diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c b/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
index eb7f5ad6f..663f3188f 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
@@ -438,13 +438,22 @@ NMDevice *
 nm_device_bridge_new_for_connection (NMConnection *connection)
 {
 	const char *iface;
+	NMSettingBridge *s_bridge;
+	const GByteArray *mac_address;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail (connection != NULL, NULL);
 
 	iface = nm_connection_get_virtual_iface_name (connection);
 	g_return_val_if_fail (iface != NULL, NULL);
 
-	if (   !nm_platform_bridge_add (iface, NULL, 0)
+	s_bridge = nm_connection_get_setting_bridge (connection);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (s_bridge, NULL);
+
+	mac_address = nm_setting_bridge_get_mac_address (s_bridge);
+
+	if (   !nm_platform_bridge_add (iface,
+	                                mac_address ? mac_address->data : NULL,
+	                                mac_address ? mac_address->len : 0)
 	    && nm_platform_get_error () != NM_PLATFORM_ERROR_EXISTS) {
 		nm_log_warn (LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_BRIDGE, "(%s): failed to create bridge master interface for '%s': %s",
 		             iface, nm_connection_get_id (connection),