diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf b/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
index 60a33158..5de03f25 100644
--- a/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
+++ b/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ dns=unbound
 # more Ubuntu defaults
 managed=false
 
+## HTTP-based connectivity check
+[connectivity]
+uri=http://koti.kapsi.fi/~mikaela/check_network_status.txt
+interval=300
+
 # Defaults for all connections
 [connection]
 # Enable IPv6 privacy extensions, but this doesn't seem to work.