diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index be87fe29..59cc09a2 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9.0.0),
                dbus-test-runner,
                dpkg-dev (>= 1.16.1~),
                libnymea-mqtt-dev (>= 0.1.2),
-               libnymea-networkmanager-dev (>= 0.4.0),
+               libnymea-networkmanager-dev (>= 1.5.0~),
                libnymea-remoteproxyclient-dev (>= 0.1.13),
                libnymea-zigbee-dev (>= 0.1.0),
                libnymea-gpio-dev,
diff --git a/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/networkmanagerhandler.cpp b/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/networkmanagerhandler.cpp
index 762c1ade..62766e68 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/networkmanagerhandler.cpp
+++ b/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/networkmanagerhandler.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ NetworkManagerHandler::NetworkManagerHandler(NetworkManager *networkManager, QOb
     registerEnum<NetworkManager::NetworkManagerState>();
     registerEnum<NetworkDevice::NetworkDeviceState>();
     registerEnum<WirelessNetworkDevice::WirelessMode>();
+    registerEnum<WiredNetworkConnectionType>();
 
     // Objects
     QVariantMap wirelessAccessPoint;
@@ -172,6 +173,17 @@ NetworkManagerHandler::NetworkManagerHandler(NetworkManager *networkManager, QOb
     returns.insert("networkManagerError", enumRef<NetworkManager::NetworkManagerError>());
     registerMethod("ScanWifiNetworks", description, params, returns);
 
+    params.clear(); returns.clear();
+    description = "Create a wired connection.";
+    params.insert("interface", enumValueName(String));
+    params.insert("type", enumRef<WiredNetworkConnectionType>());
+    params.insert("o:ip", enumValueName(String));
+    params.insert("o:prefix", enumValueName(Uint));
+    params.insert("o:gateway", enumValueName(String));
+    params.insert("o:dns", enumValueName(String));
+    returns.insert("networkManagerError", enumRef<NetworkManager::NetworkManagerError>());
+    registerMethod("CreateWiredConnection", description, params, returns);
+
     params.clear(); returns.clear();
     description = "Connect to the wifi network with the given ssid and password.";
     params.insert("interface", enumValueName(String));
@@ -341,6 +353,38 @@ JsonReply *NetworkManagerHandler::GetNetworkDevices(const QVariantMap &params)
     return createReply(returns);
 }
 
+JsonReply *NetworkManagerHandler::CreateWiredConnection(const QVariantMap &params)
+{
+    if (!m_networkManager->available()) {
+        return createReply(statusToReply(NetworkManager::NetworkManagerErrorNetworkManagerNotAvailable));
+    }
+    QString interface = params.value("interface").toString();
+    QMetaEnum typeEnum = QMetaEnum::fromType<WiredNetworkConnectionType>();
+    WiredNetworkConnectionType type = static_cast<WiredNetworkConnectionType>(typeEnum.keyToValue(params.value("type").toByteArray()));
+
+    switch (type) {
+    case WiredNetworkConnectionTypeManual: {
+        QHostAddress ip = QHostAddress(params.value("ip").toString());
+        quint8 prefix = params.value("prefix").toInt();
+        QHostAddress gateway = QHostAddress(params.value("gateway").toString());
+        QHostAddress dns = QHostAddress(params.value("dns").toString());
+        NetworkManager::NetworkManagerError status = m_networkManager->createWiredManualConnection(interface, ip, prefix, gateway, dns);
+        return createReply(statusToReply(status));
+    }
+    case WiredNetworkConnectionTypeDHCP: {
+        NetworkManager::NetworkManagerError status = m_networkManager->createWiredAutoConnection(interface);
+        return createReply(statusToReply(status));
+    }
+    case WiredNetworkConnectionTypeShared: {
+        QHostAddress ip = QHostAddress(params.value("ip").toString());
+        quint8 prefix = params.value("prefix").toInt();
+        NetworkManager::NetworkManagerError status = m_networkManager->createSharedConnection(interface, ip, prefix);
+        return createReply(statusToReply(status));
+    }
+    }
+    return createReply(statusToReply(NetworkManager::NetworkManagerErrorInvalidConfiguration));
+}
+
 JsonReply *NetworkManagerHandler::ScanWifiNetworks(const QVariantMap &params)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(params)
diff --git a/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/networkmanagerhandler.h b/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/networkmanagerhandler.h
index 11f48de4..5f5e9174 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/networkmanagerhandler.h
+++ b/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/networkmanagerhandler.h
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ class NetworkManagerHandler : public JsonHandler
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
+    enum WiredNetworkConnectionType {
+        WiredNetworkConnectionTypeDHCP,
+        WiredNetworkConnectionTypeManual,
+        WiredNetworkConnectionTypeShared
+    };
+    Q_ENUM(WiredNetworkConnectionType)
+
     explicit NetworkManagerHandler(NetworkManager *networkManager, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
     QString name() const override;
@@ -51,14 +58,12 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE JsonReply *EnableWirelessNetworking(const QVariantMap &params);
     Q_INVOKABLE JsonReply *GetWirelessAccessPoints(const QVariantMap &params);
     Q_INVOKABLE JsonReply *GetNetworkDevices(const QVariantMap &params);
+    Q_INVOKABLE JsonReply *CreateWiredConnection(const QVariantMap &params);
     Q_INVOKABLE JsonReply *ScanWifiNetworks(const QVariantMap &params);
     Q_INVOKABLE JsonReply *ConnectWifiNetwork(const QVariantMap &params);
     Q_INVOKABLE JsonReply *DisconnectInterface(const QVariantMap &params);
     Q_INVOKABLE JsonReply *StartAccessPoint(const QVariantMap &params);
 
