Index: cloud-init-0.7.9/cloudinit/distros/parsers/networkmanager_conf.py
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ cloud-init-0.7.9/cloudinit/distros/parsers/networkmanager_conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Author: Ryan McCabe <rmccabe@redhat.com>
+#
+# This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
+
+import configobj
+
+# This module is used to set additional NetworkManager configuration
+# in /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d
+#
+
+
+class NetworkManagerConf(configobj.ConfigObj):
+    def __init__(self, contents):
+        configobj.ConfigObj.__init__(self, contents,
+                                     interpolation=False,
+                                     write_empty_values=False)
+
+    def set_section_keypair(self, section_name, key, value):
+        if section_name not in self.sections:
+            self.main[section_name] = {}
+        self.main[section_name] = {key: value}
Index: cloud-init-0.7.9/cloudinit/net/sysconfig.py
===================================================================
--- cloud-init-0.7.9.orig/cloudinit/net/sysconfig.py
+++ cloud-init-0.7.9/cloudinit/net/sysconfig.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import re
 
 import six
 
+from cloudinit.distros.parsers import networkmanager_conf
 from cloudinit.distros.parsers import resolv_conf
 from cloudinit import util
 
@@ -197,6 +198,9 @@ class Renderer(renderer.Renderer):
         self.netrules_path = config.get(
             'netrules_path', 'etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules')
         self.dns_path = config.get('dns_path', 'etc/resolv.conf')
+        nm_conf_path = 'etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-cloud-init.conf'
+        self.networkmanager_conf_path = config.get('networkmanager_conf_path',
+                                                   nm_conf_path)
 
     @classmethod
     def _render_iface_shared(cls, iface, iface_cfg):
@@ -342,6 +346,21 @@ class Renderer(renderer.Renderer):
             content.add_search_domain(searchdomain)
         return "\n".join([_make_header(';'), str(content)])
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _render_networkmanager_conf(network_state):
+        content = networkmanager_conf.NetworkManagerConf("")
+
+        # If DNS server information is provided, configure
+        # NetworkManager to not manage dns, so that /etc/resolv.conf
+        # does not get clobbered.
+        if network_state.dns_nameservers:
+            content.set_section_keypair('main', 'dns', 'none')
+
+        if len(content) == 0:
+            return None
+        out = "".join([_make_header(), "\n", "\n".join(content.write()), "\n"])
+        return out
+
     @classmethod
     def _render_bridge_interfaces(cls, network_state, iface_contents):
         bridge_filter = renderer.filter_by_type('bridge')
@@ -396,6 +415,12 @@ class Renderer(renderer.Renderer):
             resolv_content = self._render_dns(network_state,
                                               existing_dns_path=dns_path)
             util.write_file(dns_path, resolv_content)
+        if self.networkmanager_conf_path:
+            nm_conf_path = util.target_path(target,
+                                            self.networkmanager_conf_path)
+            nm_conf_content = self._render_networkmanager_conf(network_state)
+            if nm_conf_content:
+                util.write_file(nm_conf_path, nm_conf_content, file_mode)
         if self.netrules_path:
             netrules_content = self._render_persistent_net(network_state)
             netrules_path = os.path.join(target, self.netrules_path)
Index: cloud-init-0.7.9/tests/unittests/test_net.py
===================================================================
--- cloud-init-0.7.9.orig/tests/unittests/test_net.py
+++ cloud-init-0.7.9/tests/unittests/test_net.py
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ NETMASK0=0.0.0.0
 ;
 nameserver 172.19.0.12
 """.lstrip()),
+            ('etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-cloud-init.conf',
+             """
+# Created by cloud-init on instance boot automatically, do not edit.
+#
+[main]
+dns = none
+""".lstrip()),
             ('etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules',
              "".join(['SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ',
                       'ATTR{address}=="fa:16:3e:ed:9a:59", NAME="eth0"\n']))]
@@ -256,6 +263,20 @@ USERCTL=no
 ;
 nameserver 172.19.0.12
 """.lstrip()),
+            ('etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-cloud-init.conf',
+             """
+# Created by cloud-init on instance boot automatically, do not edit.
+#
+[main]
+dns = none
+""".lstrip()),
+            ('etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-cloud-init.conf',
+             """
+# Created by cloud-init on instance boot automatically, do not edit.
+#
+[main]
+dns = none
+""".lstrip()),
             ('etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules',
              "".join(['SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ',
                       'ATTR{address}=="fa:16:3e:ed:9a:59", NAME="eth0"\n']))]