diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 60162f4399..2618432d43 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -2788,8 +2788,10 @@ nm_device_check_connectivity_update_interval (NMDevice *self)
 }
 
 static void
-concheck_update_state (NMDevice *self, int addr_family,
-                       NMConnectivityState state, gboolean allow_periodic_bump)
+concheck_update_state (NMDevice *self,
+                       int addr_family,
+                       NMConnectivityState state,
+                       gboolean allow_periodic_bump)
 {
 	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 	const gboolean IS_IPv4 = (addr_family == AF_INET);
@@ -2822,8 +2824,15 @@ concheck_update_state (NMDevice *self, int addr_family,
 				state = NM_CONNECTIVITY_LIMITED;
 		} else
 			state = NM_CONNECTIVITY_NONE;
-	} else if (state == NM_CONNECTIVITY_LIMITED && priv->state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
-		state = NM_CONNECTIVITY_NONE;
+	} else if (state == NM_CONNECTIVITY_LIMITED) {
+		/* NMConnectivity cannot distinguish between NONE and LIMITED connectivity. In both
+		 * cases, it just failed to fetch the URL.
+		 *
+		 * NMDevice coerces a LIMITED state to NONE here, if the logical state of the device
+		 * is disconnected. */
+		if (priv->state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+			state = NM_CONNECTIVITY_NONE;
+	}
 
 	if (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].state == state) {
 		/* we got a connectivty update, but the state didn't change. If we were probing,