diff --git a/libnm-util/Makefile.am b/libnm-util/Makefile.am
index 1529b4adc..1327565ae 100644
--- a/libnm-util/Makefile.am
+++ b/libnm-util/Makefile.am
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ libnm_util_la_LIBADD = $(GLIB_LIBS) $(DBUS_LIBS) $(UUID_LIBS)
 SYMBOL_VIS_FILE=$(srcdir)/libnm-util.ver
 
 libnm_util_la_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--version-script=$(SYMBOL_VIS_FILE) \
-	-version-info "3:0:1"
+	-version-info "4:0:2"
 
 if WITH_GNUTLS
 libnm_util_la_SOURCES += crypto_gnutls.c
diff --git a/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver b/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
index edf5d2925..53c2482e2 100644
--- a/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
+++ b/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ global:
 	nm_connection_get_setting_wireless_security;
 	nm_connection_get_type;
 	nm_connection_get_uuid;
+	nm_connection_is_type;
 	nm_connection_lookup_setting_type;
 	nm_connection_lookup_setting_type_by_quark;
 	nm_connection_need_secrets;
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-connection.c b/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
index 6a10128c2..cdc3b81f0 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
@@ -1050,6 +1050,37 @@ nm_connection_to_hash (NMConnection *connection, NMSettingHashFlags flags)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nm_connection_is_type:
+ * @connection: the #NMConnection
+ * @type: a setting name to check the connection's type against (like 
+ * %NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SETTING_NAME or %NM_SETTING_WIRED_SETTING_NAME)
+ *
+ * A convenience function to check if the given @connection is a particular
+ * type (ie wired, wifi, ppp, etc). Checks the #NMSettingConnection:type
+ * property of the connection and matches that against @type.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the connection is of the given @type, %FALSE if not
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_connection_is_type (NMConnection *connection, const char *type)
+{
+	NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+	const char *type2;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (connection != NULL, FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_CONNECTION (connection), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (type != NULL, FALSE);
+
+	s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection (connection);
+	g_assert (s_con);
+
+	type2 = nm_setting_connection_get_connection_type (s_con);
+	g_assert (type2);
+
+	return !strcmp (type2, type);
+}
+
 /**
  * nm_connection_for_each_setting_value:
  * @connection: the #NMConnection
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-connection.h b/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
index 3245f7e69..069dc84c1 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ void          nm_connection_set_path      (NMConnection *connection,
 
 const char *  nm_connection_get_path      (NMConnection *connection);
 
+gboolean      nm_connection_is_type (NMConnection *connection, const char *type);
+
 void          nm_connection_for_each_setting_value (NMConnection *connection,
                                                     NMSettingValueIterFn func,
                                                     gpointer user_data);