diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2ec5cda75..54d255a3d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-09-28  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* libnm-glib/nm-vpn-connection.c
+		- (nm_vpn_connection_get_state): try to update state if the current
+			state is UNKNOWN
+
 2007-09-27  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	Patch from Bill Nottingham
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-vpn-connection.c b/libnm-glib/nm-vpn-connection.c
index a1a0b9540..32b13b608 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-vpn-connection.c
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-vpn-connection.c
@@ -82,9 +82,17 @@ nm_vpn_connection_get_name (NMVPNConnection *vpn)
 NMVPNConnectionState
 nm_vpn_connection_get_state (NMVPNConnection *vpn)
 {
+	NMVPNConnectionPrivate *priv;
+
 	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_VPN_CONNECTION (vpn), NM_VPN_CONNECTION_STATE_UNKNOWN);
 
-	return NM_VPN_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (vpn)->state;
+	priv = NM_VPN_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (vpn);
+	if (priv->state == NM_VPN_CONNECTION_STATE_UNKNOWN) {
+		priv->state = nm_object_get_uint_property (NM_OBJECT (vpn),
+		                                           NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_VPN_CONNECTION,
+		                                           "State");
+	}
+	return priv->state;
 }
 
 static void