diff --git a/rust/agama-lib/src/network/settings.rs b/rust/agama-lib/src/network/settings.rs
index dbce91e11c..834b6425f6 100644
--- a/rust/agama-lib/src/network/settings.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-lib/src/network/settings.rs
@@ -165,50 +165,76 @@ pub struct NetworkDevice {
     pub state: DeviceState,
 }
 
+/// Represents the configuration details for a network connection
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, utoipa::ToSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct NetworkConnection {
+    /// Unique identifier for the network connection
     pub id: String,
+    /// IPv4 method used for the network connection
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub method4: Option<String>,
+    /// Gateway IP address for the IPv4 connection
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub gateway4: Option<IpAddr>,
+    /// IPv6 method used for the network connection
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub method6: Option<String>,
+    /// Gateway IP address for the IPv6 connection
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub gateway6: Option<IpAddr>,
+    /// List of assigned IP addresses
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty", default)]
     pub addresses: Vec<IpInet>,
+    /// List of DNS server IP addresses
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty", default)]
     pub nameservers: Vec<IpAddr>,
+    /// List of search domains for DNS resolution
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty", default)]
     pub dns_searchlist: Vec<String>,
+    /// Specifies whether to ignore automatically assigned DNS settings
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub ignore_auto_dns: Option<bool>,
+    /// Wireless settings for the connection
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub wireless: Option<WirelessSettings>,
+    /// Network interface associated with the connection
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub interface: Option<String>,
+    /// Match settings for the network connection
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub match_settings: Option<MatchSettings>,
+    /// Identifier for the parent connection, if this connection is part of a bond
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub parent: Option<String>,
+    /// Bonding settings if part of a bond
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub bond: Option<BondSettings>,
+    /// MAC address of the connection's interface
     #[serde(rename = "mac-address", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub mac_address: Option<String>,
+    /// Current status of the network connection
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub status: Option<Status>,
+    /// Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for the connection
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "is_zero", default)]
     pub mtu: u32,
+    /// IEEE 802.1X settings
     #[serde(rename = "ieee-8021x", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub ieee_8021x: Option<IEEE8021XSettings>,
+    /// Specifies if the connection should automatically connect
+    #[serde(default = "default_true")]
+    pub autoconnect: bool,
 }
 
 fn is_zero<T: PartialEq + From<u16>>(u: &T) -> bool {
     *u == T::from(0)
 }
 
+fn default_true() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
 impl NetworkConnection {
     /// Device type expected for the network connection.
     ///
diff --git a/rust/agama-server/src/network/model.rs b/rust/agama-server/src/network/model.rs
index f693b3c7d7..b802d3b9ed 100644
--- a/rust/agama-server/src/network/model.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-server/src/network/model.rs
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ pub struct Connection {
     pub match_config: MatchConfig,
     pub config: ConnectionConfig,
     pub ieee_8021x_config: Option<IEEE8021XConfig>,
+    pub autoconnect: bool,
 }
 
 impl Connection {
@@ -584,6 +585,7 @@ impl Default for Connection {
             match_config: Default::default(),
             config: Default::default(),
             ieee_8021x_config: Default::default(),
+            autoconnect: true,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -634,6 +636,7 @@ impl TryFrom<NetworkConnection> for Connection {
         connection.ip_config.gateway6 = conn.gateway6;
         connection.interface = conn.interface;
         connection.mtu = conn.mtu;
+        connection.autoconnect = conn.autoconnect;
 
         Ok(connection)
     }
@@ -660,6 +663,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Connection> for NetworkConnection {
         let ieee_8021x: Option<IEEE8021XSettings> = conn
             .ieee_8021x_config
             .and_then(|x| IEEE8021XSettings::try_from(x).ok());
+        let autoconnect = conn.autoconnect;
 
         let mut connection = NetworkConnection {
             id,
@@ -676,6 +680,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Connection> for NetworkConnection {
             addresses,
             mtu,
             ieee_8021x,
+            autoconnect,
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
diff --git a/rust/agama-server/src/network/nm/dbus.rs b/rust/agama-server/src/network/nm/dbus.rs
index 3e4ab1bf64..bb4e2ad9d7 100644
--- a/rust/agama-server/src/network/nm/dbus.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-server/src/network/nm/dbus.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ pub fn connection_to_dbus<'a>(
     let mut connection_dbus = HashMap::from([
         ("id", conn.id.as_str().into()),
         ("type", ETHERNET_KEY.into()),
+        ("autoconnect", conn.autoconnect.into()),
     ]);
 
     if let Some(interface) = &conn.interface {
@@ -652,6 +653,10 @@ fn base_connection_from_dbus(conn: &OwnedNestedHash) -> Result<Connection, NmErr
         ..Default::default()
     };
 
+    if let Some(autoconnect) = get_optional_property(connection, "autoconnect")? {
+        base_connection.autoconnect = autoconnect;
+    }
+
     if let Some(match_config) = conn.get("match") {
         base_connection.match_config = match_config_from_dbus(match_config)?;
     }
@@ -1201,6 +1206,7 @@ mod test {
         let connection_section = HashMap::from([
             ("id".to_string(), Value::new("eth0").try_to_owned()?),
             ("uuid".to_string(), Value::new(uuid).try_to_owned()?),
+            ("autoconnect".to_string(), Value::new(false).try_to_owned()?),
         ]);
 
         let address_v4_data = vec![HashMap::from([
@@ -1342,6 +1348,8 @@ mod test {
                 metric: Some(100)
             }]
         );
+        assert_eq!(connection.autoconnect, false);
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -2049,6 +2057,7 @@ mod test {
             ip_config,
             mac_address,
             mtu: 1500_u32,
+            autoconnect: false,
             ..Default::default()
         }
     }
@@ -2058,6 +2067,13 @@ mod test {
         let id: &str = connection_dbus.get("id").unwrap().downcast_ref().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(id, "agama");
 
+        let autoconnect: bool = connection_dbus
+            .get("autoconnect")
+            .unwrap()
+            .downcast_ref()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(autoconnect, false);
+
         let ethernet_connection = conn_dbus.get(ETHERNET_KEY).unwrap();
         let mac_address: &str = ethernet_connection
             .get("assigned-mac-address")
diff --git a/rust/package/agama.changes b/rust/package/agama.changes
index cff140ecc7..fdd2f4f04b 100644
--- a/rust/package/agama.changes
+++ b/rust/package/agama.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 30 15:27:11 UTC 2024 - Jorik Cronenberg <jorik.cronenberg@suse.com>
+
+- Add autoconnect property for network connections
+  (gh#agama-project/agama#1715)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 28 09:24:48 UTC 2024 - Imobach Gonzalez Sosa <igonzalezsosa@suse.com>