diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-connection.c b/libnm-core/nm-connection.c
index 2be9007682..2b9a05ca19 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-connection.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-connection.c
@@ -2518,6 +2518,17 @@ nm_connection_get_setting_vlan (NMConnection *connection)
 	return (NMSettingVlan *) nm_connection_get_setting (connection, NM_TYPE_SETTING_VLAN);
 }
 
+NMSettingBluetooth *
+_nm_connection_get_setting_bluetooth_for_nap (NMConnection *connection)
+{
+	NMSettingBluetooth *s_bt = nm_connection_get_setting_bluetooth (connection);
+
+	if (   s_bt
+	    && nm_streq0 (nm_setting_bluetooth_get_connection_type (s_bt), NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_TYPE_NAP))
+		return s_bt;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static void
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-core-internal.h b/libnm-core/nm-core-internal.h
index 9bc54df387..102cd6575f 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-core-internal.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-core-internal.h
@@ -352,6 +352,10 @@ gboolean _nm_setting_bond_option_supported (const char *option, NMBondMode mode)
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+NMSettingBluetooth *_nm_connection_get_setting_bluetooth_for_nap (NMConnection *connection);
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 gboolean _nm_utils_inet6_is_token (const struct in6_addr *in6addr);
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 8be901b297..65621006ad 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -4366,23 +4366,10 @@ dnsmasq_state_changed_cb (NMDnsMasqManager *manager, guint32 status, gpointer us
 
 const NMBtVTableNetworkServer *nm_bt_vtable_network_server = NULL;
 
-static NMSettingBluetooth *
-_setting_bluetooth_for_bt_nap (NMConnection *connection)
-{
-	NMSettingBluetooth *s_bt = nm_connection_get_setting_bluetooth (connection);
-
-	if (!s_bt)
-		return NULL;
-	if (!nm_streq0 (nm_setting_bluetooth_get_connection_type (s_bt), NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_TYPE_NAP))
-		return NULL;
-
-	return s_bt;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 bt_network_server_available (NMConnection *connection)
 {
-	NMSettingBluetooth *s_bt = _setting_bluetooth_for_bt_nap (connection);
+	NMSettingBluetooth *s_bt = _nm_connection_get_setting_bluetooth_for_nap (connection);
 
 	if (!s_bt)
 		return TRUE;
@@ -4396,7 +4383,7 @@ static gboolean
 bt_network_server_register (NMDevice *self)
 {
 	NMConnection *connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection (self);
-	NMSettingBluetooth *s_bt = _setting_bluetooth_for_bt_nap (connection);
+	NMSettingBluetooth *s_bt = _nm_connection_get_setting_bluetooth_for_nap (connection);
 
 	if (!s_bt)
 		return TRUE;
@@ -4415,7 +4402,7 @@ bt_network_server_unregister (NMDevice *self)
 
 	if (!connection)
 		return;
-	s_bt = _setting_bluetooth_for_bt_nap (connection);
+	s_bt = _nm_connection_get_setting_bluetooth_for_nap (connection);
 	if (!s_bt)
 		return;