diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
index 2ce9e0521..5b6093460 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
@@ -3415,6 +3415,11 @@ make_wireless_setting (shvarFile *ifcfg,
 	              svTrueValue (ifcfg, "SSID_HIDDEN", FALSE),
 	              NULL);
 
+	g_object_set (s_wireless,
+	              NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_POWERSAVE,
+	              svTrueValue (ifcfg, "POWERSAVE", FALSE) ? 1 : 0,
+	              NULL);
+
 	return NM_SETTING (s_wireless);
 
 error:
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c
index 86b56cce4..383bee081 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c
@@ -972,6 +972,7 @@ write_wireless_setting (NMConnection *connection,
 	}
 
 	svSetValue (ifcfg, "SSID_HIDDEN", nm_setting_wireless_get_hidden (s_wireless) ? "yes" : NULL, TRUE);
+	svSetValue (ifcfg, "POWERSAVE", nm_setting_wireless_get_powersave (s_wireless) ? "yes" : NULL, TRUE);
 
 	svSetValue (ifcfg, "TYPE", TYPE_WIRELESS, FALSE);