diff --git a/Makefile.mesh b/Makefile.mesh
index 66854e0..28c87a0 100644
--- a/Makefile.mesh
+++ b/Makefile.mesh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 if MESH
 
+if DATAFILES
+dbus_DATA += mesh/bluetooth-mesh.conf
+endif
+
 mesh_sources = mesh/mesh.h mesh/mesh.c \
 				mesh/net_keys.h mesh/net_keys.c \
 				mesh/mesh-io.h mesh/mesh-io.c \
@@ -27,4 +31,6 @@ libexec_PROGRAMS += mesh/bluetooth-meshd
 mesh_bluetooth_meshd_SOURCES = $(mesh_sources) mesh/main.c
 mesh_bluetooth_meshd_LDADD = src/libshared-ell.la $(ell_ldadd) -ljson-c
 mesh_bluetooth_meshd_DEPENDENCIES = $(ell_dependencies) src/libshared-ell.la
+
+EXTRA_DIST += mesh/bluetooth-mesh.conf
 endif
diff --git a/mesh/bluetooth-mesh.conf b/mesh/bluetooth-mesh.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28be7c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mesh/bluetooth-mesh.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!-- This configuration file specifies the required security policies
+     for Bluetooth mesh daemon to work. -->
+
+<!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"
+ "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd">
+<busconfig>
+
+  <!-- ../system.conf have denied everything, so we just punch some holes -->
+
+  <policy user="root">
+    <allow own="org.bluez.mesh"/>
+    <allow send_destination="org.bluez.mesh"/>
+    <allow send_interface="org.bluez.mesh.Application1"/>
+    <allow send_interface="org.bluez.mesh.Element1"/>
+    <allow send_interface="org.bluez.mesh.ProvisionAgent1"/>
+  </policy>
+
+  <policy context="default">
+    <allow send_destination="org.bluez.mesh"/>
+  </policy>
+
+</busconfig>