diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c
index 4e8e29ce5..b4c911fb6 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
 
 #include "shvar.h"
 
+#include "NetworkManagerUtils.h"
+#include "nm-logging.h"
+
+#define PARSE_WARNING(msg...) nm_log_warn (LOGD_SETTINGS, "    " msg)
+
 /* Open the file <name>, returning a shvarFile on success and NULL on failure.
  * Add a wrinkle to let the caller specify whether or not to create the file
  * (actually, return a structure anyway) if it doesn't exist.
@@ -306,6 +311,38 @@ svTrueValue (shvarFile *s, const char *key, gboolean def)
 	return returnValue;
 }
 
+/* svGetValueInt64:
+ * @s: fhe file
+ * @key: the name of the key to read
+ * @base: the numeric base (usually 10). Setting to 0 means "auto". Usually you want 10.
+ * @min: the minimum for range-check
+ * @max: the maximum for range-check
+ * @fallback: the fallback value in any error case
+ *
+ * Reads a value @key and converts it to an integer using nm_utils_ascii_str_to_int64().
+ * In case of error, @errno will be set and @fallback returned. */
+gint64
+svGetValueInt64 (shvarFile *s, const char *key, guint base, gint64 min, gint64 max, gint64 fallback)
+{
+	char *tmp;
+	gint64 result;
+	int errsv;
+
+	tmp = svGetValue (s, key, FALSE);
+	if (!tmp) {
+		errno = 0;
+		return fallback;
+	}
+
+	result = nm_utils_ascii_str_to_int64 (tmp, base, min, max, fallback);
+	errsv = errno;
+	if (errsv != 0)
+		PARSE_WARNING ("Error reading '%s' value '%s' as integer (%d)", key, tmp, errsv);
+
+	g_free (tmp);
+
+	return result;
+}
 
 /* Set the variable <key> equal to the value <value>.
  * If <key> does not exist, and the <current> pointer is set, append
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.h b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.h
index 4cbf1a31a..b2a2f2636 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.h
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ char *svGetValue (shvarFile *s, const char *key, gboolean verbatim);
  */
 gboolean svTrueValue (shvarFile *s, const char *key, gboolean def);
 
+gint64 svGetValueInt64 (shvarFile *s, const char *key, guint base, gint64 min, gint64 max, gint64 fallback);
+
 /* Set the variable <key> equal to the value <value>.
  * If <key> does not exist, and the <current> pointer is set, append
  * the key=value pair after that line.  Otherwise, prepend the pair