diff --git a/introspection/nm-manager.xml b/introspection/nm-manager.xml
index 05bcc99a3..a9bb6dcf1 100644
--- a/introspection/nm-manager.xml
+++ b/introspection/nm-manager.xml
@@ -327,6 +327,14 @@
       </tp:docstring>
     </property>
 
+    <property name="PrimaryConnectionType" type="s" access="read">
+      <tp:docstring>
+        The connection type of the "primary" active connection being
+        used to access the network. This is the same as the Type
+        property on the object indicated by PrimaryConnection.
+      </tp:docstring>
+    </property>
+
     <property name="ActivatingConnection" type="o" access="read">
       <tp:docstring>
         The object path of an active connection that is currently
diff --git a/src/nm-active-connection.c b/src/nm-active-connection.c
index d91f46266..c3df3a5b7 100644
--- a/src/nm-active-connection.c
+++ b/src/nm-active-connection.c
@@ -200,6 +200,17 @@ nm_active_connection_get_connection (NMActiveConnection *self)
 	return NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self)->connection;
 }
 
+const char *
+nm_active_connection_get_connection_type (NMActiveConnection *self)
+{
+	NMActiveConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+
+	if (priv->connection == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return nm_connection_get_connection_type (priv->connection);
+}
+
 void
 nm_active_connection_set_connection (NMActiveConnection *self,
                                      NMConnection *connection)
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index aa2224484..9012e0be2 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ enum {
 	PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS,
 	PROP_CONNECTIVITY,
 	PROP_PRIMARY_CONNECTION,
+	PROP_PRIMARY_CONNECTION_TYPE,
 	PROP_ACTIVATING_CONNECTION,
 	PROP_DEVICES,
 
@@ -4270,6 +4271,7 @@ policy_default_device_changed (GObject *object, GParamSpec *pspec, gpointer user
 		priv->primary_connection = ac ? g_object_ref (ac) : NULL;
 		nm_log_dbg (LOGD_CORE, "PrimaryConnection now %s", ac ? nm_active_connection_get_id (ac) : "(none)");
 		g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (self), NM_MANAGER_PRIMARY_CONNECTION);
+		g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (self), NM_MANAGER_PRIMARY_CONNECTION_TYPE);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4862,6 +4864,7 @@ get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id,
 	GSList *iter;
 	GPtrArray *array;
 	const char *path;
+	const char *type;
 
 	switch (prop_id) {
 	case PROP_VERSION:
@@ -4911,6 +4914,10 @@ get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id,
 		path = priv->primary_connection ? nm_active_connection_get_path (priv->primary_connection) : NULL;
 		g_value_set_boxed (value, path ? path : "/");
 		break;
+	case PROP_PRIMARY_CONNECTION_TYPE:
+		type = priv->primary_connection ? nm_active_connection_get_connection_type (priv->primary_connection) : NULL;
+		g_value_set_string (value, type ? type : "");
+		break;
 	case PROP_ACTIVATING_CONNECTION:
 		path = priv->activating_connection ? nm_active_connection_get_path (priv->activating_connection) : NULL;
 		g_value_set_boxed (value, path ? path : "/");
@@ -5162,6 +5169,14 @@ nm_manager_class_init (NMManagerClass *manager_class)
 		                     G_PARAM_READABLE |
 		                     G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PRIMARY_CONNECTION_TYPE,
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_MANAGER_PRIMARY_CONNECTION_TYPE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ACTIVATING_CONNECTION,
 		 g_param_spec_boxed (NM_MANAGER_ACTIVATING_CONNECTION, "", "",
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.h b/src/nm-manager.h
index 6413c7144..f62351615 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.h
+++ b/src/nm-manager.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define NM_MANAGER_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS "active-connections"
 #define NM_MANAGER_CONNECTIVITY "connectivity"
 #define NM_MANAGER_PRIMARY_CONNECTION "primary-connection"
+#define NM_MANAGER_PRIMARY_CONNECTION_TYPE "primary-connection-type"
 #define NM_MANAGER_ACTIVATING_CONNECTION "activating-connection"
 #define NM_MANAGER_DEVICES "devices"