diff --git a/package/modem-manager/Config.in b/package/modem-manager/Config.in
index 6990996a86..e03447b96c 100644
--- a/package/modem-manager/Config.in
+++ b/package/modem-manager/Config.in
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MODEM_MANAGER_LIBQRTR
 comment "QRTR support needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 4.15"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_15
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MODEM_MANAGER_ATVIADBUS
+	bool "at-via-dbus support"
+	help
+	  This option enables support for issuing AT commands
+	  over the D-Bus interface.
+
 endif
 
 comment "modemmanager needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, dynamic library"
diff --git a/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk b/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk
index 932c163175..899e3071a5 100644
--- a/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk
+++ b/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ else
 MODEM_MANAGER_CONF_OPTS += -Dqrtr=false
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MODEM_MANAGER_ATVIADBUS),y)
+MODEM_MANAGER_CONF_OPTS += -Dat_command_via_dbus=true
+else
+MODEM_MANAGER_CONF_OPTS += -Dat_command_via_dbus=false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD),y)
 MODEM_MANAGER_DEPENDENCIES += systemd
 MODEM_MANAGER_CONF_OPTS += \