diff --git a/package/systemd/Config.in b/package/systemd/Config.in
index c3a1d004e4..c2499e6713 100644
--- a/package/systemd/Config.in
+++ b/package/systemd/Config.in
@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_RFKILL
 
 	  http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-rfkill@.service.html
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_LOGIND
+	bool "enable login daemon"
+	help
+	  systemd-logind is a system service that manages user logins.
+
+	  http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-logind.service.html
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_NETWORKD
 	bool "enable network manager"
 	help
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index edd72c109e..93b56fc342 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-rfkill
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_LOGIND),y)
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-logind
+else
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-logind
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_NETWORKD),y)
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-networkd
 define SYSTEMD_INSTALL_RESOLVCONF_HOOK