diff --git a/libnm/NetworkManager.h b/libnm/NetworkManager.h
index c94f093e66..ba83647afa 100644
--- a/libnm/NetworkManager.h
+++ b/libnm/NetworkManager.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "nm-device-ppp.h"
 #include "nm-device-team.h"
 #include "nm-device-tun.h"
+#include "nm-device-veth.h"
 #include "nm-device-vlan.h"
 #include "nm-device-vxlan.h"
 #include "nm-device-wifi-p2p.h"
diff --git a/libnm/nm-device-ethernet.c b/libnm/nm-device-ethernet.c
index bf4a36fee0..6513e7b7da 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-device-ethernet.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-device-ethernet.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
 const NMLDBusMetaIface _nml_dbus_meta_iface_nm_device_wired = NML_DBUS_META_IFACE_INIT_PROP(
     NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE_WIRED,
     nm_device_ethernet_get_type,
-    NML_DBUS_META_INTERFACE_PRIO_INSTANTIATE_30,
+    NML_DBUS_META_INTERFACE_PRIO_INSTANTIATE_20,
     NML_DBUS_META_IFACE_DBUS_PROPERTIES(
         NML_DBUS_META_PROPERTY_INIT_B("Carrier", PROP_CARRIER, NMDeviceEthernetPrivate, carrier),
         NML_DBUS_META_PROPERTY_INIT_FCN("HwAddress",
diff --git a/libnm/nm-device-veth.c b/libnm/nm-device-veth.c
index 9f00cd8a6e..c19250d6c0 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-device-veth.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-device-veth.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ nm_device_veth_init(NMDeviceVeth *device)
 const NMLDBusMetaIface _nml_dbus_meta_iface_nm_device_veth =
     NML_DBUS_META_IFACE_INIT_PROP(NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE_VETH,
                                   nm_device_veth_get_type,
-                                  NML_DBUS_META_INTERFACE_PRIO_INSTANTIATE_20,
+                                  NML_DBUS_META_INTERFACE_PRIO_INSTANTIATE_30,
                                   NML_DBUS_META_IFACE_DBUS_PROPERTIES(
                                       NML_DBUS_META_PROPERTY_INIT_O_PROP("Peer",
                                                                          PROP_PEER,
diff --git a/libnm/nm-device.c b/libnm/nm-device.c
index c57f7ce659..5b55cf80b2 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-device.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-device.c
@@ -1223,8 +1223,11 @@ nm_device_get_type_description(NMDevice *device)
     }
 
     typename = G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(device);
-    if (g_str_has_prefix(typename, "NMDevice"))
+    if (g_str_has_prefix(typename, "NMDevice")) {
         typename += 8;
+        if (nm_streq(typename, "Veth"))
+            typename = "Ethernet";
+    }
     priv->type_description = g_ascii_strdown(typename, -1);
 
     return _nml_coerce_property_str_not_empty(priv->type_description);
diff --git a/libnm/nm-libnm-utils.h b/libnm/nm-libnm-utils.h
index 86e7b304b1..ae9c5c25d0 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-libnm-utils.h
+++ b/libnm/nm-libnm-utils.h
@@ -527,6 +527,12 @@ struct _NMLDBusMetaIface {
      * %NML_DBUS_META_INTERFACE_PRIO_INSTANTIATE_10, and depending on whether there is
      * a "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.VPN.Connection" (with high priority), we create
      * one or the other type.
+     *
+     * Another exception is "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.Veth". It is a NMDeviceVeth
+     * and the parent is NMDeviceEthernet. Therefore it contains "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.Wired"
+     * as it should be registered as NMDeviceVeth, the profile has priority
+     * %NML_DBUS_META_INTERFACE_PRIO_INSTANTIATE_20.
+     *
      */
     NMLDBusMetaInteracePrio interface_prio : 3;
 };
diff --git a/libnm/tests/test-libnm.c b/libnm/tests/test-libnm.c
index 27f0a7cc01..976b98e722 100644
--- a/libnm/tests/test-libnm.c
+++ b/libnm/tests/test-libnm.c
@@ -3232,6 +3232,11 @@ test_dbus_meta_types(void)
         {
             NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE_WIRED,
             NM_TYPE_DEVICE_ETHERNET,
+            NML_DBUS_META_INTERFACE_PRIO_INSTANTIATE_20,
+        },
+        {
+            NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE_VETH,
+            NM_TYPE_DEVICE_VETH,
             NML_DBUS_META_INTERFACE_PRIO_INSTANTIATE_30,
         },
         {
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 38be8c8002..e27b71c6f2 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -3778,8 +3778,11 @@ get_type_description(NMDevice *self)
         gs_free char *s = NULL;
 
         typename = G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(self);
-        if (g_str_has_prefix(typename, "NMDevice"))
+        if (g_str_has_prefix(typename, "NMDevice")) {
             typename += 8;
+            if (nm_streq(typename, "Veth"))
+                typename = "Ethernet";
+        }
         s                                     = g_ascii_strdown(typename, -1);
         klass->default_type_description       = g_intern_string(s);
         klass->default_type_description_klass = klass;