diff --git a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
index 976fec4ecc..113a2c904c 100644
--- a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
@@ -228,6 +228,16 @@ nm_dhcp_client_get_effective_client_id(NMDhcpClient *self)
     return priv->effective_client_id;
 }
 
+NML3ConfigData *
+nm_dhcp_client_create_l3cd(NMDhcpClient *self)
+{
+    NMDhcpClientPrivate *priv = NM_DHCP_CLIENT_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    return nm_l3_config_data_new(nm_l3cfg_get_multi_idx(priv->config.l3cfg),
+                                 nm_l3cfg_get_ifindex(priv->config.l3cfg),
+                                 NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_DHCP);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 void
diff --git a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
index 72444c3fc0..51c6bc048f 100644
--- a/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
+++ b/src/core/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ int                nm_dhcp_client_get_ifindex(NMDhcpClient *self);
 void    nm_dhcp_client_set_effective_client_id(NMDhcpClient *self, GBytes *client_id);
 GBytes *nm_dhcp_client_get_effective_client_id(NMDhcpClient *self);
 
+NML3ConfigData *nm_dhcp_client_create_l3cd(NMDhcpClient *self);
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Client data
  *****************************************************************************/