diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a7c586fb20..d7e398e0c4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-10-04  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* libnm-util/nm-connection.c
+	  libnm-util/nm-connection.h
+		- (nm_connection_verify): new function
+
 2007-10-04  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* libnm-util/nm-setting.c
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-connection.c b/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
index dd1a1415e2..2e51da6e2d 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
@@ -122,6 +122,17 @@ nm_connection_compare (NMConnection *connection, NMConnection *other)
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
+gboolean
+nm_connection_verify (NMConnection *connection)
+{
+	NMConnectionPrivate *priv;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_CONNECTION (connection), FALSE);
+
+	priv = NM_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (connection);
+	return nm_settings_verify (priv->settings);
+}
+
 void
 nm_connection_update_secrets (NMConnection *connection,
                               const char *setting_name,
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-connection.h b/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
index db79a47f12..aa25f09e04 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ NMSetting    *nm_connection_get_setting   (NMConnection *connection,
 gboolean      nm_connection_compare       (NMConnection *connection,
 										   NMConnection *other);
 
+gboolean      nm_connection_verify        (NMConnection *connection);
+
 const char *  nm_connection_need_secrets  (NMConnection *connection);
 
 void          nm_connection_clear_secrets (NMConnection *connection);