diff --git a/networkmanager/src/connection.rs b/networkmanager/src/active_connection.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from networkmanager/src/connection.rs
rename to networkmanager/src/active_connection.rs
index 9fdf1bf..377aed9 100644
--- a/networkmanager/src/connection.rs
+++ b/networkmanager/src/active_connection.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use crate::{
 	config::{ip4::Ipv4Config, ip6::Ipv6Config},
 	device::Device,
 	interface::{
+		active_connection::ActiveConnectionProxy,
 		config::{ip4::Ipv4ConfigProxy, ip6::Ipv6ConfigProxy},
-		connection::ActiveConnectionProxy,
 		device::DeviceProxy,
 		enums::{ActivationStateFlags, State},
 	},
diff --git a/networkmanager/src/device.rs b/networkmanager/src/device.rs
index c804fe3..c146519 100644
--- a/networkmanager/src/device.rs
+++ b/networkmanager/src/device.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ pub mod wired;
 pub mod wireless;
 
 use crate::{
+	active_connection::ActiveConnection,
 	config::{ip4::Ipv4Config, ip6::Ipv6Config},
-	connection::ActiveConnection,
 	interface::{
+		active_connection::ActiveConnectionProxy,
 		config::{ip4::Ipv4ConfigProxy, ip6::Ipv6ConfigProxy},
-		connection::ActiveConnectionProxy,
 		device::{
 			bluetooth::BluetoothDeviceProxy, wired::WiredDeviceProxy,
 			wireless::WirelessDeviceProxy, DeviceProxy,
diff --git a/networkmanager/src/interface/connection.rs b/networkmanager/src/interface/active_connection.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from networkmanager/src/interface/connection.rs
rename to networkmanager/src/interface/active_connection.rs
diff --git a/networkmanager/src/interface/mod.rs b/networkmanager/src/interface/mod.rs
index d5b2c10..69f8ca4 100644
--- a/networkmanager/src/interface/mod.rs
+++ b/networkmanager/src/interface/mod.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 #![allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 
 pub mod access_point;
+pub mod active_connection;
 pub mod config;
-pub mod connection;
 pub mod device;
 pub mod enums;
 pub mod settings;
diff --git a/networkmanager/src/lib.rs b/networkmanager/src/lib.rs
index 764371f..452ba02 100644
--- a/networkmanager/src/lib.rs
+++ b/networkmanager/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 
+pub mod active_connection;
 pub mod config;
-pub mod connection;
 pub mod device;
 pub mod interface;
 pub mod nm;
+pub mod settings;
diff --git a/networkmanager/src/nm.rs b/networkmanager/src/nm.rs
index ad6a698..50d959b 100644
--- a/networkmanager/src/nm.rs
+++ b/networkmanager/src/nm.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,59 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 
 use crate::{
+	active_connection::ActiveConnection,
 	device::Device,
-	interface::{device::DeviceProxy, NetworkManagerProxy},
+	interface::{
+		active_connection::ActiveConnectionProxy,
+		device::DeviceProxy,
+		enums::{ConnectivityState, State},
+		NetworkManagerProxy,
+	},
+	settings::connection::Connection,
 };
-use zbus::{Connection, Result};
+use zbus::{zvariant::ObjectPath, Result};
 
 pub struct NetworkManager<'a>(NetworkManagerProxy<'a>);
 
 impl<'a> NetworkManager<'a> {
-	pub async fn new(connection: &'a Connection) -> Result<NetworkManager<'a>> {
+	pub async fn new(connection: &'a zbus::Connection) -> Result<NetworkManager<'a>> {
 		NetworkManagerProxy::new(connection).await.map(Self)
 	}
 
+	pub async fn activate_connection(
+		&self,
+		connection: &'a Connection<'a>,
+		device: &'a Device<'a>,
+	) -> Result<ActiveConnection<'a>> {
+		let connection = connection.path();
+		let device = device.path();
+		let specific_object = ObjectPath::from_static_str("/").unwrap();
+		let active_connection_path = self
+			.0
+			.activate_connection(connection, device, &specific_object)
+			.await?;
+		ActiveConnectionProxy::builder(self.0.connection())
+			.path(active_connection_path)?
+			.build()
+			.await
+			.map(ActiveConnection::from)
+	}
+
+	pub async fn connectivity(&self) -> Result<ConnectivityState> {
+		self.0.connectivity().await.map(ConnectivityState::from)
+	}
+
+	pub async fn check_connectivity(&self) -> Result<ConnectivityState> {
+		self.0
+			.check_connectivity()
+			.await
+			.map(ConnectivityState::from)
+	}
+
+	pub async fn deactivate_connection(&self, connection: &'a ActiveConnection<'a>) -> Result<()> {
+		self.0.deactivate_connection(connection.path()).await
+	}
+
 	pub async fn devices(&self) -> Result<Vec<Device<'a>>> {
 		let devices = self.0.get_all_devices().await?;
 		let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(devices.len());
@@ -38,4 +79,8 @@ impl<'a> NetworkManager<'a> {
 		}
 		Ok(out)
 	}
+
+	pub async fn state(&self) -> State {
+		self.0.state().await.map(State::from).unwrap()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/networkmanager/src/settings.rs b/networkmanager/src/settings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d5ecc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/networkmanager/src/settings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+pub mod connection;
diff --git a/networkmanager/src/settings/connection.rs b/networkmanager/src/settings/connection.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99e9f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/networkmanager/src/settings/connection.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+use crate::interface::settings::connection::ConnectionSettingsProxy;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+
+pub struct Connection<'a>(ConnectionSettingsProxy<'a>);
+
+impl<'a> Deref for Connection<'a> {
+	type Target = ConnectionSettingsProxy<'a>;
+
+	fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+		&self.0
+	}
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<ConnectionSettingsProxy<'a>> for Connection<'a> {
+	fn from(conn: ConnectionSettingsProxy<'a>) -> Self {
+		Connection(conn)
+	}
+}