diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
index b6253a129e802..95fe3b4a65e3d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
@@ -167,6 +167,18 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
+      nbft = mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.bool;
+        default = true; # Enable by default when libnvme is available
+        description = ''
+          Whether to enable NBFT (NVMe Boot Firmware Table) support in NetworkManager.
+          This allows NetworkManager to automatically configure network connections
+          for NVMe-over-Fabrics boot scenarios during early boot.
+
+          Only effective when NetworkManager is built with libnvme support.
+        '';
+      };
+
       package = mkPackageOption pkgs "networkmanager" { };
 
       connectionConfig = mkOption {
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix
index dd1d931001a20..1ee997a60bffa 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@
   systemd,
   udev,
   udevCheckHook,
+  libnvme,
   withSystemd ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform systemd,
+  # NBFT (NVMe Boot Firmware Table) support
+  withNbft ? false
 }:
 
 let
@@ -60,11 +63,11 @@ let
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "networkmanager";
-  version = "1.52.1";
+  version = "1.54.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/releases/${finalAttrs.version}/downloads/NetworkManager-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-ixIsc0k6cvK65SfBJc69h3EWcbkDUtvisXiKupV1rG8=";
+    hash = "sha256-APPwvhKsTUhY6/FSQwuS3vFXSAP/YQf378dkoFbUxMc=";
   };
 
   outputs = [
@@ -107,6 +110,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-Dnmtui=true"
     "-Ddnsmasq=${dnsmasq}/bin/dnsmasq"
     "-Dqt=false"
+    # NBFT (NVMe Boot Firmware Table) support
+    (lib.mesonBool "nbft" withNbft)
 
     # Handlers
     "-Dresolvconf=${openresolv}/bin/resolvconf"
@@ -158,6 +163,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     newt
     jansson
     dbus # used to get directory paths with pkg-config during configuration
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals withNbft [
+    libnvme
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [