diff --git a/system/hardware/tici/esim.nmconnection b/system/hardware/tici/esim.nmconnection
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d170f9d066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/hardware/tici/esim.nmconnection
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[connection]
+id=esim
+uuid=fff6553c-3284-4707-a6b1-acc021caaafb
+type=gsm
+permissions=
+autoconnect=true
+autoconnect-retries=100
+
+[gsm]
+apn=
+home-only=false
+auto-config=true
+sim-id=
+
+[ipv4]
+route-metric=1000
+dns-priority=1000
+dns-search=
+method=auto
+
+[ipv6]
+ddr-gen-mode=stable-privacy
+dns-search=
+route-metric=1000
+dns-priority=1000
+method=auto
+
+[proxy]
diff --git a/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py b/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py
index 7460e49f6d..8b1f9abe74 100644
--- a/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py
+++ b/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import math
 import os
 import subprocess
 import time
+import tempfile
 from enum import IntEnum
 from functools import cached_property, lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -532,11 +533,23 @@ class Tici(HardwareBase):
       except Exception:
         pass
 
-    # blue prime config
+    # blue prime
     blue_prime = sim_id.startswith('8901410')
     initial_apn = "Broadband" if blue_prime else ""
     os.system(f'mmcli -m any --3gpp-set-initial-eps-bearer-settings="apn={initial_apn}"')
 
+    # eSIM prime
+    if sim_id.startswith('8985235'):
+      with open('/data/openpilot/system/hardware/tici/esim.nmconnection') as f, tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w') as tf:
+        dat = f.read()
+        dat = dat.replace("sim-id=", f"sim-id={sim_id}")
+        tf.write(dat)
+        tf.flush()
+
+        # needs to be root
+        os.system(f"sudo cp {tf.name} /data/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/esim.nmconnection")
+      os.system("sudo nmcli con reload")
+
   def get_networks(self):
     r = {}