_call_finish_void_strip_dbus_error_cb);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_set_managed_finish:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ * @result: the result passed to the #GAsyncReadyCallback
+ * @error: location for a #GError, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Gets the result of a call to nm_device_set_managed_async().
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error, in which case @error
+ * will be set.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.58
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_set_managed_finish(NMDevice *device, GAsyncResult *result, GError **error)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(device), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(nm_g_task_is_valid(result, device, nm_device_set_managed_async), FALSE);
+
+    return g_task_propagate_boolean(G_TASK(result), error);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 /**
  * nm_device_get_autoconnect:
  * @device: a #NMDevice
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-public/nm-device.h b/src/libnm-client-public/nm-device.h
index f58d3ddba8..958367a70d 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-public/nm-device.h
+++ b/src/libnm-client-public/nm-device.h
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_2
 NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_22
 _NM_DEPRECATED_SYNC_METHOD
 void nm_device_set_managed(NMDevice *device, gboolean managed);
+NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_58
+void nm_device_set_managed_async(NMDevice            *device,
+                                 gboolean             managed,
+                                 NMDeviceManagedFlags flags,
+                                 GCancellable        *cancellable,
+                                 GAsyncReadyCallback  callback,
+                                 gpointer             user_data);
+NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_58
+gboolean nm_device_set_managed_finish(NMDevice *device, GAsyncResult *result, GError **error);
 
 gboolean nm_device_get_autoconnect(NMDevice *device);
 
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-public/nm-dbus-interface.h b/src/libnm-core-public/nm-dbus-interface.h
index 8d34066f0e..53efc12e92 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-public/nm-dbus-interface.h
+++ b/src/libnm-core-public/nm-dbus-interface.h
@@ -1248,6 +1248,18 @@ typedef enum /*< flags >*/ {
     NM_DEVICE_REAPPLY_FLAGS_PRESERVE_EXTERNAL_IP = 0x1,
 } NMDeviceReapplyFlags;
 
+/**
+ * NMDeviceManagedFlags:
+ * @NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_NONE: no flag set.
+ *
+ * Flags for the SetManaged() D-Bus call of a device and nm_device_set_managed_async().
+ *
+ * Since: 1.58
+ */
+typedef enum /*< flags >*/ {
+    NM_DEVICE_MANAGED_FLAGS_NONE = 0,
+} NMDeviceManagedFlags;
+
 /**
  * NMTernary:
  * @NM_TERNARY_DEFAULT: use the globally-configured default value.