diff --git a/files/system/etc/sddm/sddm-useradd b/files/system/etc/sddm/sddm-useradd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e44f640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/system/etc/sddm/sddm-useradd
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/sh
+
+getent group sddm > /dev/null || groupadd -r sddm
+getent passwd sddm > /dev/null || useradd -r -g sddm -c "SDDM Greeter Account" -d /var/lib/sddm -s /usr/sbin/nologin sddm