diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
index 176cc2c252..459c60ad1e 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
@@ -226,6 +226,29 @@ static guint _get_seen_bssids(NMSettingsConnection *self,
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+char *
+nm_settings_connection_persist_mode_to_string(NMSettingsConnectionPersistMode mode)
+{
+    switch (mode) {
+    case NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_IN_MEMORY:
+        return "in-memory";
+    case NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_IN_MEMORY_DETACHED:
+        return "in-memory-detached";
+    case NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_IN_MEMORY_ONLY:
+        return "in-memory-only";
+    case NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_KEEP:
+        return "keep";
+    case NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_NO_PERSIST:
+        return "no-persist";
+    case NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_TO_DISK:
+        return "to-disk";
+    }
+
+    return nm_assert_unreachable_val(NULL);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 NMSettings *
 nm_settings_connection_get_settings(NMSettingsConnection *self)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
index 835a978e40..d15a75b749 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
@@ -379,4 +379,8 @@ void _nm_settings_connection_emit_signal_updated_internal(
 
 void _nm_settings_connection_cleanup_after_remove(NMSettingsConnection *self);
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+char *nm_settings_connection_persist_mode_to_string(NMSettingsConnectionPersistMode mode);
+
 #endif /* __NETWORKMANAGER_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_H__ */