diff --git a/src/netdev.c b/src/netdev.c
index 8e25b555..5cdf99ed 100644
--- a/src/netdev.c
+++ b/src/netdev.c
@@ -1358,6 +1358,18 @@ static void netdev_link_notify(uint16_t type, const void *data, uint32_t len,
 	}
 }
 
+void netdev_new_wiphy_hint(uint32_t wiphy_id)
+{
+	struct l_genl_msg *msg;
+
+	msg = l_genl_msg_new_sized(NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE, 8);
+	l_genl_msg_append_attr(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, 4, &wiphy_id);
+
+	if (!l_genl_family_dump(nl80211, msg, netdev_get_interface_callback,
+								NULL, NULL))
+		l_error("Getting wiphy %d interface info failed", wiphy_id);
+}
+
 static bool netdev_watch_match(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
 	const struct netdev_watch *item = a;
diff --git a/src/netdev.h b/src/netdev.h
index aeb3003f..50f42040 100644
--- a/src/netdev.h
+++ b/src/netdev.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ int netdev_disconnect(struct netdev *netdev,
 				netdev_disconnect_cb_t cb, void *user_data);
 
 struct netdev *netdev_find(int ifindex);
+void netdev_new_wiphy_hint(uint32_t wiphy_id);
 
 uint32_t netdev_watch_add(struct netdev *netdev, netdev_watch_func_t func,
 				void *user_data);