diff --git a/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml b/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml
index 26a618c1bf..b8ad5911f2 100644
--- a/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml
+++ b/introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml
@@ -251,6 +251,27 @@
       <arg name="result" type="a{su}" direction="out" />
     </method>
 
+    <!--
+        CheckpointAdjustRollbackTimeout:
+        @add_timeout: number of seconds from ~now~ in which the
+          timeout will expire. Set to 0 to disable the timeout.
+          Note that the added seconds start counting from now,
+          not "Created" timestamp or the previous expiration
+          time. Note that the "Created" property of the checkpoint
+          will stay unchanged by this call. However, the "RollbackTimeout"
+          will be recalculated to give the approximate new expiration time.
+          The new "RollbackTimeout" property will be approximate up to
+          one second precision, which is the accuracy of the property.
+
+        Reset the timeout for rollback for the checkpoint.
+
+        Since: 1.12
+    -->
+    <method name="CheckpointAdjustRollbackTimeout">
+      <arg name="checkpoint" type="o" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="add_timeout" type="u" direction="in"/>
+    </method>
+
     <!--
         Devices:
 
diff --git a/libnm/libnm.ver b/libnm/libnm.ver
index b99d935807..05716519d0 100644
--- a/libnm/libnm.ver
+++ b/libnm/libnm.ver
@@ -1339,6 +1339,8 @@ global:
 	nm_checkpoint_get_devices;
 	nm_checkpoint_get_rollback_timeout;
 	nm_checkpoint_get_type;
+	nm_client_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout;
+	nm_client_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_finish;
 	nm_client_checkpoint_create_async;
 	nm_client_checkpoint_create_finish;
 	nm_client_checkpoint_destroy_async;
diff --git a/libnm/nm-client.c b/libnm/nm-client.c
index da0c100804..9cc36d11e7 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-client.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-client.c
@@ -2372,6 +2372,88 @@ nm_client_checkpoint_rollback_finish (NMClient *client,
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_cb (GObject *object,
+                                       GAsyncResult *result,
+                                       gpointer user_data)
+{
+	gs_unref_object GSimpleAsyncResult *simple = user_data;
+	GError *error = NULL;
+
+	if (nm_manager_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_finish (NM_MANAGER (object), result, &error))
+		g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gboolean (simple, TRUE);
+	else
+		g_simple_async_result_take_error (simple, error);
+
+	g_simple_async_result_complete (simple);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_client_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout:
+ * @client: the %NMClient
+ * @checkpoint_path: a D-Bus path to a checkpoint
+ * @add_timeout: the timeout in seconds counting from now.
+ *   Set to zero, to disable the timeout.
+ * @cancellable: a #GCancellable, or %NULL
+ * @callback: (scope async): callback to be called when the add operation completes
+ * @user_data: (closure): caller-specific data passed to @callback
+ *
+ * Resets the timeout for the checkpoint with path @checkpoint_path
+ * to @timeout_add.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.12
+ **/
+void
+nm_client_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout (NMClient *client,
+                                              const char *checkpoint_path,
+                                              guint32 add_timeout,
+                                              GCancellable *cancellable,
+                                              GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
+                                              gpointer user_data)
+{
+	GSimpleAsyncResult *simple;
+	GError *error = NULL;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_CLIENT (client));
+
+	if (!_nm_client_check_nm_running (client, &error)) {
+		g_simple_async_report_take_gerror_in_idle (G_OBJECT (client), callback, user_data, error);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	simple = g_simple_async_result_new (G_OBJECT (client), callback, user_data,
+	                                    nm_client_checkpoint_rollback_async);
+	if (cancellable)
+		g_simple_async_result_set_check_cancellable (simple, cancellable);
+	nm_manager_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout (NM_CLIENT_GET_PRIVATE (client)->manager,
+	                                               checkpoint_path, add_timeout,
+	                                               cancellable, checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_cb, simple);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_client_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_finish:
+ * @client: an #NMClient
+ * @result: the result passed to the #GAsyncReadyCallback
+ * @error: location for a #GError, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Gets the result of a call to nm_client_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout().
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success or %FALSE on failure.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.12
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_client_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_finish (NMClient *client,
+                                                     GAsyncResult *result,
+                                                     GError **error)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_CLIENT (client), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SIMPLE_ASYNC_RESULT (result), FALSE);
+
+	return !g_simple_async_result_propagate_error (G_SIMPLE_ASYNC_RESULT (result),
+	                                               error);
+}
+
 /****************************************************************/
 /* Object Initialization                                        */
 /****************************************************************/
diff --git a/libnm/nm-client.h b/libnm/nm-client.h
index 9833f48294..f7ec4b7a2c 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-client.h
+++ b/libnm/nm-client.h
@@ -442,6 +442,19 @@ GHashTable *nm_client_checkpoint_rollback_finish (NMClient *client,
                                                   GAsyncResult *result,
                                                   GError **error);
 
+NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_12
+void nm_client_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout (NMClient *client,
+                                                   const char *checkpoint_path,
+                                                   guint32 add_timeout,
+                                                   GCancellable *cancellable,
+                                                   GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
+                                                   gpointer user_data);
+
+NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_12
+gboolean nm_client_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_finish (NMClient *client,
+                                                              GAsyncResult *result,
+                                                              GError **error);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __NM_CLIENT_H__ */
diff --git a/libnm/nm-manager.c b/libnm/nm-manager.c
index b8a0b9c046..57af227c23 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-manager.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-manager.c
@@ -1545,6 +1545,66 @@ nm_manager_checkpoint_rollback_finish (NMManager *manager,
 		return g_simple_async_result_get_op_res_gpointer (simple);
 }
 
+static void
+checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_cb (GObject *object,
+                                       GAsyncResult *result,
+                                       gpointer user_data)
+{
+	gs_unref_object GSimpleAsyncResult *simple = user_data;
+	GError *error = NULL;
+
+	if (nmdbus_manager_call_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_finish (NMDBUS_MANAGER (object),
+	                                                                   result,
+	                                                                   &error))
+		g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gboolean (simple, TRUE);
+	else {
+		g_dbus_error_strip_remote_error (error);
+		g_simple_async_result_take_error (simple, error);
+	}
+	g_simple_async_result_complete (simple);
+}
+
+void
+nm_manager_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout (NMManager *manager,
+                                               const char *checkpoint_path,
+                                               guint32 add_timeout,
+                                               GCancellable *cancellable,
+                                               GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
+                                               gpointer user_data)
+{
+	GSimpleAsyncResult *simple;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_MANAGER (manager));
+	g_return_if_fail (checkpoint_path && checkpoint_path[0] == '/');
+
+	simple = g_simple_async_result_new (G_OBJECT (manager), callback, user_data,
+	                                    nm_manager_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout);
+	if (cancellable)
+		g_simple_async_result_set_check_cancellable (simple, cancellable);
+
+	nmdbus_manager_call_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout (NM_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (manager)->proxy,
+	                                                        checkpoint_path,
+	                                                        add_timeout,
+	                                                        cancellable,
+	                                                        checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_cb,
+	                                                        simple);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_manager_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_finish (NMManager *manager,
+                                                      GAsyncResult *result,
+                                                      GError **error)
+{
+	GSimpleAsyncResult *simple;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (g_simple_async_result_is_valid (result, G_OBJECT (manager),
+	                                                      nm_manager_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout),
+	                      FALSE);
+
+	simple = G_SIMPLE_ASYNC_RESULT (result);
+	return !g_simple_async_result_propagate_error (simple, error);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static void
diff --git a/libnm/nm-manager.h b/libnm/nm-manager.h
index ac0630ccf4..1d45bf3c2a 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-manager.h
+++ b/libnm/nm-manager.h
@@ -210,5 +210,14 @@ void nm_manager_checkpoint_rollback_async (NMManager *manager,
 GHashTable *nm_manager_checkpoint_rollback_finish (NMManager *manager,
                                                    GAsyncResult *result,
                                                    GError **error);
+void nm_manager_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout (NMManager *manager,
+                                                    const char *checkpoint_path,
+                                                    guint32 add_timeout,
+                                                    GCancellable *cancellable,
+                                                    GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
+                                                    gpointer user_data);
+gboolean nm_manager_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout_finish (NMManager *manager,
+                                                               GAsyncResult *result,
+                                                               GError **error);
 
 #endif /* __NM_MANAGER_H__ */
diff --git a/src/nm-audit-manager.h b/src/nm-audit-manager.h
index 56e26584e5..59b8048f5a 100644
--- a/src/nm-audit-manager.h
+++ b/src/nm-audit-manager.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ typedef struct _NMAuditManagerClass NMAuditManagerClass;
 #define NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_CREATE       "checkpoint-create"
 #define NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_ROLLBACK     "checkpoint-rollback"
 #define NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_DESTROY      "checkpoint-destroy"
+#define NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_ADJUST_ROLLBACK_TIMEOUT "checkpoint-adjust-rollback-timeout"
 
