diff --git a/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver b/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
index aeb7c1549..43911fc31 100644
--- a/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
+++ b/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ global:
 	nm_connection_new_from_hash;
 	nm_connection_remove_setting;
 	nm_connection_replace_settings;
+	nm_connection_replace_settings_from_connection;
 	nm_connection_set_path;
 	nm_connection_to_hash;
 	nm_connection_update_secrets;
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-connection.c b/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
index a74a19bb9..dff7546aa 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-connection.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  *
- * (C) Copyright 2007 - 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * (C) Copyright 2007 - 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
  * (C) Copyright 2007 - 2008 Novell, Inc.
  */
 
@@ -479,6 +479,45 @@ nm_connection_replace_settings (NMConnection *connection,
 	return hash_to_connection (connection, new_settings, error);
 }
 
+/**
+ * nm_connection_replace_settings_from_connection:
+ * @connection: a #NMConnection
+ * @new_connection: a #NMConnection to replace the settings of @connection with
+ * @error: location to store error, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Deep-copies the settings of @new_conenction and replaces the settings of @connection
+ * with the copied settings.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the settings were valid and added to the connection, %FALSE
+ * if they were not
+ *
+ * Since: 0.9.10
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_connection_replace_settings_from_connection (NMConnection *connection,
+                                                NMConnection *new_connection,
+                                                GError **error)
+{
+	GHashTableIter iter;
+	NMSetting *setting;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_CONNECTION (connection), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_CONNECTION (new_connection), FALSE);
+	if (error)
+		g_return_val_if_fail (*error == NULL, FALSE);
+
+	/* No need to validate permissions like nm_connection_replace_settings()
+	 * since we're dealing with an NMConnection which has already done that.
+	 */
+	g_hash_table_remove_all (NM_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (connection)->settings);
+
+	g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, NM_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (new_connection)->settings);
+	while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, NULL, (gpointer) &setting))
+		nm_connection_add_setting (connection, nm_setting_duplicate (setting));
+
+	return nm_connection_verify (connection, error);
+}
+
 /**
  * nm_connection_compare:
  * @a: a #NMConnection
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-connection.h b/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
index 4d060cc98..9c36c4045 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  *
- * (C) Copyright 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * (C) Copyright 2007 - 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
  * (C) Copyright 2007 - 2008 Novell, Inc.
  */
 
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ gboolean      nm_connection_replace_settings (NMConnection *connection,
                                               GHashTable *new_settings,
                                               GError **error);
 
+gboolean      nm_connection_replace_settings_from_connection (NMConnection *connection,
+                                                              NMConnection *new_connection,
+                                                              GError **error);
+
 gboolean      nm_connection_compare       (NMConnection *a,
                                            NMConnection *b,
                                            NMSettingCompareFlags flags);
diff --git a/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c b/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c
index a18c76ec5..7e494a176 100644
--- a/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c
+++ b/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c
@@ -742,6 +742,68 @@ test_connection_replace_settings ()
 	g_object_unref (connection);
 }
 
+static void
+test_connection_replace_settings_from_connection ()
+{
+	NMConnection *connection, *replacement;
+	GError *error = NULL;
+	gboolean success;
+	NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+	NMSetting *setting;
+	GByteArray *ssid;
+	char *uuid = NULL;
+	const char *expected_id = "Awesome connection";
+
+	connection = new_test_connection ();
+	g_assert (connection);
+
+	replacement = nm_connection_new ();
+	g_assert (replacement);
+
+	/* New connection setting */
+	setting = nm_setting_connection_new ();
+	g_assert (setting);
+
+	uuid = nm_utils_uuid_generate ();
+	g_object_set (setting,
+	              NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ID, expected_id,
+	              NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_UUID, uuid,
+	              NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TYPE, NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SETTING_NAME,
+	              NULL);
+	nm_connection_add_setting (replacement, setting);
+
+	/* New wifi setting */
+	setting = nm_setting_wireless_new ();
+	g_assert (setting);
+
+	ssid = g_byte_array_new ();
+	g_byte_array_append (ssid, (const guint8 *) "1234567", 7);
+	g_object_set (setting,
+	              NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SSID, ssid,
+	              NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MODE, "infrastructure",
+	              NULL);
+	g_byte_array_free (ssid, TRUE);
+	nm_connection_add_setting (replacement, setting);
+
+	/* Replace settings and test */
+	success = nm_connection_replace_settings_from_connection (connection, replacement, &error);
+	g_assert_no_error (error);
+	g_assert (success);
+
+	s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection (connection);
+	g_assert (s_con);
+	g_assert_cmpstr (nm_setting_connection_get_id (s_con), ==, expected_id);
+	g_assert_cmpstr (nm_setting_connection_get_uuid (s_con), ==, uuid);
+
+	g_assert (!nm_connection_get_setting_wired (connection));
+	g_assert (!nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config (connection));
+	g_assert (nm_connection_get_setting_wireless (connection));
+
+	g_free (uuid);
+	g_object_unref (replacement);
+	g_object_unref (connection);
+}
+
 static void
 test_connection_new_from_hash ()
 {
@@ -1634,6 +1696,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	test_connection_to_hash_setting_name ();
 	test_setting_new_from_hash ();
 	test_connection_replace_settings ();
+	test_connection_replace_settings_from_connection ();
 	test_connection_new_from_hash ();
 
 	test_setting_connection_permissions_helpers ();