diff --git a/daemon/face/transport.cpp b/daemon/face/transport.cpp
index 0c4f4ee..1b7832e 100644
--- a/daemon/face/transport.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/transport.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,25 @@
 }
 
 void
+Transport::setPersistency(ndn::nfd::FacePersistency newPersistency)
+{
+  if (m_persistency == newPersistency) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (newPersistency == ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_NONE) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("invalid persistency transition");
+  }
+
+  if (m_persistency != ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_NONE) {
+    this->beforeChangePersistency(newPersistency);
+    NFD_LOG_FACE_DEBUG("setPersistency " << m_persistency << " -> " << newPersistency);
+  }
+
+  m_persistency = newPersistency;
+}
+
+void
 Transport::setState(TransportState newState)
 {
   if (m_state == newState) {