 GType nm_audit_manager_get_type (void);
 NMAuditManager *nm_audit_manager_get (void);
diff --git a/src/nm-checkpoint-manager.c b/src/nm-checkpoint-manager.c
index 8d341f56b7..59ce40dbe6 100644
--- a/src/nm-checkpoint-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-checkpoint-manager.c
@@ -296,6 +296,26 @@ nm_checkpoint_manager_get_checkpoint_paths (NMCheckpointManager *self, guint *ou
 	return strv;
 }
 
+gboolean
+nm_checkpoint_manager_adjust_rollback_timeout (NMCheckpointManager *self,
+                                               const char *path,
+                                               guint32 add_timeout,
+                                               GError **error)
+{
+	NMCheckpoint *checkpoint;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self, FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (path && path[0] == '/', FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (!error || !*error, FALSE);
+
+	checkpoint = nm_checkpoint_manager_lookup_by_path (self, path, error);
+	if (!checkpoint)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	nm_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout (checkpoint, add_timeout);
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 NMCheckpointManager *
diff --git a/src/nm-checkpoint-manager.h b/src/nm-checkpoint-manager.h
index 158d670a12..ca66ef168a 100644
--- a/src/nm-checkpoint-manager.h
+++ b/src/nm-checkpoint-manager.h
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ gboolean nm_checkpoint_manager_rollback (NMCheckpointManager *self,
                                          GVariant **results,
                                          GError **error);
 
+gboolean nm_checkpoint_manager_adjust_rollback_timeout (NMCheckpointManager *self,
+                                                        const char *path,
+                                                        guint32 add_timeout,
+                                                        GError **error);
+
 const char **nm_checkpoint_manager_get_checkpoint_paths (NMCheckpointManager *self,
                                                          guint *out_length);
 
diff --git a/src/nm-checkpoint.c b/src/nm-checkpoint.c
index 29e748bb39..f7e857c558 100644
--- a/src/nm-checkpoint.c
+++ b/src/nm-checkpoint.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	NMUnmanFlagOp unmanaged_explicit;
 } DeviceCheckpoint;
 
-NM_GOBJECT_PROPERTIES_DEFINE_BASE (
+NM_GOBJECT_PROPERTIES_DEFINE (NMCheckpoint,
 	PROP_DEVICES,
 	PROP_CREATED,
 	PROP_ROLLBACK_TIMEOUT,
@@ -474,6 +474,42 @@ _timeout_cb (gpointer user_data)
 	return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
 }
 
+void
+nm_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout (NMCheckpoint *self, guint32 add_timeout)
+{
+	guint32 rollback_timeout_s;
+	gint64 now_ms, add_timeout_ms, rollback_timeout_ms;
+
+	NMCheckpointPrivate *priv = NM_CHECKPOINT_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+
+	nm_clear_g_source (&priv->timeout_id);
+
+	if (add_timeout == 0)
+		rollback_timeout_s = 0;
+	else {
+		now_ms = nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_ms ();
+		add_timeout_ms = ((gint64) add_timeout) * 1000;
+		rollback_timeout_ms = (now_ms - priv->created_at_ms) + add_timeout_ms;
+
+		/* round to nearest integer second. Since NM_CHECKPOINT_ROLLBACK_TIMEOUT is
+		 * in units seconds, it will be able to exactly express the timeout. */
+		rollback_timeout_s = NM_MIN ((rollback_timeout_ms + 500) / 1000, (gint64) G_MAXUINT32);
+
+		/* we expect the timeout to be positive, because add_timeout_ms is positive.
+		 * We cannot accept a zero, because it means "infinity". */
+		nm_assert (rollback_timeout_s > 0);
+
+		priv->timeout_id = g_timeout_add (NM_MIN (add_timeout_ms, (gint64) G_MAXUINT32),
+		                                  _timeout_cb,
+		                                  self);
+	}
+
+	if (rollback_timeout_s != priv->rollback_timeout_s) {
+		priv->rollback_timeout_s = rollback_timeout_s;
+		_notify (self, PROP_ROLLBACK_TIMEOUT);
+	}
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/nm-checkpoint.h b/src/nm-checkpoint.h
index e342650c23..c8598f380a 100644
--- a/src/nm-checkpoint.h
+++ b/src/nm-checkpoint.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ void nm_checkpoint_set_timeout_callback (NMCheckpoint *self,
 
 GVariant *nm_checkpoint_rollback (NMCheckpoint *self);
 
+void nm_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout (NMCheckpoint *self, guint32 add_timeout);
+
 NMDevice *nm_checkpoint_includes_devices (NMCheckpoint *self, NMDevice *const*devices, guint n_devices);
 NMDevice *nm_checkpoint_includes_devices_of (NMCheckpoint *self, NMCheckpoint *cp_for_devices);
 
