diff --git a/net/modemmanager/Makefile b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
index fb4bcef9cb..fc50a7478a 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/Makefile
+++ b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=modemmanager
 PKG_VERSION:=1.22.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=20
+PKG_RELEASE:=21
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mobile-broadband/ModemManager.git
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/files/lib/netifd/proto/modemmanager.sh b/net/modemmanager/files/lib/netifd/proto/modemmanager.sh
index 715178f71e..1d0211cf85 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/files/lib/netifd/proto/modemmanager.sh
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/lib/netifd/proto/modemmanager.sh
@@ -869,8 +869,17 @@ proto_modemmanager_teardown() {
 	mmcli --modem="${device}" --simple-disconnect ||
 		proto_notify_error "${interface}" DISCONNECT_FAILED
 
-	# disable
-	mmcli --modem="${device}" --disable
+	# reading variable from var state which was set in
+	# '/usr/lib/ModemManager/connection.d/10-report-down'
+	# because of a reconnect event.
+	# The modem therefore does not need to be disabled.
+	local disable="$(uci_get_state network "$interface" disable_modem "1")"
+	if [ "${disable}" -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "Skipping modem disable"
+		uci_revert_state network "${interface}" disable_modem
+	else
+		mmcli --modem="${device}" --disable
+	fi
 
 	# low power, only if requested
 	[ "${lowpower:-0}" -lt 1 ] ||
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/files/usr/lib/ModemManager/connection.d/10-report-down b/net/modemmanager/files/usr/lib/ModemManager/connection.d/10-report-down
index b8feb26779..9c0484d6ed 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/files/usr/lib/ModemManager/connection.d/10-report-down
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/usr/lib/ModemManager/connection.d/10-report-down
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ IFUP=$(ifstatus "${CFG}" | jsonfilter -e "@.up")
 
 [ "${IFUP}" = "true" ] && {
 	mm_log "info" "Reconnecting '${CFG}' on '${STATE}' event"
+	uci_toggle_state network "${CFG}" disable_modem "0"
 	ubus call network.interface down "{ 'interface': '${CFG}'}"
 	ubus call network.interface up "{ 'interface': '${CFG}'}"
 }