diff --git a/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.cpp b/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.cpp
index 11874205f..ad4d73b78 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.cpp
@@ -828,6 +828,11 @@ void TDEGlobalNetworkManager::loadConnectionInformation() {
 	return m_internalConnectionManager->loadConnectionInformation();
 }
 
+void TDEGlobalNetworkManager::loadConnectionAllowedValues(TDENetworkConnection* connection) {
+	if (!m_internalConnectionManager) return;
+	return m_internalConnectionManager->loadConnectionAllowedValues(connection);
+}
+
 bool TDEGlobalNetworkManager::loadConnectionSecrets(TQString uuid) {
 	if (!m_internalConnectionManager) return false;
 	return m_internalConnectionManager->loadConnectionSecrets(uuid);
diff --git a/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.h b/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.h
index 7f8052e6b..93bab1d73 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.h
+++ b/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.h
@@ -1192,6 +1192,14 @@ class TDECORE_EXPORT TDEGlobalNetworkManager : public TQObject
 		*/
 		virtual void loadConnectionInformation();
 
+		/**
+		* @param connection a pointer to a TDENetworkConnection object containing a
+		* connection in which to load the values allowed by the backend.
+		* This is normally called as part of loadConnectionInformation(), but should
+		* manually be called immediately after creation of a new TDENetworkConnection object.
+		*/
+		virtual void loadConnectionAllowedValues(TDENetworkConnection* connection);
+
 		/**
 		* @param uuid a TQString conntaining the UUID of a connection for which to
 		* load secrets from the configuration backend.