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index 71ccb55864..b64cb39aa4 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -5956,13 +5956,15 @@ checkpoint_auth_done_cb (NMAuthChain *chain,
 	GVariant *variant = NULL;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 	const char *arg = NULL;
+	guint32 add_timeout;
 
 	op = nm_auth_chain_get_data (chain, "audit-op");
 	priv->auth_chains = g_slist_remove (priv->auth_chains, chain);
 	result = nm_auth_chain_get_result (chain, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_CHECKPOINT_ROLLBACK);
 
-	if (   nm_streq0 (op, NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_DESTROY)
-	    || nm_streq0 (op, NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_ROLLBACK))
+	if (NM_IN_STRSET (op, NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_DESTROY,
+	                      NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_ROLLBACK,
+	                      NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_ADJUST_ROLLBACK_TIMEOUT))
 		arg = checkpoint_path = nm_auth_chain_get_data (chain, "checkpoint_path");
 
 	if (auth_error) {
@@ -5995,6 +5997,10 @@ checkpoint_auth_done_cb (NMAuthChain *chain,
 		} else if (nm_streq0 (op, NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_ROLLBACK)) {
 			nm_checkpoint_manager_rollback (_checkpoint_mgr_get (self, TRUE),
 			                                checkpoint_path, &variant, &error);
+		} else if (nm_streq0 (op, NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_ADJUST_ROLLBACK_TIMEOUT)) {
+			add_timeout = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (nm_auth_chain_get_data (chain, "add_timeout"));
+			nm_checkpoint_manager_adjust_rollback_timeout (_checkpoint_mgr_get (self, TRUE),
+			                                               checkpoint_path, add_timeout, &error);
 		} else
 			g_return_if_reached ();
 	}
@@ -6007,7 +6013,6 @@ checkpoint_auth_done_cb (NMAuthChain *chain,
 	else
 		g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (context, variant);
 
-
 	nm_auth_chain_unref (chain);
 }
 
@@ -6110,6 +6115,39 @@ impl_manager_checkpoint_rollback (NMDBusObject *obj,
 	nm_auth_chain_add_call (chain, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_CHECKPOINT_ROLLBACK, TRUE);
 }
 
+static void
+impl_manager_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout (NMDBusObject *obj,
+                                                 const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended *interface_info,
+                                                 const NMDBusMethodInfoExtended *method_info,
+                                                 GDBusConnection *connection,
+                                                 const char *sender,
+                                                 GDBusMethodInvocation *invocation,
+                                                 GVariant *parameters)
+{
+	NMManager *self = NM_MANAGER (obj);
+	NMManagerPrivate *priv = NM_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	NMAuthChain *chain;
+	const char *checkpoint_path;
+	guint32 add_timeout;
+
+	chain = nm_auth_chain_new_context (invocation, checkpoint_auth_done_cb, self);
+	if (!chain) {
+		g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error_literal (invocation,
+		                                               NM_MANAGER_ERROR,
+		                                               NM_MANAGER_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED,
+		                                               "Unable to authenticate request.");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	g_variant_get (parameters, "(&ou)", &checkpoint_path, &add_timeout);
+
+	priv->auth_chains = g_slist_append (priv->auth_chains, chain);
+	nm_auth_chain_set_data (chain, "audit-op", NM_AUDIT_OP_CHECKPOINT_ADJUST_ROLLBACK_TIMEOUT, NULL);
+	nm_auth_chain_set_data (chain, "checkpoint_path", g_strdup (checkpoint_path), g_free);
+	nm_auth_chain_set_data (chain, "add_timeout", GUINT_TO_POINTER (add_timeout), NULL);
+	nm_auth_chain_add_call (chain, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_CHECKPOINT_ROLLBACK, TRUE);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static void
@@ -6964,6 +7002,16 @@ static const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended interface_info_manager = {
 				),
 				.handle = impl_manager_checkpoint_rollback,
 			),
+			NM_DEFINE_DBUS_METHOD_INFO_EXTENDED (
+				NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFO_INIT (
+					"CheckpointAdjustRollbackTimeout",
+					.in_args = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFOS (
+						NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO ("checkpoint", "o"),
+						NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO ("add_timeout", "u"),
+					),
+				),
+				.handle = impl_manager_checkpoint_adjust_rollback_timeout,
+			),
 		),
 		.signals = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_SIGNAL_INFOS (
 			&nm_signal_info_property_changed_legacy,