diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.c
index c7eb9b2db..3725553e1 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.c
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ static const BondDefault defaults[] = {
 	{ NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_XMIT_HASH_POLICY, "0",          TYPE_BOTH, 0, 2,
 	  { "layer2", "layer3+4", "layer2+3", NULL } },
 	{ NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_RESEND_IGMP,      "1",          TYPE_INT, 0, 255 },
+	{ NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_LACP_RATE,        "0",          TYPE_BOTH, 0, 1,
+	  { "slow", "fast", NULL } },
 };
 
 /**
@@ -462,6 +464,7 @@ verify (NMSetting *setting, GSList *all_settings, GError **error)
 	                              NULL };
 	int miimon = 0, arp_interval = 0;
 	const char *arp_ip_target = NULL;
+	const char *lacp_rate;
 	const char *primary;
 
 	g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->options);
@@ -643,6 +646,19 @@ verify (NMSetting *setting, GSList *all_settings, GError **error)
 		}
 	}
 
+	lacp_rate = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->options, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_LACP_RATE);
+	if (   lacp_rate
+	    && (g_strcmp0 (value, "802.3ad") != 0 && g_strcmp0 (value, "4") != 0)
+	    && (strcmp (lacp_rate, "slow") != 0 && strcmp (lacp_rate, "0") != 0)) {
+		g_set_error (error,
+		             NM_SETTING_BOND_ERROR,
+		             NM_SETTING_BOND_ERROR_INVALID_OPTION,
+		             _("'%s' option is only valid with mode '%s'"),
+		             NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_LACP_RATE, "802.3ad");
+		g_prefix_error (error, "%s.%s: ", NM_SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTIONS);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
 	return _nm_setting_verify_required_virtual_interface_name (all_settings, error);
 }
 
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.h b/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.h
index c3cee4d55..18f5e105f 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-bond.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ GQuark nm_setting_bond_error_quark (void);
 #define NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_AD_SELECT        "ad_select"
 #define NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_XMIT_HASH_POLICY "xmit_hash_policy"
 #define NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_RESEND_IGMP      "resend_igmp"
+#define NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_LACP_RATE        "lacp_rate"
 
 typedef struct {
 	NMSetting parent;
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.c
index f321d0af2..7d82d31d2 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ static const BondDefault defaults[] = {
 	{ NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_XMIT_HASH_POLICY, "0",          TYPE_BOTH, 0, 2,
 	  { "layer2", "layer3+4", "layer2+3", NULL } },
 	{ NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_RESEND_IGMP,      "1",          TYPE_INT, 0, 255 },
+	{ NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_LACP_RATE,        "0",          TYPE_BOTH, 0, 1,
+	  { "slow", "fast", NULL } },
 };
 
 /**
@@ -487,6 +489,7 @@ verify (NMSetting *setting, GSList *all_settings, GError **error)
 	                              NULL };
 	int miimon = 0, arp_interval = 0;
 	const char *arp_ip_target = NULL;
+	const char *lacp_rate;
 	const char *primary;
 
 	g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->options);
@@ -668,6 +671,19 @@ verify (NMSetting *setting, GSList *all_settings, GError **error)
 		}
 	}
 
+	lacp_rate = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->options, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_LACP_RATE);
+	if (   lacp_rate
+	    && (g_strcmp0 (value, "802.3ad") != 0 && g_strcmp0 (value, "4") != 0)
+	    && (strcmp (lacp_rate, "slow") != 0 && strcmp (lacp_rate, "0") != 0)) {
+		g_set_error (error,
+		             NM_SETTING_BOND_ERROR,
+		             NM_SETTING_BOND_ERROR_INVALID_OPTION,
+		             _("'%s' option is only valid with mode '%s'"),
+		             NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_LACP_RATE, "802.3ad");
+		g_prefix_error (error, "%s.%s: ", NM_SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTIONS);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
 	return _nm_setting_verify_deprecated_virtual_iface_name (
 	         priv->interface_name, FALSE,
 	         NM_SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME, NM_SETTING_BOND_INTERFACE_NAME,
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.h b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.h
index e7807380b..cf969995e 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ GQuark nm_setting_bond_error_quark (void);
 #define NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_AD_SELECT        "ad_select"
 #define NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_XMIT_HASH_POLICY "xmit_hash_policy"
 #define NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_RESEND_IGMP      "resend_igmp"
+#define NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_LACP_RATE        "lacp_rate"
 
 typedef struct {
 	NMSetting parent;
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c b/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
index 40151d472..e365ee6d6 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ apply_bonding_config (NMDevice *device)
 	set_simple_option (device, "ad_select", s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_AD_SELECT);
 	set_simple_option (device, "xmit_hash_policy", s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_XMIT_HASH_POLICY);
 	set_simple_option (device, "resend_igmp", s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_RESEND_IGMP);
+	set_simple_option (device, "lacp_rate", s_bond, NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTION_LACP_RATE);
 
 	return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS;
 }