diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 76b712807..86fb0b35b 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ data/packagekit.pc
 data/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.conf
 data/org.freedesktop.PackageKitTestBackend.conf
 data/org.freedesktop.PackageKitYumBackend.conf
+data/org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.conf
 data/tests/Makefile
 libselftest/Makefile
 libgbus/Makefile
diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index 697d5dea8..cc93c439e 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dist_dbus_DATA = 					\
 	org.freedesktop.PackageKit.conf			\
 	org.freedesktop.PackageKitTestBackend.conf	\
 	org.freedesktop.PackageKitYumBackend.conf	\
+	org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.conf	\
 	$(NULL)
 
 servicemaindir       = $(DBUS_SERVICES_DIR)
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ servicetest_DATA     = $(servicetest_in_files:.service.in=.service)
 $(servicetest_DATA): $(servicetest_in_files) Makefile
 	@sed -e "s|\@servicedir\@|$(libexecdir)|" $< > $@
 
+serviceaptdir       = $(DBUS_SERVICES_DIR)
+serviceapt_in_files = org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.service.in
+serviceapt_DATA     = $(servicetest_in_files:.service.in=.service)
+$(serviceapt_DATA): $(serviceapt_in_files) Makefile
+	@sed -e "s|\@servicedir\@|$(libexecdir)|" $< > $@
+
 localcachedir = $(localstatedir)/run/PackageKit
 localcache_DATA =					\
 	job_count.dat					\
@@ -54,10 +61,12 @@ EXTRA_DIST =						\
 	org.freedesktop.PackageKit.conf.in		\
 	org.freedesktop.PackageKitTestBackend.conf.in	\
 	org.freedesktop.PackageKitYumBackend.conf.in	\
+	org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.conf.in	\
 	packagekit.pc.in				\
 	$(servicemain_in_files)				\
 	$(serviceyum_in_files)				\
 	$(servicetest_in_files)				\
+	$(serviceapt_in_files)				\
 	$(localcache_DATA)				\
 	$(database_DATA)				\
 	$(NULL)
@@ -69,6 +78,7 @@ DISTCLEANFILES =					\
 	org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service		\
 	org.freedesktop.PackageKitTestBackend.service	\
 	org.freedesktop.PackageKitYumBackend.service	\
+	org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.service	\
 	$(NULL)
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES =					\
diff --git a/data/org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.conf.in b/data/org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.conf.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f050954a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.conf.in
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC
+ "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"
+ "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd">
+<busconfig>
+  <policy user="@PACKAGEKIT_USER@">
+    <allow own="org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend"/>
+    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend"/>
+    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.PackageKitBackend"/>
+  </policy>
+  <policy user="root">
+    <allow own="org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend"/>
+    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend"/>
+    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.PackageKitBackend"/>
+  </policy>
+  <policy at_console="true">
+    <deny send_destination="org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend"/>
+    <deny send_interface="org.freedesktop.PackageKitBackend"/>
+  </policy>
+  <policy context="default">
+    <deny own="org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend"/>
+    <deny send_destination="org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend"/>
+    <deny send_interface="org.freedesktop.PackageKitBackend"/>
+  </policy>
+</busconfig>
+
diff --git a/data/org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.service.in b/data/org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b8eefac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[D-BUS Service]
+Name=org.freedesktop.PackageKitAptBackend
+Exec=@servicedir@/aptDBUSBackend.py
+User=root
+