diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1526848a3..74f62c770 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ cmake_policy( SET CMP0043 OLD )
 include( MacroOptionalFindPackage )
 include( MacroLogFeature )
 
-find_package( Qt5 5.3.0 CONFIG REQUIRED Core Gui Widgets LinguistTools )
+set( QT_VERSION 5.3.0 )
+
+find_package( Qt5 ${QT_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED Core Gui Widgets LinguistTools )
 find_package( YamlCpp 0.5.1 REQUIRED )
 
 option( WITH_PYTHON "Enable Python modules support." ON )
diff --git a/src/modules/prepare/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/prepare/CMakeLists.txt
index a64f7f70e..b89b26eda 100644
--- a/src/modules/prepare/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/prepare/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include_directories( ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/libcalamaresui )
 set( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules )
 find_package( LIBPARTED REQUIRED )
+find_package( Qt5 ${QT_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED DBus )
 
 set_source_files_properties( partman_devices.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX )
 
@@ -15,5 +16,6 @@ calamares_add_plugin( prepare
     LINK_LIBRARIES
         calamaresui
         ${LIBPARTED_LIBS}
+        Qt5::DBus
     SHARED_LIB
 )
diff --git a/src/modules/prepare/PrepareViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/prepare/PrepareViewStep.cpp
index fe4941f63..86174a153 100644
--- a/src/modules/prepare/PrepareViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/prepare/PrepareViewStep.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 
 #include <QBoxLayout>
+#include <QDBusConnection>
+#include <QDBusInterface>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QProcess>
 
@@ -238,6 +240,24 @@ PrepareViewStep::checkHasPower()
 bool
 PrepareViewStep::checkHasInternet()
 {
-    return false;
+    const QString NM_INTF_NAME( "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager" );
+    const int NM_STATE_CONNECTED_GLOBAL = 70;
+
+    QDBusInterface nmIntf( "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager",
+                           "/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager",
+                           NM_INTF_NAME,
+                           QDBusConnection::systemBus(), 0 );
+    bool ok = false;
+    int nmState = nmIntf.property( "state" ).toInt( &ok );
+
+    if ( !ok || !nmIntf.isValid() )
+    {
+        // We can't talk to NM, so no idea.  Wild guess: we're connected
+        // using ssh with X forwarding, and are therefore connected.  This
+        // allows us to proceed with a minimum of complaint.
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return nmState == NM_STATE_CONNECTED_GLOBAL;
 }