diff --git a/src/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.conf b/src/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.conf
index 7df1c8e8d7..5e7bafa193 100644
--- a/src/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.conf
+++ b/src/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.conf
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
                 <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn"/>
                 <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp"/>
                 <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc"/>
+                <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ssh"/>
         </policy>
         <policy at_console="true">
                 <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/>