diff --git a/NetworkManager.conf b/NetworkManager.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9f8397d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NetworkManager.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[main]
+plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
+
+[ifupdown]
+managed=true
diff --git a/package/root/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf b/package/root/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9f8397d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/root/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[main]
+plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
+
+[ifupdown]
+managed=true
diff --git a/package/root/usr/local/sbin/install_desktop.sh b/package/root/usr/local/sbin/install_desktop.sh
index 17d5cb77..908e239f 100755
--- a/package/root/usr/local/sbin/install_desktop.sh
+++ b/package/root/usr/local/sbin/install_desktop.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ PACKAGES+=(
 	rxvt-unicode-lite
 	suckless-tools
 	network-manager
+	network-manager-gnome
 	pulseaudio
 )
 
diff --git a/package/root/var/lib/polkit-1/10-vendor.d/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pkla b/package/root/var/lib/polkit-1/10-vendor.d/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pkla
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb211d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/root/var/lib/polkit-1/10-vendor.d/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pkla
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Adding or changing system-wide NetworkManager connections]
+Identity=unix-group:netdev;unix-group:sudo
+Action=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.*
+ResultAny=yes
+ResultInactive=no
+ResultActive=yes