diff --git a/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Settings.xml b/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Settings.xml
index ea271dfaa1..2932734f87 100644
--- a/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Settings.xml
+++ b/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Settings.xml
@@ -188,6 +188,16 @@
     -->
     <property name="CanModify" type="b" access="read"/>
 
+    <!--
+        VersionId:
+
+        The version of the settings. This is incremented whenever the profile
+        changes and can be used to detect concurrent modifications.
+
+        Since: 1.44
+    -->
+    <property name="VersionId" type="t" access="read"/>
+
     <!--
         NewConnection:
         @connection: Object path of the new connection.
diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
index 0ad5411cd2..d0725a7042 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ _seen_bssids_hash_new(void)
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-NM_GOBJECT_PROPERTIES_DEFINE(NMSettingsConnection, PROP_UNSAVED, PROP_FLAGS, PROP_FILENAME, );
+NM_GOBJECT_PROPERTIES_DEFINE(NMSettingsConnection,
+                             PROP_VERSION_ID,
+                             PROP_UNSAVED,
+                             PROP_FLAGS,
+                             PROP_FILENAME, );
 
 enum { UPDATED_INTERNAL, FLAGS_CHANGED, LAST_SIGNAL };
 
@@ -156,6 +160,8 @@ typedef struct _NMSettingsConnectionPrivate {
 
     guint64 last_secret_agent_version_id;
 
+    guint64 version_id;
+
     bool timestamp_set : 1;
 
     NMSettingsAutoconnectBlockedReason autoconnect_blocked_reason : 4;
@@ -2642,6 +2648,23 @@ nm_settings_connection_get_uuid(NMSettingsConnection *self)
     return uuid;
 }
 
+guint64
+nm_settings_connection_get_version_id(NMSettingsConnection *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_SETTINGS_CONNECTION(self), 0);
+
+    return NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(self)->version_id;
+}
+
+void
+nm_settings_connection_bump_version_id(NMSettingsConnection *self)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_SETTINGS_CONNECTION(self));
+
+    NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(self)->version_id++;
+    _notify(self, PROP_VERSION_ID);
+}
+
 const char *
 nm_settings_connection_get_connection_type(NMSettingsConnection *self)
 {
@@ -2665,9 +2688,13 @@ _nm_settings_connection_cleanup_after_remove(NMSettingsConnection *self)
 static void
 get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
 {
-    NMSettingsConnection *self = NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION(object);
+    NMSettingsConnection        *self = NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION(object);
+    NMSettingsConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(self);
 
     switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_VERSION_ID:
+        g_value_set_uint64(value, priv->version_id);
+        break;
     case PROP_UNSAVED:
         g_value_set_boolean(value, nm_settings_connection_get_unsaved(self));
         break;
@@ -2704,6 +2731,8 @@ nm_settings_connection_init(NMSettingsConnection *self)
 
     priv->agent_mgr = g_object_ref(nm_agent_manager_get());
     priv->settings  = g_object_ref(nm_settings_get());
+
+    priv->version_id = 1;
 }
 
 NMSettingsConnection *
@@ -2817,7 +2846,10 @@ static const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended interface_info_settings_connection = {
                                                            NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_FLAGS),
             NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE("Filename",
                                                            "s",
-                                                           NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_FILENAME), ), ),
+                                                           NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_FILENAME),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE("VersionId",
+                                                           "t",
+                                                           NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_VERSION_ID), ), ),
 };
 
 static void
@@ -2835,6 +2867,15 @@ nm_settings_connection_class_init(NMSettingsConnectionClass *klass)
     object_class->dispose      = dispose;
     object_class->get_property = get_property;
 
+    obj_properties[PROP_VERSION_ID] =
+        g_param_spec_uint64(NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_VERSION_ID,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            0,
+                            G_MAXUINT64,
+                            0,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
     obj_properties[PROP_UNSAVED] = g_param_spec_boolean(NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UNSAVED,
                                                         "",
                                                         "",
diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
index eec4ae1856..835a978e40 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
@@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ typedef enum {
 #define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_FLAGS_CHANGED    "flags-changed"
 
 /* Properties */
-#define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UNSAVED  "unsaved"
-#define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_FLAGS    "flags"
-#define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_FILENAME "filename"
+#define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UNSAVED    "unsaved"
+#define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_VERSION_ID "version-id"
+#define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_FLAGS      "flags"
+#define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_FILENAME   "filename"
 
 /**
  * NMSettingsConnectionIntFlags:
@@ -231,6 +232,9 @@ const char *nm_settings_connection_get_filename(NMSettingsConnection *self);
 
 guint64 nm_settings_connection_get_last_secret_agent_version_id(NMSettingsConnection *self);
 
+guint64 nm_settings_connection_get_version_id(NMSettingsConnection *self);
+void    nm_settings_connection_bump_version_id(NMSettingsConnection *self);
+
 gboolean
 nm_settings_connection_has_unmodified_applied_connection(NMSettingsConnection *self,
                                                          NMConnection         *applied_connection,
diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings.c b/src/core/settings/nm-settings.c
index c3d99cca3d..49a7c68753 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings.c
@@ -1090,11 +1090,13 @@ _connection_changed_update(NMSettings                      *self,
 
     is_new = c_list_is_empty(&sett_conn->_connections_lst);
 
