diff --git a/srcpkgs/polkit/files/polkitd.service b/srcpkgs/polkit/files/polkitd.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3614de122bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/polkit/files/polkitd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Policy Manager
+After=syslog.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=dbus
+BusName=org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1
+ExecStart=/usr/libexec/polkitd
+StandardOutput=syslog
+
+[Install]
+# We pull this in by graphical.target instead of waiting for the bus
+# activation, to speed things up a little: gdm uses this anyway so it is nice
+# if it is already around when gdm wants to use it and doesn't have to wait for
+# it.
+WantedBy=graphical.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/polkit/template b/srcpkgs/polkit/template
index 9ac9ba5599b..0242908448c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/polkit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/polkit/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'polkit'
 pkgname=polkit
 version=0.102
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--disable-static --localstatedir=/var --with-os-type=gentoo"
@@ -17,12 +18,15 @@ long_desc="
  to granting access to privileged operations (like calling the HAL Mount()
  method) for unprivileged (desktop) applications."
 
+systemd_services="polkitd.service"
 replaces="PolicyKit>=0"
 subpackages="polkit-devel"
+
 Add_dependency run glib
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run expat
 Add_dependency run pam
+
 Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build intltool
 Add_dependency build libxslt
@@ -45,4 +49,5 @@ session		required	pam_unix.so
 password	required	pam_unix.so
 _EOF
 	chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}/etc/pam.d/polkit-1
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/polkitd.service 644 lib/systemd/system
 }