diff --git a/policy/modules/services/ssh.fc b/policy/modules/services/ssh.fc
index 76d9f66ec..816824458 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/ssh.fc
+++ b/policy/modules/services/ssh.fc
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ HOME_DIR/\.ssh(/.*)?			gen_context(system_u:object_r:ssh_home_t,s0)
 
 /usr/sbin/sshd			--	gen_context(system_u:object_r:sshd_exec_t,s0)
 
+/var/run/sshd(/.*)?			gen_context(system_u:object_r:sshd_var_run_t,s0)
 /var/run/sshd\.init\.pid	--	gen_context(system_u:object_r:sshd_var_run_t,s0)
+/var/run/sshd\.pid		--	gen_context(system_u:object_r:sshd_var_run_t,s0)
diff --git a/policy/modules/services/ssh.if b/policy/modules/services/ssh.if
index fe0c68272..48eb1c8e0 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/ssh.if
+++ b/policy/modules/services/ssh.if
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ template(`ssh_server_template', `
 	manage_files_pattern($1_t, $1_tmpfs_t, $1_tmpfs_t)
 	fs_tmpfs_filetrans($1_t, $1_tmpfs_t, file)
 
+	allow $1_t $1_var_run_t:dir search_dir_perms;
 	allow $1_t $1_var_run_t:file manage_file_perms;
 	files_pid_filetrans($1_t, $1_var_run_t, file)