-    _LOGT("update[%s]: %s connection \"%s\" (" NM_SETTINGS_STORAGE_PRINT_FMT ")",
+    _LOGT("update[%s]: %s connection \"%s\" (" NM_SETTINGS_STORAGE_PRINT_FMT "), "
+          "new version-id %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT,
           nm_settings_storage_get_uuid(storage),
           is_new ? "adding" : "updating",
           nm_connection_get_id(connection),
-          NM_SETTINGS_STORAGE_PRINT_ARG(storage));
+          NM_SETTINGS_STORAGE_PRINT_ARG(storage),
+          (nm_settings_connection_get_version_id(sett_conn) + 1u));
 
     _nm_settings_connection_set_storage(sett_conn, storage);
 
@@ -1166,6 +1168,8 @@ _connection_changed_update(NMSettings                      *self,
                                      path);
     }
 
+    nm_settings_connection_bump_version_id(sett_conn);
+
     if (is_new) {
         nm_dbus_object_emit_signal(NM_DBUS_OBJECT(self),
                                    &interface_info_settings,
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver b/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
index 7fd09072a2..919ffc74b8 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
@@ -1932,6 +1932,7 @@ global:
 
 libnm_1_44_0 {
 global:
+	nm_remote_connection_get_version_id;
 	nm_setting_gsm_get_initial_eps_apn;
 	nm_setting_gsm_get_initial_eps_config;
 	nm_setting_ip6_config_get_dhcp_pd_hint;
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-remote-connection.c b/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-remote-connection.c
index 38ea114b09..607c21a151 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-remote-connection.c
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-remote-connection.c
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ NM_GOBJECT_PROPERTIES_DEFINE(NMRemoteConnection,
                              PROP_UNSAVED,
                              PROP_FLAGS,
                              PROP_FILENAME,
+                             PROP_VERSION_ID,
                              PROP_VISIBLE, );
 
 typedef struct {
     GCancellable *get_settings_cancellable;
 
     char   *filename;
+    guint64 version_id;
     guint32 flags;
     bool    unsaved;
 
@@ -601,6 +603,23 @@ nm_remote_connection_get_filename(NMRemoteConnection *connection)
     return NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(connection)->filename;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nm_remote_connection_get_version_id:
+ * @connection: the #NMRemoteConnection
+ *
+ * Returns: the version-id of the profile. This ID is incremented
+ *   whenever the profile is modified.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.44
+ */
+guint64
+nm_remote_connection_get_version_id(NMRemoteConnection *connection)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_REMOTE_CONNECTION(connection), 0);
+
+    return NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(connection)->version_id;
+}
+
 /**
  * nm_remote_connection_get_visible:
  * @connection: the #NMRemoteConnection
@@ -724,6 +743,9 @@ get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
     case PROP_FILENAME:
         g_value_set_string(value, NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(object)->filename);
         break;
+    case PROP_VERSION_ID:
+        g_value_set_uint64(value, NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(object)->version_id);
+        break;
     case PROP_VISIBLE:
         g_value_set_boolean(value, NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE(object)->visible);
         break;
@@ -759,10 +781,11 @@ const NMLDBusMetaIface _nml_dbus_meta_iface_nm_settings_connection = NML_DBUS_ME
                                       NMRemoteConnection,
                                       _priv.filename),
         NML_DBUS_META_PROPERTY_INIT_U("Flags", PROP_FLAGS, NMRemoteConnection, _priv.flags),
-        NML_DBUS_META_PROPERTY_INIT_B("Unsaved",
-                                      PROP_UNSAVED,
+        NML_DBUS_META_PROPERTY_INIT_B("Unsaved", PROP_UNSAVED, NMRemoteConnection, _priv.unsaved),
+        NML_DBUS_META_PROPERTY_INIT_T("VersionId",
+                                      PROP_VERSION_ID,
                                       NMRemoteConnection,
-                                      _priv.unsaved), ), );
+                                      _priv.version_id), ), );
 
 static void
 nm_remote_connection_class_init(NMRemoteConnectionClass *klass)
@@ -819,6 +842,23 @@ nm_remote_connection_class_init(NMRemoteConnectionClass *klass)
                                                         NULL,
                                                         G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
+    /**
+     * NMRemoteConnection:version-id:
+     *
+     * The version ID of the profile that is incremented when the profile gets modified.
+     * This can be used to track concurrent modifications of the profile.
+     *
+     * Since: 1.44
+     **/
+    obj_properties[PROP_VERSION_ID] =
+        g_param_spec_uint64(NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_VERSION_ID,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            0,
+                            G_MAXUINT64,
+                            0,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
     /**
      * NMRemoteConnection:visible:
      *
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-public/nm-remote-connection.h b/src/libnm-client-public/nm-remote-connection.h
index abfeecb367..1b4ea22cf1 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-public/nm-remote-connection.h
+++ b/src/libnm-client-public/nm-remote-connection.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_UNSAVED         "unsaved"
 #define NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_FLAGS           "flags"
 #define NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_FILENAME        "filename"
+#define NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_VERSION_ID      "version-id"
 #define NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_VISIBLE         "visible"
 
 /**
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ const char *nm_remote_connection_get_filename(NMRemoteConnection *connection);
 
 gboolean nm_remote_connection_get_visible(NMRemoteConnection *connection);
 
+NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_44
+guint64 nm_remote_connection_get_version_id(NMRemoteConnection *connection);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION__ */