-private:
-    QVariantMap packNetworkManagerStatus();
-
 signals:
     // NetworkManager
     void NetworkStatusChanged(const QVariantMap &params);
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ private slots:
     void onWiredNetworkDeviceChanged(WiredNetworkDevice *networkDevice);
 
 private:
+    QVariantMap packNetworkManagerStatus();
     QVariantMap packWirelessAccessPoint(WirelessAccessPoint *wirelessAccessPoint);
     QVariantMap packWiredNetworkDevice(WiredNetworkDevice *networkDevice);
     QVariantMap packWirelessNetworkDevice(WirelessNetworkDevice *networkDevice);
diff --git a/nymea.pro b/nymea.pro
index 9fec9c53..99042487 100644
--- a/nymea.pro
+++ b/nymea.pro
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ NYMEA_VERSION_STRING=$$system('dpkg-parsechangelog | sed -n -e "s/^Version: //p"
 
 # define protocol versions
 JSON_PROTOCOL_VERSION_MAJOR=6
-JSON_PROTOCOL_VERSION_MINOR=1
+JSON_PROTOCOL_VERSION_MINOR=2
 JSON_PROTOCOL_VERSION="$${JSON_PROTOCOL_VERSION_MAJOR}.$${JSON_PROTOCOL_VERSION_MINOR}"
 LIBNYMEA_API_VERSION_MAJOR=7
 LIBNYMEA_API_VERSION_MINOR=3
diff --git a/tests/auto/api.json b/tests/auto/api.json
index dffb76d2..2533c5d4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/api.json
+++ b/tests/auto/api.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-6.1
+6.2
 {
     "enums": {
         "BasicType": [
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@
             "NetworkManagerErrorWirelessNetworkingDisabled",
             "NetworkManagerErrorWirelessConnectionFailed",
             "NetworkManagerErrorNetworkingDisabled",
-            "NetworkManagerErrorNetworkManagerNotAvailable"
+            "NetworkManagerErrorNetworkManagerNotAvailable",
+            "NetworkManagerErrorInvalidConfiguration"
         ],
         "NetworkManagerState": [
             "NetworkManagerStateUnknown",
@@ -375,6 +376,11 @@
             "ValueOperatorLessOrEqual",
             "ValueOperatorGreaterOrEqual"
         ],
+        "WiredNetworkConnectionType": [
+            "WiredNetworkConnectionTypeDHCP",
+            "WiredNetworkConnectionTypeManual",
+            "WiredNetworkConnectionTypeShared"
+        ],
         "WirelessMode": [
             "WirelessModeUnknown",
             "WirelessModeAdhoc",
@@ -1439,6 +1445,21 @@
                 "networkManagerError": "$ref:NetworkManagerError"
             }
         },
+        "NetworkManager.CreateWiredConnection": {
+            "description": "Create a wired connection.",
+            "params": {
+                "interface": "String",
+                "o:dns": "String",
+                "o:gateway": "String",
+                "o:ip": "String",
+                "o:prefix": "Uint",
+                "type": "$ref:WiredNetworkConnectionType"
+            },
+            "permissionScope": "PermissionScopeAdmin",
+            "returns": {
+                "networkManagerError": "$ref:NetworkManagerError"
+            }
+        },
         "NetworkManager.DisconnectInterface": {
             "description": "Disconnect the given network interface. The interface will remain disconnected until the user connect it again.",
             "params": {