diff --git a/.yamllint.yml b/.yamllint.yml
index fd511b7..7ee87dd 100644
--- a/.yamllint.yml
+++ b/.yamllint.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ rules:
   truthy: disable
   line-length:
     ignore: |
-      /tests/tests_wireless_plugin_installation_nm.yml
-      /tests/tests_team_plugin_installation_nm.yml
+      /tests/tasks/setup_mock_wifi_wpa3_owe.yml
+      /tests/tasks/setup_mock_wifi_wpa3_sae.yml
       /tests/tests_ethtool_coalesce_initscripts.yml
       /tests/tests_ethtool_ring_initscripts.yml
+      /tests/tests_team_plugin_installation_nm.yml
+      /tests/tests_wireless_plugin_installation_nm.yml
       /tests/tests_wireless_wpa3_owe_nm.yml
       /tests/tasks/setup_mock_wifi_wpa3_owe.yml
       /tests/tests_auto_gateway_initscripts.yml
       /tests/tests_bond_deprecated_initscripts.yml
       /tests/tests_ethtool_features_initscripts.yml
+      /tests/tests_wireless_wpa3_sae_nm.yml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 078217c..dc2a9a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ the ansible role.
 #### `type: wireless`
 
 The `wireless` type supports WPA-PSK (password) authentication, WPA-EAP (802.1x)
-authentication, and Enhanced Open (OWE).
+authentication, WPA3-Personal SAE (password) authentication and Enhanced Open (OWE).
 
 `nm` (NetworkManager) is the only supported `network_provider` for this type.
 
@@ -276,10 +276,11 @@ The following options are supported:
 
     Any key from following key list:
     - `owe`
+    - `sae`
     - `wpa-eap`
     - `wpa-psk`
 
-- `password`: password for the network (required if `wpa-psk` is used)
+- `password`: password for the network (required if `wpa-psk` or `sae` is used)
 
 ### `autoconnect`
 
diff --git a/examples/wireless_wpa3_sae.yml b/examples/wireless_wpa3_sae.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6c86a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/wireless_wpa3_sae.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+- hosts: network-test
+  vars:
+    network_connections:
+      - name: wlan0
+        type: wireless
+        wireless:
+          ssid: "My WPA3-Personal Network"
+          key_mgmt: "sae"
+          # recommend vault encrypting the wireless password
+          # see https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/vault.html
+          password: "p@55w0rD"
+
+
+  roles:
+    - linux-system-roles.network
diff --git a/library/network_connections.py b/library/network_connections.py
index cb14577..0023623 100644
--- a/library/network_connections.py
+++ b/library/network_connections.py
@@ -925,7 +925,10 @@ class NMUtil:
                 connection["wireless"]["key_mgmt"],
             )
 
-            if connection["wireless"]["key_mgmt"] == "wpa-psk":
+            if (
+                connection["wireless"]["key_mgmt"] == "wpa-psk"
+                or connection["wireless"]["key_mgmt"] == "sae"
+            ):
                 s_wireless_sec.set_property(
                     NM.SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_PSK, connection["wireless"]["password"]
                 )
diff --git a/module_utils/network_lsr/argument_validator.py b/module_utils/network_lsr/argument_validator.py
index 189e0b2..6f953b7 100644
--- a/module_utils/network_lsr/argument_validator.py
+++ b/module_utils/network_lsr/argument_validator.py
@@ -1218,9 +1218,10 @@ class ArgValidator_Dict802_1X(ArgValidatorDict):
 class ArgValidator_DictWireless(ArgValidatorDict):
 
     VALID_KEY_MGMT = [
-        "wpa-psk",
-        "wpa-eap",
         "owe",
+        "sae",
+        "wpa-eap",
+        "wpa-psk",
     ]
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -1238,17 +1239,19 @@ class ArgValidator_DictWireless(ArgValidatorDict):
         )
 
     def _validate_post(self, value, name, result):
-        if result["key_mgmt"] == "wpa-psk":
+        if result["key_mgmt"] == "wpa-psk" or result["key_mgmt"] == "sae":
             if result["password"] is None:
                 raise ValidationError(
                     name,
-                    "must supply a password if using 'wpa-psk' key management",
+                    "must supply a password if using {0} key management".format(
+                        result["key_mgmt"]
+                    ),
                 )
         else:
             if result["password"] is not None:
                 raise ValidationError(
                     name,
-                    "password only allowed if using 'wpa-psk' key management",
+                    "password only allowed if using 'wpa-psk' or 'sae' key management",
                 )
 
