diff --git a/clients/cli/connections.c b/clients/cli/connections.c
index f4964b3983..a38ad3c406 100644
--- a/clients/cli/connections.c
+++ b/clients/cli/connections.c
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ const NmcMetaGenericInfo *const metagen_con_active_general[_NMC_GENERIC_INFO_TYP
                                          NM_SETTING_MACVLAN_SETTING_NAME"," \
                                          NM_SETTING_VXLAN_SETTING_NAME"," \
                                          NM_SETTING_WPAN_SETTING_NAME","\
+                                         NM_SETTING_6LOWPAN_SETTING_NAME","\
                                          NM_SETTING_PROXY_SETTING_NAME"," \
                                          NM_SETTING_TC_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME
                                          // NM_SETTING_DUMMY_SETTING_NAME
@@ -894,6 +895,7 @@ usage_connection_add (void)
 	              "    wpan:         [short-addr <0x0000-0xffff>]\n\n"
 	              "                  [pan-id <0x0000-0xffff>]\n\n"
 	              "                  [mac <MAC address>]\n\n"
+	              "    6lowpan:      dev <parent device (connection UUID, ifname, or MAC)>\n"
 	              "    dummy:\n\n"
 	              "  SLAVE_OPTIONS:\n"
 	              "    bridge:       [priority <0-63>]\n"
diff --git a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
index f6477e57cb..649cbf4ef5 100644
--- a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
+++ b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
@@ -7488,6 +7488,19 @@ static const NMMetaPropertyInfo *const property_infos_WPAN[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
+#undef  _CURRENT_NM_META_SETTING_TYPE
+#define _CURRENT_NM_META_SETTING_TYPE NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_6LOWPAN
+static const NMMetaPropertyInfo *const property_infos_6LOWPAN[] = {
+	PROPERTY_INFO_WITH_DESC (NM_SETTING_6LOWPAN_PARENT,
+		.is_cli_option =                TRUE,
+		.property_alias =               "dev",
+		.inf_flags =                    NM_META_PROPERTY_INF_FLAG_REQD,
+		.prompt =                       N_("IEEE 802.15.4 (WPAN) parent device or connection UUID"),
+		.property_type =                &_pt_gobject_string,
+	),
+	NULL
+};
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static void
@@ -7649,6 +7662,7 @@ _setting_init_fcn_wireless (ARGS_SETTING_INIT_FCN)
 #define SETTING_PRETTY_NAME_WIRELESS            N_("Wi-Fi connection")
 #define SETTING_PRETTY_NAME_WIRELESS_SECURITY   N_("Wi-Fi security settings")
 #define SETTING_PRETTY_NAME_WPAN                N_("WPAN settings")
+#define SETTING_PRETTY_NAME_6LOWPAN             N_("6LOWPAN settings")
 
 #define NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PARTS(...) \
 	((const NMMetaSettingValidPartItem *const[]) { __VA_ARGS__  NULL })
@@ -7676,6 +7690,12 @@ const NMMetaSettingInfoEditor nm_meta_setting_infos_editor[] = {
 		.pretty_name =                      SETTING_PRETTY_NAME_##type, \
 		__VA_ARGS__ \
 	}
+	SETTING_INFO (6LOWPAN,
+		.valid_parts = NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PARTS (
+			NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PART_ITEM (CONNECTION,            TRUE),
+			NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PART_ITEM (6LOWPAN,               TRUE),
+		),
+	),
 	SETTING_INFO (802_1X),
 	SETTING_INFO (ADSL,
 		.valid_parts = NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PARTS (
diff --git a/man/nmcli.xml b/man/nmcli.xml
index bb74557f02..79deffbc8b 100644
--- a/man/nmcli.xml
+++ b/man/nmcli.xml
@@ -2014,6 +2014,15 @@ It's equivalent to the <literal>+bond.options 'option=value'</literal> syntax.</
     </tbody>
     </tgroup></table>
 
+    <table><title>6LoWPAN options</title><tgroup cols="2">
+    <thead>
+      <row><entry>Alias</entry><entry>Property</entry></row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+      <row><entry align="left">dev</entry><entry align="left"><link linkend="nm-settings.property.6lowpan.dev">6lowpan.parent</link></entry></row>
+    </tbody>
+    </tgroup></table>
+
     <table><title>IPv4 options</title><tgroup cols="3">
     <thead>
       <row><entry>Alias</entry><entry>Property</entry><entry>Note</entry></row>
diff --git a/shared/nm-meta-setting.c b/shared/nm-meta-setting.c
index ef1daee580..b984a1ff52 100644
--- a/shared/nm-meta-setting.c
+++ b/shared/nm-meta-setting.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "nm-meta-setting.h"
 
+#include "nm-setting-6lowpan.h"
 #include "nm-setting-8021x.h"
 #include "nm-setting-adsl.h"
 #include "nm-setting-bluetooth.h"
@@ -146,6 +147,11 @@ const NMSetting8021xSchemeVtable nm_setting_8021x_scheme_vtable[] = {
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 const NMMetaSettingInfo nm_meta_setting_infos[] = {
+	[NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_6LOWPAN] = {
+		.meta_type =                NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_6LOWPAN,
+		.setting_name =             NM_SETTING_6LOWPAN_SETTING_NAME,
+		.get_setting_gtype =        nm_setting_6lowpan_get_type,
+	},
 	[NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_802_1X] = {
 		.meta_type =                NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_802_1X,
 		.setting_name =             NM_SETTING_802_1X_SETTING_NAME,
diff --git a/shared/nm-meta-setting.h b/shared/nm-meta-setting.h
index ca77cfdc23..e8d4db9c92 100644
--- a/shared/nm-meta-setting.h
+++ b/shared/nm-meta-setting.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern const NMSetting8021xSchemeVtable nm_setting_8021x_scheme_vtable[_NM_SETTI
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 typedef enum {
+	NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_6LOWPAN,
 	NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_802_1X,
 	NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_ADSL,
 	NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_BLUETOOTH,