diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
index e3c6b80be..5e920de48 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
@@ -4120,3 +4120,55 @@ NM_BACKPORT_SYMBOL (libnm_1_0_6, gboolean, nm_utils_enum_from_str,
                     (GType type, const char *str, int *out_value, char **err_token),
                     (type, str, out_value, err_token));
 
+/**
+ * nm_utils_enum_get_values:
+ * @type: the %GType of the enum
+ * @from: the first element to be returned
+ * @to: the last element to be returned
+ *
+ * Returns the list of possible values for a given enum.
+ *
+ * Returns: a NULL-terminated dynamically-allocated array of static strings
+ * or %NULL on error
+ *
+ * Since: 1.2
+ */
+const char **nm_utils_enum_get_values (GType type, gint from, gint to)
+{
+	GTypeClass *class;
+	GPtrArray *array;
+	gint i;
+
+	class = g_type_class_ref (type);
+	array = g_ptr_array_new ();
+
+	if (G_IS_ENUM_CLASS (class)) {
+		GEnumClass *enum_class = G_ENUM_CLASS (class);
+		GEnumValue *enum_value;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < enum_class->n_values; i++) {
+			enum_value = &enum_class->values[i];
+			if (enum_value->value >= from && enum_value->value <= to)
+				g_ptr_array_add (array, (gpointer) enum_value->value_nick);
+		}
+	} else if (G_IS_FLAGS_CLASS (class)) {
+		GFlagsClass *flags_class = G_FLAGS_CLASS (class);
+		GFlagsValue *flags_value;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < flags_class->n_values; i++) {
+			flags_value = &flags_class->values[i];
+			if (flags_value->value >= from && flags_value->value <= to)
+				g_ptr_array_add (array, (gpointer) flags_value->value_nick);
+		}
+	} else {
+		g_type_class_unref (class);
+		g_ptr_array_free (array, TRUE);
+		g_return_val_if_reached (NULL);
+	}
+
+	g_type_class_unref (class);
+	g_ptr_array_add (array, NULL);
+
+	return (const char **) g_ptr_array_free (array, FALSE);
+}
+
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-utils.h b/libnm-core/nm-utils.h
index 4be58e09a..407c14e2c 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-utils.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-utils.h
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ char *nm_utils_enum_to_str (GType type, int value);
 NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_2
 gboolean nm_utils_enum_from_str (GType type, const char *str, int *out_value, char **err_token);
 
+NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_2
+const char **nm_utils_enum_get_values (GType type, gint from, gint to);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __NM_UTILS_H__ */
diff --git a/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c b/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c
index f4dec283c..e8eb0bafb 100644
--- a/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c
+++ b/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c
@@ -4740,6 +4740,21 @@ test_nm_utils_enum_to_str_do (GType type, int flags, const char *exp_str)
 	g_free (str);
 }
 
+static void
+test_nm_utils_enum_get_values_do (GType type, int from, int to, const char *exp_str)
+{
+	const char **strv;
+	char *str;
+
+	strv = nm_utils_enum_get_values (type, from, to);
+	g_assert (strv);
+	str = g_strjoinv (",", (char **) strv);
+	g_assert_cmpstr (str, ==, exp_str);
+	g_free (str);
+	g_free (strv);
+}
+
+
 static void test_nm_utils_enum (void)
 {
 	GType bool_enum = nm_test_general_bool_enum_get_type();
@@ -4783,6 +4798,12 @@ static void test_nm_utils_enum (void)
 	test_nm_utils_enum_from_str_do (color_flags, "blue,red", TRUE, NM_TEST_GENERAL_COLOR_FLAGS_BLUE |
 	                                                               NM_TEST_GENERAL_COLOR_FLAGS_RED, NULL);
 	test_nm_utils_enum_from_str_do (color_flags, "blue,white", FALSE, 0, "white");
+
+	test_nm_utils_enum_get_values_do (bool_enum, 0, G_MAXINT, "no,yes,maybe,unknown");
+	test_nm_utils_enum_get_values_do (bool_enum, NM_TEST_GENERAL_BOOL_ENUM_YES,
+	                                  NM_TEST_GENERAL_BOOL_ENUM_MAYBE, "yes,maybe");
+	test_nm_utils_enum_get_values_do (meta_flags, 0, G_MAXINT, "none,foo,bar,baz");
+	test_nm_utils_enum_get_values_do (color_flags, 0, G_MAXINT, "blue,red,green");
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/libnm/libnm.ver b/libnm/libnm.ver
index 865cc328d..81321f7af 100644
--- a/libnm/libnm.ver
+++ b/libnm/libnm.ver
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ global:
 	nm_utils_bond_mode_string_to_int;
 	nm_utils_enum_from_str;
 	nm_utils_enum_to_str;
+	nm_utils_enum_get_values;
 	nm_utils_wifi_2ghz_freqs;
 	nm_utils_wifi_5ghz_freqs;
 	nm_vpn_editor_plugin_load_from_file;