diff --git a/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/finalise.d/89-boot-settings b/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/finalise.d/89-boot-settings
index 62868c717a..2b36d183a8 100755
--- a/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/finalise.d/89-boot-settings
+++ b/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/finalise.d/89-boot-settings
@@ -159,6 +159,18 @@ set -e
 echo 'nameserver 127.0.0.1' > /etc/resolv.conf
 
 EOF
+
+# Configure NetworkManager to not manage /etc/resolv.conf
+if [ -d /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d ]; then
+  cat <<EOF |python3
+  import configparser
+  p = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
+  p.set('main', 'rc-manager', 'unmanaged')
+  with open('/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/rc-manager.conf', 'w') as fh:
+    p.write(fh)
+EOF
+fi
+
 # openSUSE doesn't have an iptables service, so apply the iptables rules at boot
 if [[ "${DISTRO_NAME}" =~ (opensuse) ]] ; then
     cat >>$rclocal <<EOF