diff --git a/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te b/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te
index e411d4fdd..e06c7d361 100644
--- a/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te
+++ b/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ ifndef(`enable_mls',`
 	logging_run_auditctl(sysadm_t, sysadm_r)
 ')
 
+ifdef(`init_systemd',`
+	# Allow sysadm to resolve the username of dynamic users by calling
+	# LookupDynamicUserByUID on org.freedesktop.systemd1.
+	init_dbus_chat(sysadm_t)
+')
+
 tunable_policy(`allow_ptrace',`
 	domain_ptrace_all_domains(sysadm_t)
 ')