         return result
diff --git a/tests/ensure_provider_tests.py b/tests/ensure_provider_tests.py
index df36d5b..73b502c 100755
--- a/tests/ensure_provider_tests.py
+++ b/tests/ensure_provider_tests.py
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ RHEL 7(dist-tag). Failed in setting up mock wifi on RHEL 8",
 ansible_distribution == 'CentOS' or\n     ansible_distribution_major_version > '32' \
 and ansible_distribution == 'Fedora'",
     },
+    "playbooks/tests_wireless_wpa3_sae.yml": {
+        "comment": "# SAE has not been supported by NetworkManager 1.18.8 on \
+RHEL 7. Failed in setting up mock wifi on RHEL 8",
+        EXTRA_RUN_CONDITION: "ansible_distribution_major_version != '7' and \
+ansible_distribution != 'RedHat'",
+    },
 }
 # NM_CONDITIONAL_TESTS is used to store the test playbooks which are demanding for NM
 # minimum version or extra running condition, test playbooks in NM_CONDITIONAL_TESTS
diff --git a/tests/playbooks/tests_wireless_wpa3_sae.yml b/tests/playbooks/tests_wireless_wpa3_sae.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c18a468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/playbooks/tests_wireless_wpa3_sae.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+- hosts: all
+  vars:
+    interface: wlan0
+  tasks:
+    - name: "INIT: wireless tests"
+      include_tasks: tasks/setup_mock_wifi_wpa3_sae.yml
+      when: ansible_distribution in ['CentOS', 'Fedora']
+
+    - name: "TEST: wireless connection with WPA3 Personal"
+      import_role:
+        name: linux-system-roles.network
+      vars:
+        network_allow_restart: true
+        network_connections:
+          - name: "{{ interface }}"
+            # set `state: down` on RHEL 8 since we failed in setting up mock
+            # wifi on RHEL 8
+            state: "{{ 'down' if ansible_distribution == 'RedHat' else 'up' }}"
+            type: wireless
+            ip:
+              address:
+                - 203.0.113.2/24
+              dhcp4: "no"
+              auto6: "no"
+            wireless:
+              ssid: "hostapd-sae"
+              key_mgmt: "sae"
+              password: "p@55w0rD"
+
+    - name: Verify wireless profile KEY_MGMT entry
+      shell: |
+        set -euxo pipefail
+        nmcli c show {{ interface }} | grep 802-11-wireless-security.key-mgmt
+      register: key_mgmt
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: "Assert that WPA3 Personal is configured correctly"
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "'sae' in key_mgmt.stdout"
+        msg: "WPA3 Personal is configured incorrectly"
diff --git a/tests/tasks/setup_mock_wifi_wpa3_sae.yml b/tests/tasks/setup_mock_wifi_wpa3_sae.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61674fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/setup_mock_wifi_wpa3_sae.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+- name: Install packages required to set up mock wifi network
+  package:
+    name:
+      - NetworkManager
+      - wpa_supplicant
+    state: present
+
+# Even though hostapd can be installed via EPEL 8, Simultaneous Authentication
+# of Equals (SAE) has not been enabled by default. To warrant the test support
+# on CentOS 8, we setup hostapd copr repo to enable SAE option.
+- name: install hostapd and mac80211_hwsim kernel module in CentOS 8
+  shell: |
+    dnf -y copr enable liangwen12year/hostapd-owe
+    dnf -y install hostapd
+    release=$(uname -r)
+    tmp="${release/-//}"
+    tmp="${tmp/.x//x}"
+    dnf -y install https://koji.mbox.centos.org/pkgs/packages/kernel/$tmp/kernel-core-$release.rpm
+    dnf -y install https://koji.mbox.centos.org/pkgs/packages/kernel/$tmp/kernel-modules-$release.rpm
+    dnf -y install https://koji.mbox.centos.org/pkgs/packages/kernel/$tmp/kernel-modules-internal-$release.rpm
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution_major_version == '8'
+    - ansible_distribution == 'CentOS'
+
+- name: install hostapd in Fedora
+  package:
+    name:
+      - hostapd
+    state: present
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution == 'Fedora'
+
+# Since DNF package manager can not warrant installing the kernel module with the same
+# version as the kernel in target machine, install the kernel module from koji instead
+- name: install mac80211_hwsim kernel module in Fedora
+  shell: |
+    dnf -y install koji
+    koji download-build --arch=$(uname -p) kernel-modules-internal-$(uname -r)
+    dnf -y install kernel-modules*.rpm
+  args:
+    warn: false
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution == 'Fedora'
+
+- name: Create hostapd config
+  copy:
+    content: |
+      interface=wlan1
+      ssid=hostapd-sae
+      hw_mode=g
+      channel=6
+      wpa=2
+      wpa_passphrase=p@55w0rD
+      wpa_key_mgmt=SAE
+      rsn_pairwise=CCMP
+      ieee80211w=2
+    dest: /etc/hostapd/wireless.conf
+    mode: "0644"
+
+- include_tasks: tasks/start_mock_wifi.yml
diff --git a/tests/tests_wireless_wpa3_sae_nm.yml b/tests/tests_wireless_wpa3_sae_nm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b294d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests_wireless_wpa3_sae_nm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# This file was generated by ensure_provider_tests.py
+---
+# set network provider and gather facts
+- hosts: all
+  name: Run playbook 'playbooks/tests_wireless_wpa3_sae.yml' with nm as provider
+  tasks:
+    - name: Set network provider to 'nm'
+      set_fact:
+        network_provider: nm
+      tags:
+        - always
+
+
+# The test requires or should run with NetworkManager, therefore it cannot run
+# on RHEL/CentOS 6
+# SAE has not been supported by NetworkManager 1.18.8 on RHEL 7. Failed in setting up mock wifi on RHEL 8
+- import_playbook: playbooks/tests_wireless_wpa3_sae.yml
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution_major_version != '6'
+    - ansible_distribution_major_version != '7'