diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 2acbc554f3..bee031fd1b 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -1480,6 +1480,18 @@ nm_device_get_ip_iface (NMDevice *self)
 	return priv->ip_iface ?: priv->iface;
 }
 
+const char *
+nm_device_get_ip_iface_from_platform (NMDevice *self)
+{
+	int ifindex;
+
+	ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (self);
+	if (ifindex <= 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return nm_platform_link_get_name (nm_device_get_platform (self), ifindex);
+}
+
 int
 nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (const NMDevice *self)
 {
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.h b/src/devices/nm-device.h
index 1778faef92..c2e3c474fb 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.h
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.h
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ int             nm_device_get_ifindex           (NMDevice *dev);
 gboolean        nm_device_is_software           (NMDevice *dev);
 gboolean        nm_device_is_real               (NMDevice *dev);
 const char *    nm_device_get_ip_iface          (NMDevice *dev);
+const char *    nm_device_get_ip_iface_from_platform (NMDevice *dev);
 int             nm_device_get_ip_ifindex        (const NMDevice *dev);
 const char *    nm_device_get_driver            (NMDevice *dev);
 const char *    nm_device_get_driver_version    (NMDevice *dev);