diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
index 5b2903d809..0207a048c0 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -13633,7 +13633,7 @@ nm_device_set_ip_config(NMDevice *  self,
                                           NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_IN_MEMORY,
                                           NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_NONE,
                                           NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_NONE,
-                                          NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_NONE,
+                                          NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_UPDATE_NON_SECRET,
                                           "update-external",
                                           NULL);
         }
diff --git a/src/core/nm-checkpoint.c b/src/core/nm-checkpoint.c
index 3e22239608..76210abc0e 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-checkpoint.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-checkpoint.c
@@ -229,14 +229,16 @@ restore_and_activate_connection(NMCheckpoint *self, DeviceCheckpoint *dev_checkp
         if (need_update) {
             _LOGD("rollback: updating connection %s", nm_settings_connection_get_uuid(connection));
             persist_mode = NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_KEEP;
-            nm_settings_connection_update(connection,
-                                          dev_checkpoint->settings_connection,
-                                          persist_mode,
-                                          sett_flags,
-                                          sett_mask,
-                                          NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_NONE,
-                                          "checkpoint-rollback",
-                                          NULL);
+            nm_settings_connection_update(
+                connection,
+                dev_checkpoint->settings_connection,
+                persist_mode,
+                sett_flags,
+                sett_mask,
+                NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_SYSTEM_SECRETS
+                    | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_UPDATE_NON_SECRET,
+                "checkpoint-rollback",
+                NULL);
         }
     } else {
         /* The connection was deleted, recreate it */
diff --git a/src/core/nm-manager.c b/src/core/nm-manager.c
index f5a696f1fa..90bfad73ee 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-manager.c
@@ -2892,15 +2892,16 @@ recheck_assume_connection(NMManager *self, NMDevice *device)
                                                        NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO,
                                                        NULL));
 
-                nm_settings_connection_update(sett_conn,
-                                              con2,
-                                              NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_KEEP,
-                                              NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_NONE,
-                                              NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_VOLATILE
-                                                  | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_EXTERNAL,
-                                              NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_NONE,
-                                              "assume-initrd",
-                                              NULL);
+                nm_settings_connection_update(
+                    sett_conn,
+                    con2,
+                    NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_KEEP,
+                    NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_NONE,
+                    NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_VOLATILE
+                        | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_EXTERNAL,
+                    NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_UPDATE_NON_SECRET,
+                    "assume-initrd",
+                    NULL);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
index 7b5477f477..a712831779 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
@@ -1536,6 +1536,7 @@ update_auth_cb(NMSettingsConnection * self,
                    : NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_REAPPLY_PARTIAL)
             | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_SYSTEM_SECRETS
             | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_AGENT_SECRETS
+            | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_UPDATE_NON_SECRET
             | (NM_FLAGS_HAS(info->flags, NM_SETTINGS_UPDATE2_FLAG_BLOCK_AUTOCONNECT)
                    ? NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_BLOCK_AUTOCONNECT
                    : NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_NONE),
diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
index 7c61dbebb4..79444823d1 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ typedef enum {
 
     NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_BLOCK_AUTOCONNECT = (1u << 8),
 
+    /* Is anything other than secrets changing */
+    NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_UPDATE_NON_SECRET = (1u << 9),
+
 } NMSettingsConnectionUpdateReason;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings.c b/src/core/settings/nm-settings.c
index 4c43484d39..de4cd58a18 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings.c
@@ -1433,7 +1433,8 @@ _plugin_connections_reload(NMSettings *self)
         NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_NONE,
         TRUE,
         NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_SYSTEM_SECRETS
-            | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_AGENT_SECRETS);
+            | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_AGENT_SECRETS
+            | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_UPDATE_NON_SECRET);
 
     for (iter = priv->plugins; iter; iter = iter->next)
         nm_settings_plugin_load_connections_done(iter->data);
@@ -1910,7 +1911,8 @@ again_delete_tombstone:
         _NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_PERSISTENT_MASK,
         FALSE,
         NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_SYSTEM_SECRETS
-            | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_AGENT_SECRETS
+            | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_CLEAR_AGENT_SECRETS
+            | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_UPDATE_NON_SECRET
             | (NM_FLAGS_HAS(add_reason, NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_ADD_REASON_BLOCK_AUTOCONNECT)
                    ? NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_BLOCK_AUTOCONNECT
                    : NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_NONE));
@@ -2810,7 +2812,8 @@ impl_settings_load_connections(NMDBusObject *                     obj,
             NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_NONE,
             TRUE,
             NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_SYSTEM_SECRETS
-                | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_AGENT_SECRETS);
+                | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_RESET_AGENT_SECRETS
+                | NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_UPDATE_NON_SECRET);
 
         for (iter = priv->plugins; iter; iter = iter->next)
             nm_settings_plugin_load_connections_done(iter->data);