diff --git a/libnm-glib/libnm-glib.ver b/libnm-glib/libnm-glib.ver
index c0f1bba0d..9219c4a2b 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/libnm-glib.ver
+++ b/libnm-glib/libnm-glib.ver
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ global:
 	nm_device_vlan_error_quark;
 	nm_device_vlan_get_carrier;
 	nm_device_vlan_get_hw_address;
+	nm_device_vlan_get_parent;
 	nm_device_vlan_get_type;
 	nm_device_vlan_get_vlan_id;
 	nm_device_vlan_new;
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-device-vlan.c b/libnm-glib/nm-device-vlan.c
index 8f8750e22..f28b86a1c 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-device-vlan.c
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-device-vlan.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 	char *hw_address;
 	gboolean carrier;
+	NMDevice *parent;
 	guint vlan_id;
 } NMDeviceVlanPrivate;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ enum {
 	PROP_0,
 	PROP_HW_ADDRESS,
 	PROP_CARRIER,
+	PROP_PARENT,
 	PROP_VLAN_ID,
 
 	LAST_PROP
@@ -131,6 +133,23 @@ nm_device_vlan_get_carrier (NMDeviceVlan *device)
 	return NM_DEVICE_VLAN_GET_PRIVATE (device)->carrier;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nm_device_vlan_get_parent:
+ * @device: a #NMDeviceVlan
+ *
+ * Returns: the device's parent device
+ *
+ * Since: 1.0
+ **/
+NMDevice *
+nm_device_vlan_get_parent (NMDeviceVlan *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE_VLAN (device), FALSE);
+
+	_nm_object_ensure_inited (NM_OBJECT (device));
+	return NM_DEVICE_VLAN_GET_PRIVATE (device)->parent;
+}
+
 /**
  * nm_device_vlan_get_vlan_id:
  * @device: a #NMDeviceVlan
@@ -231,6 +250,7 @@ register_properties (NMDeviceVlan *device)
 	const NMPropertiesInfo property_info[] = {
 		{ NM_DEVICE_VLAN_HW_ADDRESS, &priv->hw_address },
 		{ NM_DEVICE_VLAN_CARRIER,    &priv->carrier },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_VLAN_PARENT,     &priv->parent, NULL, NM_TYPE_DEVICE },
 		{ NM_DEVICE_VLAN_VLAN_ID,    &priv->vlan_id },
 		{ NULL },
 	};
@@ -256,6 +276,7 @@ dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	NMDeviceVlanPrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_VLAN_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
+	g_clear_object (&priv->parent);
 	g_clear_object (&priv->proxy);
 
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_device_vlan_parent_class)->dispose (object);
@@ -288,6 +309,9 @@ get_property (GObject *object,
 	case PROP_CARRIER:
 		g_value_set_boolean (value, nm_device_vlan_get_carrier (device));
 		break;
+	case PROP_PARENT:
+		g_value_set_object (value, nm_device_vlan_get_parent (device));
+		break;
 	case PROP_VLAN_ID:
 		g_value_set_uint (value, nm_device_vlan_get_vlan_id (device));
 		break;
@@ -340,6 +364,20 @@ nm_device_vlan_class_init (NMDeviceVlanClass *vlan_class)
 		                       G_PARAM_READABLE |
 		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
+	/**
+	 * NMDeviceVlan:parent:
+	 *
+	 * The devices's parent device.
+	 *
+	 * Since: 1.0
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+	    (object_class, PROP_PARENT,
+	     g_param_spec_object (NM_DEVICE_VLAN_PARENT, "", "",
+	                          NM_TYPE_DEVICE,
+	                          G_PARAM_READABLE |
+	                          G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
 	/**
 	 * NMDeviceVlan:vlan-id:
 	 *
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-device-vlan.h b/libnm-glib/nm-device-vlan.h
index 511d02215..107cfea88 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-device-vlan.h
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-device-vlan.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  *
- * Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2012 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
 
 #ifndef NM_DEVICE_VLAN_H
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ GQuark nm_device_vlan_error_quark (void);
 
 #define NM_DEVICE_VLAN_HW_ADDRESS  "hw-address"
 #define NM_DEVICE_VLAN_CARRIER     "carrier"
+#define NM_DEVICE_VLAN_PARENT      "parent"
 #define NM_DEVICE_VLAN_VLAN_ID     "vlan-id"
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ GObject *nm_device_vlan_new (DBusGConnection *connection, const char *path);
 
 const char * nm_device_vlan_get_hw_address (NMDeviceVlan *device);
 gboolean     nm_device_vlan_get_carrier (NMDeviceVlan *device);
+NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_0
+NMDevice *   nm_device_vlan_get_parent  (NMDeviceVlan *device);
 guint        nm_device_vlan_get_vlan_id (NMDeviceVlan *device);
 
 G_END_DECLS