diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 5c5d36966d..5825de7cf1 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1095,6 +1095,8 @@ Wireshark dissector plugin for better analysis of libvirt RPC traffic.
 %package login-shell
 Summary: Login shell for connecting users to an LXC container
 Requires: libvirt-libs = %{version}-%{release}
+# For uid creation during pre
+Requires(pre): shadow-utils
 
 %description login-shell
 Provides the set-uid virt-login-shell binary that is used to
@@ -2533,6 +2535,7 @@ exit 0
 %attr(4750, root, virtlogin) %{_bindir}/virt-login-shell
 %{_libexecdir}/virt-login-shell-helper
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/virt-login-shell.conf
+%{_sysusersdir}/libvirt-login-shell.conf
 %{_mandir}/man1/virt-login-shell.1*
     %endif
 
diff --git a/tools/libvirt-login-shell.sysusers.conf b/tools/libvirt-login-shell.sysusers.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5459fd99ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/libvirt-login-shell.sysusers.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+g virtlogin -
diff --git a/tools/meson.build b/tools/meson.build
index 3f4e2a3c4b..4d5c9e4bba 100644
--- a/tools/meson.build
+++ b/tools/meson.build
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LOGIN_SHELL')
   )
 
   install_data('virt-login-shell.conf', install_dir: sysconfdir / 'libvirt')
+
+  # Install the sysuser config for the setgid binary
+  install_data(
+    'libvirt-login-shell.sysusers.conf',
+    install_dir: sysusersdir,
+    rename: [ 'libvirt-login-shell.conf' ],
+  )
 endif
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'