diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks.rb
index 2b8997072..0273ae44f 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/configure_networks.rb
@@ -4,15 +4,34 @@
 require "tempfile"
 
 require_relative "../../../../lib/vagrant/util/template_renderer"
+require_relative "../../../../lib/vagrant/util/guest_inspection"
+require_relative "../../../../lib/vagrant/util/guest_networks"
 
 module VagrantPlugins
   module GuestSUSE
     module Cap
       class ConfigureNetworks
         extend Vagrant::Util::Retryable
+        extend Vagrant::Util::GuestInspection::Linux
+        extend Vagrant::Util::GuestNetworks::Linux
         include Vagrant::Util
 
         def self.configure_networks(machine, networks)
+          @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::guest::suse::configurenetworks")
+          
+          # Determine which configuration method to use
+          if VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Guest.leap_16_or_newer?(machine) && 
+             VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Guest.network_manager_available?(machine)
+            @logger.info("Using NetworkManager for OpenSUSE Leap 16+")
+            configure_network_manager(machine, networks)
+          else
+            @logger.info("Using legacy ifup/ifdown for OpenSUSE")
+            configure_networks_legacy(machine, networks)
+          end
+        end
+
+        # Legacy network configuration using ifup/ifdown
+        def self.configure_networks_legacy(machine, networks)
           comm = machine.communicate
 
           network_scripts_dir = machine.guest.capability(:network_scripts_dir)
diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/flavor.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/flavor.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fe594c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/flavor.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright IBM Corp. 2010, 2025
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module GuestSUSE
+    module Cap
+      class Flavor
+        # Detect the flavor of SUSE for version-specific capabilities
+        # @return [Symbol] Flavor symbol (:leap_16_plus, :leap_legacy, :suse)
+        def self.flavor(machine)
+          version = VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Guest.detect_version(machine)
+          if version
+            major_version = version.split(".").first.to_i
+            if major_version >= 16
+              return :leap_16_plus
+            else
+              return :leap_legacy
+            end
+          end
+          :suse
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir.rb
index e7e4ab612..0f60dc11d 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/network_scripts_dir.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     module Cap
       class NetworkScriptsDir
         def self.network_scripts_dir(machine)
-          "/etc/sysconfig/network"
+          # For OpenSUSE Leap 16+ with NetworkManager, use NetworkManager path
+          if VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Guest.leap_16_or_newer?(machine) && 
+             VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Guest.network_manager_available?(machine)
+            "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections"
+          else
+            # For older versions or when NetworkManager is not available, use legacy path
+            "/etc/sysconfig/network"
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/guest.rb
index 742ba1722..31209c9fe 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/guest.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,39 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       def detect?(machine)
         machine.communicate.test("test -f /etc/SuSE-release || grep -q SUSE /etc/os-release")
       end
+
+      # Detect the SUSE version from /etc/os-release
+      # @return [String, nil] Version string (e.g., "15.6", "16.0") or nil if not detected
+      def self.detect_version(machine)
+        version = nil
+        if machine.communicate.test("test -f /etc/os-release")
+          machine.communicate.execute("source /etc/os-release && printf $VERSION_ID") do |type, data|
+            if type == :stdout
+              version = data.strip
+            end
+          end
+        end
+        version
+      end
+
+      # Check if the system is OpenSUSE Leap 16 or newer
+      # @return [Boolean] True if Leap 16+ or newer
+      def self.leap_16_or_newer?(machine)
+        version = detect_version(machine)
+        return false unless version
+        # Parse version like "15.5", "16.0", etc.
+        major_version = version.split(".").first.to_i
+        major_version >= 16
+      end
+
+      # Check if NetworkManager is available and active on the system
+      # @return [Boolean] True if NetworkManager is available
+      def self.network_manager_available?(machine)
+        comm = machine.communicate
+        nmcli_installed = comm.test("command -v nmcli", sudo: true)
+        nm_active = comm.test("systemctl -q is-active NetworkManager.service", sudo: true)
+        nmcli_installed && nm_active
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/plugin.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/plugin.rb
index 0e7d1e708..4f0b4f6b2 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/plugin.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         require_relative "cap/rsync"
         Cap::RSync
       end
+
+      guest_capability(:suse, :flavor) do
+        require_relative "cap/flavor"
+        Cap::Flavor
+      end
     end
   end
 end