diff --git a/clients/cli/connections.c b/clients/cli/connections.c
index 2b87b32b6f..fd2b7e7232 100644
--- a/clients/cli/connections.c
+++ b/clients/cli/connections.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ NmcOutputField nmc_fields_settings_names[] = {
 	SETTING_FIELD (NM_SETTING_MACVLAN_SETTING_NAME,           nmc_fields_setting_macvlan + 1),           /* 28 */
 	SETTING_FIELD (NM_SETTING_VXLAN_SETTING_NAME,             nmc_fields_setting_vxlan + 1),             /* 29 */
 	SETTING_FIELD (NM_SETTING_PROXY_SETTING_NAME,             nmc_fields_setting_proxy + 1),             /* 30 */
+	SETTING_FIELD (NM_SETTING_DUMMY_SETTING_NAME,             nmc_fields_setting_dummy + 1),             /* 31 */
 	{NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, FALSE, FALSE, 0}
 };
 #define NMC_FIELDS_SETTINGS_NAMES_ALL_X  NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_SETTING_NAME","\
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@ usage_connection_add (void)
 	              "                  [source-port-min <0-65535>]\n"
 	              "                  [source-port-max <0-65535>]\n"
 	              "                  [destination-port <0-65535>]\n\n"
+	              "    dummy:         \n\n"
 	              "  SLAVE_OPTIONS:\n"
 	              "    bridge:       [priority <0-63>]\n"
 	              "                  [path-cost <1-65535>]\n"
@@ -3071,6 +3073,13 @@ static const NameItem nmc_vxlan_settings [] = {
 	{ NULL, NULL, NULL, FALSE }
 };
 
+static const NameItem nmc_dummy_settings [] = {
+	{ NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_SETTING_NAME,  NULL,       NULL, TRUE  },
+	{ NM_SETTING_DUMMY_SETTING_NAME,       NULL,       NULL, TRUE  },
+	{ NM_SETTING_WIRED_SETTING_NAME,       "ethernet", NULL, FALSE },
+	{ NULL, NULL, NULL, FALSE }
+};
+
 /* Available connection types */
 static const NameItem nmc_valid_connection_types[] = {
 	{ NM_SETTING_GENERIC_SETTING_NAME,    NULL,        nmc_generic_settings      }, /* Needs to be first. */
@@ -3098,6 +3107,7 @@ static const NameItem nmc_valid_connection_types[] = {
 	{ NM_SETTING_MACSEC_SETTING_NAME,     NULL,        nmc_macsec_settings       },
 	{ NM_SETTING_MACVLAN_SETTING_NAME,    NULL,        nmc_macvlan_settings      },
 	{ NM_SETTING_VXLAN_SETTING_NAME,      NULL,        nmc_vxlan_settings        },
+	{ NM_SETTING_DUMMY_SETTING_NAME,      NULL,        nmc_dummy_settings        },
 	{ NULL, NULL, NULL }
 };
 
diff --git a/clients/cli/settings.c b/clients/cli/settings.c
index 3d3760dc62..047e50f616 100644
--- a/clients/cli/settings.c
+++ b/clients/cli/settings.c
@@ -717,6 +717,13 @@ NmcOutputField nmc_fields_setting_dcb[] = {
                                        NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_STRICT_BANDWIDTH","\
                                        NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_TRAFFIC_CLASS
 
+/* Available fields for NM_SETTING_DUMMY_SETTING_NAME */
+NmcOutputField nmc_fields_setting_dummy[] = {
+	SETTING_FIELD ("name"),                                /* 0 */
+	{NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, FALSE, FALSE, 0}
+};
+#define NMC_FIELDS_SETTING_DUMMY_ALL       "name"
+
 /* Available fields for NM_SETTING_TUN_SETTING_NAME */
 NmcOutputField nmc_fields_setting_tun[] = {
 	SETTING_FIELD ("name"),                                /* 0 */
diff --git a/clients/cli/settings.h b/clients/cli/settings.h
index ad503f9ef6..f663aa46d4 100644
--- a/clients/cli/settings.h
+++ b/clients/cli/settings.h
@@ -95,5 +95,6 @@ extern NmcOutputField nmc_fields_setting_macvlan[];
 extern NmcOutputField nmc_fields_setting_macsec[];
 extern NmcOutputField nmc_fields_setting_vxlan[];
 extern NmcOutputField nmc_fields_setting_proxy[];
+extern NmcOutputField nmc_fields_setting_dummy[];
 
 #endif /* NMC_SETTINGS_H */
diff --git a/libnm/nm-object.c b/libnm/nm-object.c
index 0d85b6a3ed..1e8d83eb02 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-object.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-object.c
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ init_if (GDBusInterface *interface, gpointer user_data)
 
 	props = g_dbus_proxy_get_cached_property_names (proxy);
 
-	for (prop = props; *prop; prop++) {
+	for (prop = props; prop && *prop; prop++) {
 		val = g_dbus_proxy_get_cached_property (proxy, *prop);
 		str = g_variant_print (val, TRUE);
 		handle_property_changed (self, *prop, val);
diff --git a/man/nmcli.xml b/man/nmcli.xml
index d7610c8cce..a2d9223c3f 100644
--- a/man/nmcli.xml
+++ b/man/nmcli.xml
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@
             <listitem><para><literal>ip-tunnel</literal></para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><literal>macvlan</literal></para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><literal>vxlan</literal></para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><literal>dummy</literal></para></listitem>
           </itemizedlist>
 
           <para>The most typical uses are described in the <link linkend='examples' endterm='examples.title' /> section.</para>