diff --git a/package/systemd/Config.in b/package/systemd/Config.in
index c2499e6713..d9f31b66c9 100644
--- a/package/systemd/Config.in
+++ b/package/systemd/Config.in
@@ -192,6 +192,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_LOGIND
 
 	  http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-logind.service.html
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_MACHINED
+	bool "enable machine daemon"
+	help
+	  systemd-machined is a system service that keeps track of
+	  virtual machines and containers, and processes belonging to
+	  them.
+
+	  http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-machined.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 93b56fc342..44a22a9307 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-logind
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_MACHINED),y)
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-machined
+else
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-machined
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_NETWORKD),y)
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-networkd
 define SYSTEMD_INSTALL_RESOLVCONF_HOOK