diff --git a/src/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.conf b/src/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.conf
index e4d1b78ba6..6be1feb68e 100644
--- a/src/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.conf
+++ b/src/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.conf
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
                 <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.strongswan"/>
                 <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.VPN.Plugin"/>
 
+                <allow send_destination="org.fedoraproject.FirewallD1"/>
+
                 <!-- Allow the custom name for the dnsmasq instance spawned by NM
                      from the dns dnsmasq plugin to own it's dbus name, and for
                      messages to be sent to it.