diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks.rb
index 2b899707204..6d8daf2f02e 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
 
 require "tempfile"
+require "securerandom"
 
 require_relative "../../../../lib/vagrant/util/template_renderer"
 
@@ -10,9 +11,24 @@ module GuestSUSE
     module Cap
       class ConfigureNetworks
         extend Vagrant::Util::Retryable
+        extend Vagrant::Util::GuestNetworks::Linux
         include Vagrant::Util
 
         def self.configure_networks(machine, networks)
+          network_scripts_dir = machine.guest.capability(:network_scripts_dir)
+
+          # The legacy configuration will handle guests using wicked
+          # (SLES/Leap 15.x and earlier, Tumbleweed). Guests without
+          # wicked (SLES/Leap 16 and later, MicroOS) are configured
+          # via NetworkManager.
+          if network_scripts_dir.end_with?("sysconfig/network")
+            configure_networks_legacy(machine, networks)
+          else
+            configure_network_manager(machine, networks)
+          end
+        end
+
+        def self.configure_networks_legacy(machine, networks)
           comm = machine.communicate
 
           network_scripts_dir = machine.guest.capability(:network_scripts_dir)
diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir.rb
index e7e4ab61252..2dd9a019c23 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ module GuestSUSE
     module Cap
       class NetworkScriptsDir
         def self.network_scripts_dir(machine)
-          "/etc/sysconfig/network"
+          if machine.communicate.test("test -d /etc/sysconfig/network")
+            "/etc/sysconfig/network"
+          else
+            "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections"
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks_test.rb
index 2ad180afc8b..5f345d695a8 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks_test.rb
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@
   describe ".configure_networks" do
     let(:cap) { caps.get(:configure_networks) }
 
-    before do
-      allow(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:network_scripts_dir)
-        .and_return("/scripts")
-      allow(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:network_interfaces)
-        .and_return(["eth1", "eth2"])
-    end
-
     let(:network_1) do
       {
         interface: 0,
@@ -49,12 +42,33 @@
       }
     end
 
-    it "creates and starts the networks" do
-      cap.configure_networks(machine, [network_1, network_2])
-      expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match(/\/sbin\/ifdown 'eth1'/)
-      expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match(/\/sbin\/ifup 'eth1'/)
-      expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match(/\/sbin\/ifdown 'eth2'/)
-      expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match(/\/sbin\/ifup 'eth2'/)
+    context "with wicked network configuration path" do
+      before do
+        allow(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:network_scripts_dir)
+          .and_return("/etc/sysconfig/network")
+        allow(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:network_interfaces)
+          .and_return(["eth1", "eth2"])
+      end
+
+      it "creates and starts the networks" do
+        cap.configure_networks(machine, [network_1, network_2])
+        expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match(/\/sbin\/ifdown 'eth1'/)
+        expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match(/\/sbin\/ifup 'eth1'/)
+        expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match(/\/sbin\/ifdown 'eth2'/)
+        expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match(/\/sbin\/ifup 'eth2'/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with system-connections network configuration path" do
+      before do
+        allow(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:network_scripts_dir)
+          .and_return("/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections")
+      end
+
+      it "should configure with network manager" do
+        expect(cap).to receive(:configure_network_manager).with(machine, [network_1, network_2])
+        cap.configure_networks(machine, [network_1, network_2])
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir_test.rb
index 2511e93125a..f2de3191ead 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir_test.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,32 @@
       .guest_capabilities[:suse]
   end
 
-  let(:machine) { double("machine") }
+  let(:comm) { double("comm") }
+  let(:machine) { double("machine", communicate: comm) }
 
   describe ".network_scripts_dir" do
     let(:cap) { caps.get(:network_scripts_dir) }
 
-    it "runs /etc/sysconfig/network" do
-      expect(cap.network_scripts_dir(machine)).to eq("/etc/sysconfig/network")
+    context "when /etc/sysconfig/network exists" do
+      before do
+        allow(comm).to receive(:test).with("test -d /etc/sysconfig/network")
+          .and_return(true)
+      end
+
+      it "returns /etc/sysconfig/network" do
+        expect(cap.network_scripts_dir(machine)).to eq("/etc/sysconfig/network")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when /etc/sysconfig/network does not exist" do
+      before do
+        allow(comm).to receive(:test).with("test -d /etc/sysconfig/network")
+          .and_return(false)
+      end
+
+      it "returns /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections" do
+        expect(cap.network_scripts_dir(machine)).to eq("/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections")
+      end
     end
   end
 end