diff --git a/libnm-glib/libnm-glib.ver b/libnm-glib/libnm-glib.ver
index ca47f9163b..bd60fc6c3e 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/libnm-glib.ver
+++ b/libnm-glib/libnm-glib.ver
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ global:
 	nm_remote_settings_add_connection_unsaved;
 	nm_remote_settings_error_get_type;
 	nm_remote_settings_error_quark;
+	nm_remote_settings_get_connection_by_id;
 	nm_remote_settings_get_connection_by_path;
 	nm_remote_settings_get_connection_by_uuid;
 	nm_remote_settings_get_type;
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.c b/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.c
index bd13cf86a8..ea62c5d688 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.c
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.c
@@ -173,6 +173,45 @@ add_connection_info_complete (NMRemoteSettings *self,
 	add_connection_info_dispose (self, info);
 }
 
+/**
+ * nm_remote_settings_get_connection_by_id:
+ * @settings: the %NMRemoteSettings
+ * @id: the id of the remote connection
+ *
+ * Returns the first matching %NMRemoteConnection matching a given @id.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): the remote connection object on success, or %NULL if no
+ *  matching object was found.
+ *
+ * Since: 0.9.10
+ **/
+NMRemoteConnection *
+nm_remote_settings_get_connection_by_id (NMRemoteSettings *settings, const char *id)
+{
+	NMRemoteSettingsPrivate *priv;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_REMOTE_SETTINGS (settings), NULL);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (id != NULL, NULL);
+
+	priv = NM_REMOTE_SETTINGS_GET_PRIVATE (settings);
+
+	_nm_remote_settings_ensure_inited (settings);
+
+	if (priv->service_running) {
+		GHashTableIter iter;
+		NMConnection *candidate;
+
+		g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->connections);
+		while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, NULL, (gpointer *) &candidate)) {
+
+			if (!strcmp (id, nm_connection_get_id (candidate)))
+				return NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION (candidate);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * nm_remote_settings_get_connection_by_path:
  * @settings: the %NMRemoteSettings
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.h b/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.h
index e361dc04be..af2f3b2da1 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.h
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.h
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ NMRemoteSettings *nm_remote_settings_new_finish (GAsyncResult         *result,
 
 GSList *nm_remote_settings_list_connections (NMRemoteSettings *settings);
 
+NMRemoteConnection *nm_remote_settings_get_connection_by_id (NMRemoteSettings *settings,
+                                                             const char *id);
+
 NMRemoteConnection * nm_remote_settings_get_connection_by_path (NMRemoteSettings *settings,
                                                                 const char *path);