diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 79b046280d..f7bc85aeff 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ noinst_DATA =
 sbin_PROGRAMS =
 bin_PROGRAMS =
 libexec_PROGRAMS =
+dist_libexec_SCRIPTS =
 lib_LTLIBRARIES =
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES =
 core_plugins =
@@ -2201,6 +2202,10 @@ src_settings_plugins_ifcfg_rh_tests_test_ifcfg_rh_LDADD = \
 
 $(src_settings_plugins_ifcfg_rh_tests_test_ifcfg_rh_OBJECTS): $(libnm_core_lib_h_pub_mkenums)
 
+dist_libexec_SCRIPTS += \
+	src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nm-ifup \
+	src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nm-ifdown
+
 endif
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nm-ifdown b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nm-ifdown
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7bd73aec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nm-ifdown
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+nmcli connection load "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-$1" &&
+exec nmcli connection down filename "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-$1"
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nm-ifup b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nm-ifup
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96637a92fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nm-ifup
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+nmcli connection load "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-$1" &&
+exec nmcli connection up filename "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-$1"