diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
index e049e2339..a952ced9a 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
@@ -519,6 +519,74 @@ const NMMetaSettingInfo nm_meta_setting_infos[] = {
         },
 };
 
+const NMMetaSettingType nm_meta_setting_types_by_priority[] = {
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_CONNECTION */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_CONNECTION,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_HW_BASE */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_6LOWPAN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OLPC_MESH,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIRELESS,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIRED,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_ADSL,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_BOND,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_BRIDGE,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_CDMA,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_DUMMY,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_GENERIC,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_GSM,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_INFINIBAND,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_IP_TUNNEL,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MACSEC,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MACVLAN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_BRIDGE,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_DPDK,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_INTERFACE,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PATCH,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PORT,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TEAM,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TUN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_VETH,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_VLAN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_VPN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_VRF,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_VXLAN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIFI_P2P,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIMAX,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIREGUARD,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WPAN,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_HW_NON_BASE */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_BLUETOOTH,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_HW_AUX */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIRELESS_SECURITY,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_802_1X,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_DCB,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_SERIAL,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_SRIOV,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_AUX  */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_BRIDGE_PORT,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_ETHTOOL,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MATCH,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_EXTERNAL_IDS,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_PPP,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_PPPOE,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TEAM_PORT,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_IP */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_HOSTNAME,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_IP4_CONFIG,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_IP6_CONFIG,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_PROXY,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TC_CONFIG,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_USER */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_USER,
+};
+
 const NMMetaSettingInfo *
 nm_meta_setting_infos_by_name(const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.h b/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.h
index 5e05ff31e..44bd9024c 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.h
+++ b/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.h
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ typedef struct _NMMetaSettingInfo_Alias NMMetaSettingInfo;
 
 extern const NMMetaSettingInfo nm_meta_setting_infos[_NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_NUM + 1];
 
+extern const NMMetaSettingType nm_meta_setting_types_by_priority[_NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_NUM];
+
 const NMMetaSettingInfo *nm_meta_setting_infos_by_name(const char *name);
 const NMMetaSettingInfo *nm_meta_setting_infos_by_gtype(GType gtype);
 
diff --git a/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c b/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
index e049e2339..a952ced9a 100644
--- a/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
+++ b/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
@@ -519,6 +519,74 @@ const NMMetaSettingInfo nm_meta_setting_infos[] = {
         },
 };
 
+const NMMetaSettingType nm_meta_setting_types_by_priority[] = {
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_CONNECTION */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_CONNECTION,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_HW_BASE */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_6LOWPAN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OLPC_MESH,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIRELESS,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIRED,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_ADSL,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_BOND,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_BRIDGE,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_CDMA,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_DUMMY,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_GENERIC,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_GSM,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_INFINIBAND,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_IP_TUNNEL,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MACSEC,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MACVLAN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_BRIDGE,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_DPDK,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_INTERFACE,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PATCH,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PORT,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TEAM,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TUN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_VETH,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_VLAN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_VPN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_VRF,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_VXLAN,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIFI_P2P,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIMAX,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIREGUARD,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WPAN,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_HW_NON_BASE */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_BLUETOOTH,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_HW_AUX */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_WIRELESS_SECURITY,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_802_1X,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_DCB,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_SERIAL,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_SRIOV,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_AUX  */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_BRIDGE_PORT,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_ETHTOOL,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MATCH,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_EXTERNAL_IDS,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_PPP,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_PPPOE,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TEAM_PORT,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_IP */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_HOSTNAME,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_IP4_CONFIG,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_IP6_CONFIG,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_PROXY,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TC_CONFIG,
+
+    /* NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_USER */
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_USER,
+};
+
 const NMMetaSettingInfo *
 nm_meta_setting_infos_by_name(const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.h b/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.h
index 5e05ff31e..44bd9024c 100644
--- a/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.h
+++ b/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.h
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ typedef struct _NMMetaSettingInfo_Alias NMMetaSettingInfo;
 
 extern const NMMetaSettingInfo nm_meta_setting_infos[_NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_NUM + 1];
 
+extern const NMMetaSettingType nm_meta_setting_types_by_priority[_NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_NUM];
+
 const NMMetaSettingInfo *nm_meta_setting_infos_by_name(const char *name);
 const NMMetaSettingInfo *nm_meta_setting_infos_by_gtype(GType gtype);