diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e1b77ebc649..bcdec0c46e5 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ GSSLIBS=@GSSLIBS@
 SSHDLIBS=@SSHDLIBS@
 LIBEDIT=@LIBEDIT@
 LIBFIDO2=@LIBFIDO2@
+LIBSYSTEMD=@LIBSYSTEMD@
 AR=@AR@
 AWK=@AWK@
 RANLIB=@RANLIB@
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ sshd$(EXEEXT): libssh.a	$(LIBCOMPAT) $(SSHDOBJS)
 	$(LD) -o $@ $(SSHDOBJS) $(LDFLAGS) -lssh -lopenbsd-compat $(SSHDLIBS) $(LIBS) $(CHANNELLIBS)
 
 sshd-session$(EXEEXT): libssh.a	$(LIBCOMPAT) $(SSHD_SESSION_OBJS)
-	$(LD) -o $@ $(SSHD_SESSION_OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) -lssh -lopenbsd-compat $(SSHDLIBS) $(LIBS) $(GSSLIBS) $(K5LIBS) $(CHANNELLIBS)
+	$(LD) -o $@ $(SSHD_SESSION_OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) -lssh -lopenbsd-compat $(SSHDLIBS) $(LIBS) $(GSSLIBS) $(K5LIBS) $(CHANNELLIBS) $(LIBSYSTEMD)
 
 scp$(EXEEXT): $(LIBCOMPAT) libssh.a $(SCP_OBJS)
 	$(LD) -o $@ $(SCP_OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) -lssh -lopenbsd-compat $(LIBS)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 717fef83279..63fe1efb332 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1765,6 +1765,47 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([libedit],
 	fi ]
 )
 
+# Check whether user wants logind/set tty support
+AC_ARG_WITH([logind],
+	[  --with-logind[[=PATH]]    Enable logind support for sshd],
+	[ if test "x$withval" != "xno" ; then
+		if test "x$withval" = "xyes" ; then
+			AC_PATH_TOOL([PKGCONFIG], [pkg-config], [no])
+			if test "x$PKGCONFIG" != "xno"; then
+				AC_MSG_CHECKING([if $PKGCONFIG knows about libsystemd])
+				if "$PKGCONFIG" libsystemd; then
+					AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+					use_pkgconfig_for_libsystemd=yes
+				else
+					AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+				fi
+			fi
+		else
+			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I${withval}/include"
+			if test -n "${rpath_opt}"; then
+				LDFLAGS="-L${withval}/lib ${rpath_opt}${withval}/lib ${LDFLAGS}"
+			else
+				LDFLAGS="-L${withval}/lib ${LDFLAGS}"
+			fi
+		fi
+		if test "x$use_pkgconfig_for_libsystemd" = "xyes"; then
+			LIBSYSTEMD=`$PKGCONFIG --libs libsystemd`
+			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS `$PKGCONFIG --cflags libsystemd`"
+		else
+			LIBSYSTEMD="-lsystemd"
+		fi
+		OTHERLIBS=`echo $LIBSYSTEMD | sed 's/-lsystemd//'`
+		AC_CHECK_LIB([systemd], [sd_bus_open_system],
+			[ AC_DEFINE([USE_LOGIND], [1], [Use systemd-logind])
+			  AC_SUBST([LIBSYSTEMD])
+			],
+			[ AC_MSG_ERROR([libsystemd not found]) ],
+			[ $OTHERLIBS ]
+		)
+	fi ]
+)
+
+
 AUDIT_MODULE=none
 AC_ARG_WITH([audit],
 	[  --with-audit=module     Enable audit support (modules=debug,bsm,linux)],
diff --git a/loginrec.c b/loginrec.c
index 4f21499586a..0481ad75a93 100644
--- a/loginrec.c
+++ b/loginrec.c
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@
 # include <util.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_LOGIND
+# include <systemd/sd-bus.h>
+#endif
+
 /**
  ** prototypes for helper functions in this file
  **/
@@ -200,6 +204,9 @@ void construct_utmp(struct logininfo *li, struct utmp *ut);
 void set_utmpx_time(struct logininfo *li, struct utmpx *ut);
 void construct_utmpx(struct logininfo *li, struct utmpx *ut);
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_LOGIND
+int logind_set_tty(struct logininfo *li);
+#endif
 
 int utmp_write_entry(struct logininfo *li);
 int utmpx_write_entry(struct logininfo *li);
@@ -467,6 +474,9 @@ login_write(struct logininfo *li)
 #ifdef USE_WTMPX
 	wtmpx_write_entry(li);
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_LOGIND
+	logind_set_tty(li);
+#endif
 #ifdef CUSTOM_SYS_AUTH_RECORD_LOGIN
 	if (li->type == LTYPE_LOGIN &&
 	    !sys_auth_record_login(li->username,li->hostname,li->line,
@@ -1409,6 +1419,88 @@ wtmpx_get_entry(struct logininfo *li)
 }
 #endif /* USE_WTMPX */
 
+#ifdef USE_LOGIND
+#define DBUS_DESTINATION "org.freedesktop.login1"
+#define DBUS_PATH_ID "/org/freedesktop/login1/session/auto"
+#define DBUS_INTERFACE "org.freedesktop.login1.Session"
+#define DBUS_PATH "/org/freedesktop/login1/session/%s"
+
+static int
+logind_perform_login(struct logininfo *li)
+{
+  sd_bus *bus = NULL;
+  sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
+  char *session_id = NULL;
+  char *dbus_path;
+  const char *tty;
+  char buf[PATH_MAX];
+  int r;
+  int fd;
+
+  if (sd_bus_open_system(&bus) < 0)
+    {
+      logit("logind: canot open dbus");
+      return (0);
+    }
+
+  if (sd_bus_get_property_string(bus, DBUS_DESTINATION,
+				 DBUS_PATH_ID, DBUS_INTERFACE,
+				 "Id", &error, &session_id) < 0)
+    {
+      logit("logind: cannot get session ID");
+      return (0);
+    }
+
+  if (strncmp(li->line, "/dev/", 5) != 0)
+    snprintf (buf, sizeof(buf), "/dev/%s", li->line);
+  else
+    tty = li->line;
+
+  fd = open(tty, O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC|O_NOCTTY);
+
+  if (asprintf (&dbus_path, DBUS_PATH, session_id) < 0)
+    return (0);
+
+  if (sd_bus_call_method(bus, DBUS_DESTINATION, dbus_path,
+			 DBUS_INTERFACE, "TakeControl", &error, NULL,
+			 "b", 1) < 0) {
+    logit("logind: cannot take control");
+    free(dbus_path);
+    return (0);
+  }
+
+  if ((r = sd_bus_call_method(bus, DBUS_DESTINATION, dbus_path,
+			      DBUS_INTERFACE, "SetTTY", &error, NULL,
+			      "h", fd)) < 0) {
+    if (r != -EBADR) /* logind does not support "SetTTY" */
+      logit("logind: cannot set TTY(%s, %s): %s", session_id, tty, strerror(-r));
+    free(dbus_path);
+    return (0);
+  }
+
+  free(dbus_path);
+
+  if (sd_bus_flush(bus) < 0)
+    return (0);
+
+  return (1);
+}
+
+int
+logind_set_tty(struct logininfo *li)
+{
+	switch(li->type) {
+	case LTYPE_LOGIN:
+		return (logind_perform_login(li));
+	case LTYPE_LOGOUT:
+	        return (1);
+	default:
+		logit("%s: invalid type field", __func__);
+		return (0);
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  ** Low-level libutil login() functions
  **/