diff --git a/os_win/tests/unit/utils/compute/test_vmutils.py b/os_win/tests/unit/utils/compute/test_vmutils.py
index a862e0ca..8fe8a8c0 100644
--- a/os_win/tests/unit/utils/compute/test_vmutils.py
+++ b/os_win/tests/unit/utils/compute/test_vmutils.py
@@ -736,6 +736,30 @@ class VMUtilsTestCase(test_base.OsWinBaseTestCase):
         self._vmutils._jobutils.remove_virt_resource.assert_called_once_with(
             mock_nic_data)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(vmutils.VMUtils, '_lookup_vm_check')
+    @mock.patch.object(_wqlutils, 'get_element_associated_class')
+    def test_get_vm_nics(self, mock_get_assoc, mock_lookup_vm):
+        vnics = self._vmutils._get_vm_nics(mock.sentinel.vm_name)
+
+        self.assertEqual(mock_get_assoc.return_value, vnics)
+        mock_lookup_vm.assert_called_once_with(mock.sentinel.vm_name)
+        mock_get_assoc.assert_called_once_with(
+            self._vmutils._compat_conn,
+            self._vmutils._SYNTHETIC_ETHERNET_PORT_SETTING_DATA_CLASS,
+            element_instance_id=mock_lookup_vm.return_value.InstanceId)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(vmutils.VMUtils, '_get_vm_nics')
+    def test_get_vm_nic_names(self, mock_get_vm_nics):
+        exp_nic_names = ['port1', 'port2']
+
+        mock_get_vm_nics.return_value = [
+            mock.Mock(ElementName=nic_name)
+            for nic_name in exp_nic_names]
+        nic_names = self._vmutils.get_vm_nic_names(mock.sentinel.vm_name)
+
+        self.assertEqual(exp_nic_names, nic_names)
+        mock_get_vm_nics.assert_called_once_with(mock.sentinel.vm_name)
+
     def test_set_vm_state(self):
         mock_vm = self._lookup_vm()
         mock_vm.RequestStateChange.return_value = (
diff --git a/os_win/utils/compute/vmutils.py b/os_win/utils/compute/vmutils.py
index aa63299b..ee32cc9b 100644
--- a/os_win/utils/compute/vmutils.py
+++ b/os_win/utils/compute/vmutils.py
@@ -645,6 +645,18 @@ class VMUtils(baseutils.BaseUtilsVirt):
                       "to remove vm nic: '%s'. It may have been already "
                       "deleted.", nic_name)
 
+    def _get_vm_nics(self, vm_name):
+        vmsettings = self._lookup_vm_check(vm_name)
+        nics = _wqlutils.get_element_associated_class(
+            self._compat_conn,
+            self._SYNTHETIC_ETHERNET_PORT_SETTING_DATA_CLASS,
+            element_instance_id=vmsettings.InstanceId)
+        return nics
+
+    def get_vm_nic_names(self, vm_name):
+        nics = self._get_vm_nics(vm_name)
+        return [nic.ElementName for nic in nics]
+
     def soft_shutdown_vm(self, vm_name):
         vm = self._lookup_vm_check(vm_name, as_vssd=False)
         shutdown_component = self._conn.Msvm_ShutdownComponent(