diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 75c31bda..18ab8bdb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Prevent Networkmanager from trying to optain IP address via DHCP
+  on unused/unmanaged network interfaces.
 - Systems with no SMBIOS (Raspberry Pi) will create a UUID from
   `/sys/firmware/devicetree/base/serial-number`
 - Fix `wwctl profile list -a` format when kernerargs are set
diff --git a/overlays/wwinit/rootfs/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/ww4-unmanaged.ww b/overlays/wwinit/rootfs/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/ww4-unmanaged.ww
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3acf2e6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlays/wwinit/rootfs/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/ww4-unmanaged.ww
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{- $host := .BuildHost }}
+{{- $time := .BuildTime }}
+{{- $source := .BuildSource }}
+{{- $filename := print "warewulf-unmanaged.conf" }}
+{{- file $filename }}
+# This file is autogenerated by warewulf
+# Host:   {{ $host }}
+# Time:   {{ $time }}
+# Source: {{ $source }}
+[main]
+plugins=keyfile
+
+[keyfile]
+unmanaged-devices={{ range $connection_id, $netdev := .NetDevs }}except:interface-name:{{- $netdev.Device -}},{{ end }}