diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-connection.c b/libnm-core/nm-connection.c
index e41e6b6662..d2e528420e 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-connection.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-connection.c
@@ -1952,6 +1952,13 @@ nm_connection_is_virtual (NMConnection *connection)
 	if (nm_streq (type, NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_SETTING_NAME))
 		return !!_nm_connection_get_setting_bluetooth_for_nap (connection);
 
+	if (nm_streq (type, NM_SETTING_PPPOE_SETTING_NAME)) {
+		NMSettingPppoe *s_pppoe;
+
+		s_pppoe = nm_connection_get_setting_pppoe (connection);
+		return !!nm_setting_pppoe_get_parent (s_pppoe);
+	}
+
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-ethernet.c b/src/devices/nm-device-ethernet.c
index 83dc984dcc..eaa6a1f85d 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-ethernet.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-ethernet.c
@@ -1796,8 +1796,24 @@ create_device (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
 	                                  NULL);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+match_connection (NMDeviceFactory *factory, NMConnection *connection)
+{
+	const char *type = nm_connection_get_connection_type (connection);
+	NMSettingPppoe *s_pppoe;
+
+	if (nm_streq (type, NM_SETTING_WIRED_SETTING_NAME))
+		return TRUE;
+
+	nm_assert (nm_streq (type, NM_SETTING_PPPOE_SETTING_NAME));
+	s_pppoe = nm_connection_get_setting_pppoe (connection);
+
+	return !nm_setting_pppoe_get_parent (s_pppoe);
+}
+
 NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DEFINE_INTERNAL (ETHERNET, Ethernet, ethernet,
 	NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DECLARE_LINK_TYPES    (NM_LINK_TYPE_ETHERNET)
 	NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DECLARE_SETTING_TYPES (NM_SETTING_WIRED_SETTING_NAME, NM_SETTING_PPPOE_SETTING_NAME),
 	factory_class->create_device = create_device;
+	factory_class->match_connection = match_connection;
 );