diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2f7dca7f31..13f41fbfe5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -567,9 +567,9 @@ $(libnm_core_nm_keyfile_libnm_keyfile_la_OBJECTS): $(libnm_core_lib_h_pub_mkenum
 
 ###############################################################################
 
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES += shared/nm-libnm-aux/libnm-libnm-aux.la
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libnm/nm-libnm-aux/libnm-libnm-aux.la
 
-shared_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_CPPFLAGS = \
+libnm_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(dflt_cppflags) \
 	-I$(srcdir)/shared \
 	-I$(builddir)/shared \
@@ -584,23 +584,25 @@ shared_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_CLIENT \
 	$(NULL)
 
-shared_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_SOURCES = \
-	shared/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.c \
-	shared/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.h \
+libnm_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_SOURCES = \
+	libnm/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.c \
+	libnm/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.h \
 	$(NULL)
 
-shared_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_LDFLAGS = \
+libnm_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(CODE_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(SANITIZER_LIB_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
-shared_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_LIBADD = \
+libnm_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
 	libnm/libnm.la \
 	$(NULL)
 
-$(shared_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_OBJECTS): $(libnm_core_lib_h_pub_mkenums)
-$(shared_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_OBJECTS): $(libnm_lib_h_pub_mkenums)
+$(libnm_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_OBJECTS): $(libnm_core_lib_h_pub_mkenums)
+$(libnm_nm_libnm_aux_libnm_libnm_aux_la_OBJECTS): $(libnm_lib_h_pub_mkenums)
+
+EXTRA_DIST += libnm/nm-libnm-aux/README.md
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -4306,7 +4308,7 @@ clients_nm_online_LDFLAGS = \
 
 clients_nm_online_LDADD = \
 	libnm/libnm.la \
-	shared/nm-libnm-aux/libnm-libnm-aux.la \
+	libnm/nm-libnm-aux/libnm-libnm-aux.la \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/libnm-glib-aux.la \
 	shared/nm-std-aux/libnm-std-aux.la \
 	shared/libcsiphash.la \
@@ -4532,7 +4534,7 @@ clients_cli_nmcli_LDADD = \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/libnm-glib-aux.la \
 	shared/nm-std-aux/libnm-std-aux.la \
 	shared/libcsiphash.la \
-	shared/nm-libnm-aux/libnm-libnm-aux.la \
+	libnm/nm-libnm-aux/libnm-libnm-aux.la \
 	libnm/libnm.la \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
 	$(READLINE_LIBS)
@@ -4727,7 +4729,7 @@ clients_tui_nmtui_LDADD = \
 	clients/tui/newt/libnmt-newt.a \
 	clients/common/libnmc.la \
 	clients/common/libnmc-base.la \
-	shared/nm-libnm-aux/libnm-libnm-aux.la \
+	libnm/nm-libnm-aux/libnm-libnm-aux.la \
 	libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-aux/libnm-libnm-core-aux.la \
 	libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/libnm-libnm-core-intern.la \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/libnm-glib-aux.la \
@@ -4794,7 +4796,7 @@ clients_cloud_setup_nm_cloud_setup_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 clients_cloud_setup_nm_cloud_setup_LDADD = \
-	shared/nm-libnm-aux/libnm-libnm-aux.la \
+	libnm/nm-libnm-aux/libnm-libnm-aux.la \
 	libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-aux/libnm-libnm-core-aux.la \
 	libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/libnm-libnm-core-intern.la \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/libnm-glib-aux.la \
diff --git a/docs/libnm/Makefile.am b/docs/libnm/Makefile.am
index e1a019b313..6f04cd1e4d 100644
--- a/docs/libnm/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/libnm/Makefile.am
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ IGNORE_HFILES= \
 	nm-dispatcher-api.h \
 	nm-libnm-core-aux.h \
 	\
+	nm-libnm-aux.h \
+	\
 	$(NULL)
 
 # Images to copy into HTML directory.
diff --git a/libnm/meson.build b/libnm/meson.build
index b0d4e9f876..3cb20b4e3a 100644
--- a/libnm/meson.build
+++ b/libnm/meson.build
@@ -329,7 +329,9 @@ endif
 
 libnm_libnm_aux = static_library(
   'nm-libnm-aux',
-  sources: nm_libnm_aux_source,
+  sources: files(
+    'nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.c',
+  ),
   c_args: [
     '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="@0@"'.format('libnmc'),
     '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_CLIENT',
diff --git a/libnm/nm-libnm-aux/README.md b/libnm/nm-libnm-aux/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..460b269e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnm/nm-libnm-aux/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+nm-libnm-aux is a static library that:
+
+ - uses the public parts of "libnm"
+ - that can also be statically linked into other users of libnm.
+
+Basically, it is a static library with utility functions that extends
+libnm.
+
+That means:
+
+  - you can use it everywhere where you dynamically link with libnm.
+
+Also, since nm-libnm-aux itself only uses public (stable)
+API of libnm, you theoretically can copy the sources into your
+own source tree.
diff --git a/shared/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.c b/libnm/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.c
similarity index 100%
rename from shared/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.c
rename to libnm/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.c
diff --git a/shared/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.h b/libnm/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.h
similarity index 100%
rename from shared/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.h
rename to libnm/nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.h
diff --git a/shared/meson.build b/shared/meson.build
index 32a0b23c3c..48880ec4f6 100644
--- a/shared/meson.build
+++ b/shared/meson.build
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ nm_version_macro_header = configure_file(
   configuration: data_conf,
 )
 
-nm_libnm_aux_source = files('nm-libnm-aux/nm-libnm-aux.c')
-
 nm_meta_setting_source = files('nm-meta-setting.c')
 
 nm_test_utils_impl_source = files('nm-test-utils-impl.c')