diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index eba15a32d5..845205b45c 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -3198,7 +3198,7 @@ ip4_config_merge_and_apply (NMDevice *self,
 	if (priv->wwan_ip4_config)
 		nm_ip4_config_merge (composite, priv->wwan_ip4_config);
 
-	/* Merge user overrides into the composite config. For assumed connection,
+	/* Merge user overrides into the composite config. For assumed connections,
 	 * con_ip4_config is empty. */
 	if (priv->con_ip4_config)
 		nm_ip4_config_merge (composite, priv->con_ip4_config);
@@ -3227,14 +3227,12 @@ ip4_config_merge_and_apply (NMDevice *self,
 		goto END_ADD_DEFAULT_ROUTE;
 	}
 
-	if (nm_device_uses_assumed_connection (self))
-		goto END_ADD_DEFAULT_ROUTE;
-
 	connection_has_default_route
 	    = nm_default_route_manager_ip4_connection_has_default_route (nm_default_route_manager_get (),
 	                                                                 connection, &connection_is_never_default);
 
 	if (   !priv->default_route.v4_configure_first_time
+	    && !nm_device_uses_assumed_connection (self)
 	    && connection_is_never_default) {
 		/* If the connection is explicitly configured as never-default, we enforce the (absense of the)
 		 * default-route only once. That allows the user to configure a connection as never-default,
@@ -3242,6 +3240,11 @@ ip4_config_merge_and_apply (NMDevice *self,
 		goto END_ADD_DEFAULT_ROUTE;
 	}
 
+	/* At this point, we treat assumed and non-assumed connections alike.
+	 * For assumed connections we do that because we still manage RA and DHCP
+	 * leases for them, so we must extend/update the default route on commits.
+	 */
+
 	/* we are about to commit (for a non-assumed connection). Enforce whatever we have
 	 * configured. */
 	priv->default_route.v4_configure_first_time = FALSE;
@@ -3820,14 +3823,12 @@ ip6_config_merge_and_apply (NMDevice *self,
 		goto END_ADD_DEFAULT_ROUTE;
 	}
 
-	if (nm_device_uses_assumed_connection (self))
-		goto END_ADD_DEFAULT_ROUTE;
-
 	connection_has_default_route
 	    = nm_default_route_manager_ip6_connection_has_default_route (nm_default_route_manager_get (),
 	                                                                 connection, &connection_is_never_default);
 
 	if (   !priv->default_route.v6_configure_first_time
+	    && !nm_device_uses_assumed_connection (self)
 	    && connection_is_never_default) {
 		/* If the connection is explicitly configured as never-default, we enforce the (absence of the)
 		 * default-route only once. That allows the user to configure a connection as never-default,
@@ -3835,6 +3836,11 @@ ip6_config_merge_and_apply (NMDevice *self,
 		goto END_ADD_DEFAULT_ROUTE;
 	}
 
+	/* At this point, we treat assumed and non-assumed connections alike.
+	 * For assumed connections we do that because we still manage RA and DHCP
+	 * leases for them, so we must extend/update the default route on commits.
+	 */
+
 	/* we are about to commit (for a non-assumed connection). Enforce whatever we have
 	 * configured. */
 	priv->default_route.v6_configure_first_time = FALSE;