diff --git a/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver b/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
index db50282551..17ce1749ff 100644
--- a/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
+++ b/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ global:
 	nm_setting_olpc_mesh_get_ssid;
 	nm_setting_olpc_mesh_get_channel;
 	nm_setting_olpc_mesh_get_dhcp_anycast_address;
+	nm_setting_olpc_mesh_new;
 	nm_utils_deinit;
 	nm_utils_rsa_key_encrypt;
 	nm_utils_escape_ssid;
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.c
index 0ba62a4f4a..37b565d22e 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.c
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ enum {
 	LAST_PROP
 };
 
+/**
+ * nm_setting_olpc_mesh_new:
+ *
+ * Creates a new #NMSettingOlpcMesh object with default values.
+ *
+ * Returns: the new empty #NMSettingOlpcMesh object
+ **/
+NMSetting *nm_setting_olpc_mesh_new (void)
+{
+	return (NMSetting *) g_object_new (NM_TYPE_SETTING_OLPC_MESH, NULL);
+}
+
 static void
 nm_setting_olpc_mesh_init (NMSettingOlpcMesh *setting)
 {
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.h b/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.h
index 267fdad4fd..9477dd91db 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 GType nm_setting_olpc_mesh_get_type (void);
 
+NMSetting *       nm_setting_olpc_mesh_new                      (void);
 const GByteArray *nm_setting_olpc_mesh_get_ssid                 (NMSettingOlpcMesh *setting);
 guint32           nm_setting_olpc_mesh_get_channel              (NMSettingOlpcMesh *setting);
 const GByteArray *nm_setting_olpc_mesh_get_dhcp_anycast_address (NMSettingOlpcMesh *setting);