diff -uraBN temp/gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-network-panel.c gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-network-panel.c
--- temp/gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-network-panel.c	2023-10-27 14:56:16.289319792 +0800
+++ gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-network-panel.c	2023-10-27 15:42:47.030395835 +0800
@@ -653,10 +653,24 @@
 panel_check_network_manager_version (CcNetworkPanel *self)
 {
         const gchar *version;
+        const gchar *state;
+        GDBusConnection *connection;
+        GDBusProxy *proxy;
+        GVariant *variant;
+
+        connection = g_bus_get_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM, NULL, NULL);
+        proxy = g_dbus_proxy_new_sync (connection, G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE,
+                                       NULL,
+                                       "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                                       "/org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/wickedd_2ddhcp6_2eservice",
+                                       "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit",
+                                       NULL, NULL);
+        variant = g_dbus_proxy_get_cached_property (proxy, "ActiveState");
+        state = g_variant_get_string (variant, NULL);
 
         /* parse running version */
         version = nm_client_get_version (self->client);
-        if (version == NULL) {
+        if (version == NULL && g_strcmp0 (state, "inactive") == 0) {
                 GtkWidget *status_page;
 
                 status_page = adw_status_page_new ();
@@ -667,10 +681,23 @@
                 adw_status_page_set_description (ADW_STATUS_PAGE (status_page),
                                                  _("An error has occurred and network cannot be used."
                                                    "\n Error details: NetworkManager not running."));
+        } else if (version == NULL && g_strcmp0 (state, "active") == 0) {
+                GtkWidget *status_page;
+
+                status_page = adw_status_page_new ();
+                adw_toolbar_view_set_content (ADW_TOOLBAR_VIEW (self->toolbar_view), status_page);
 
+                adw_status_page_set_icon_name (ADW_STATUS_PAGE (status_page), "network-error-symbolic");
+                adw_status_page_set_title (ADW_STATUS_PAGE (status_page), _("Wicked is running"));
+                adw_status_page_set_description (ADW_STATUS_PAGE (status_page),
+                                                 _("Please use YaST2 to configure your network."));
         } else {
                 manager_running (self);
         }
+
+        g_object_unref (connection);
+        g_object_unref (proxy);
+        g_variant_unref (variant);
 }
 
 static void
diff -uraBN temp/gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-wifi-panel.c gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-wifi-panel.c
--- temp/gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-wifi-panel.c	2023-10-27 14:56:16.292653165 +0800
+++ gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-wifi-panel.c	2023-10-27 15:05:30.805703042 +0800
@@ -298,21 +298,41 @@
 check_main_stack_page (CcWifiPanel *self)
 {
   const gchar *nm_version;
+  const gchar *state;
   gboolean airplane_mode_active;
   gboolean wireless_enabled;
+  GDBusConnection *connection;
+  GDBusProxy *proxy;
+  GVariant *variant;
+
+  connection = g_bus_get_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM, NULL, NULL);
+  proxy = g_dbus_proxy_new_sync (connection, G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE,
+                                 NULL,
+                                 "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                                 "/org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/wickedd_2ddhcp6_2eservice",
+                                 "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit",
+                                 NULL, NULL);
+  variant = g_dbus_proxy_get_cached_property (proxy, "ActiveState");
+  state = g_variant_get_string (variant, NULL);
 
   nm_version = nm_client_get_version (self->client);
   wireless_enabled = nm_client_wireless_get_enabled (self->client);
   airplane_mode_active = adw_switch_row_get_active (self->rfkill_row);
 
-  if (!nm_version)
+  if (!nm_version && g_strcmp0 (state, "inactive") == 0)
     gtk_stack_set_visible_child_name (self->main_stack, "nm-not-running");
+  else if (!nm_version && g_strcmp0 (state, "active") == 0)
+    gtk_stack_set_visible_child_name (self->main_stack, "wicked-running");
   else if (!wireless_enabled && airplane_mode_active)
     gtk_stack_set_visible_child_name (self->main_stack, "airplane-mode");
   else if (!wireless_enabled || self->devices->len == 0)
     gtk_stack_set_visible_child_name (self->main_stack, "no-wifi-devices");
   else
     gtk_stack_set_visible_child_name (self->main_stack, "wifi-connections");
+
+  g_object_unref (connection);
+  g_object_unref (proxy);
+  g_variant_unref (variant);
 }
 
 static void
diff -uraBN temp/gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-wifi-panel.ui gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-wifi-panel.ui
--- temp/gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-wifi-panel.ui	2023-10-27 14:56:16.292653165 +0800
+++ gnome-control-center-45.1/panels/network/cc-wifi-panel.ui	2023-10-27 14:49:00.914031545 +0800
@@ -197,6 +197,51 @@
                         </property>
                       </object>
                     </child>
+
+                    <!-- "Wicked Running" page -->
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkStackPage">
+                        <property name="name">wicked-running</property>
+                        <property name="child">
+                          <object class="GtkCenterBox">
+                            <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+                            <property name="vexpand">True</property>
+                            <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                            <property name="halign">center</property>
+                            <property name="valign">center</property>
+                            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+                            <property name="margin-top">18</property>
+                            <property name="margin-bottom">18</property>
+                            <property name="margin-start">18</property>
+                            <property name="margin-end">18</property>
+                            <child type="center">
+                              <object class="GtkImage">
+                                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                                <property name="icon_name">face-sad-symbolic</property>
+                                <property name="pixel_size">128</property>
+                                <style>
+                                  <class name="dim-label" />
+                                </style>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                            <child type="end">
+                              <object class="GtkLabel">
+                                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                                <property name="wrap">True</property>
+                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Please use YaST2 to configure your network.</property>
+                                <attributes>
+                                  <attribute name="scale" value="1.42" />
+                                </attributes>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                          </object>
+                        </property>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
+
                   </object>
                 </child>
               </object>
diff -uraBN temp/gnome-control-center-45.1/tests/meson.build gnome-control-center-45.1/tests/meson.build
--- temp/gnome-control-center-45.1/tests/meson.build	2023-10-27 14:56:16.545989479 +0800
+++ gnome-control-center-45.1/tests/meson.build	2023-10-27 14:49:56.034724339 +0800
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 subdir('common')
 #subdir('datetime')
+# Disable tests for network panel, boo#1128195
+if false
 if host_is_linux
   subdir('network')
 endif
+endif
 
 # FIXME: this is a workaround because interactive-tests don't work with libadwaita as a subproject. See !1754
 if not libadwaita_is_subproject