diff -aruN NetworkManager-1.40.16/src/core/devices/nm-device.c NetworkManager-1.40.16.alma/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
--- NetworkManager-1.40.16/src/core/devices/nm-device.c	2023-02-23 11:42:52
+++ NetworkManager-1.40.16.alma/src/core/devices/nm-device.c	2023-08-08 17:55:53
@@ -12826,6 +12826,7 @@
     NMConnection                  *con_old;
     NMConnection                  *con_new;
     GHashTableIter                 iter;
+    NMSettingsConnection          *sett_conn;
 
     if (priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_PREPARE || priv->state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED) {
         g_set_error_literal(error,
@@ -12997,6 +12998,14 @@
 
     if (priv->state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
         nm_device_update_metered(self);
+
+    sett_conn = nm_device_get_settings_connection(self);
+    if (sett_conn) {
+        nm_settings_connection_autoconnect_blocked_reason_set(
+            sett_conn,
+            NM_SETTINGS_AUTO_CONNECT_BLOCKED_REASON_USER_REQUEST,
+            FALSE);
+    }
 
     return TRUE;
 }