diff --git a/policy/meson.build b/policy/meson.build
index 3371bde..972ccb0 100644
--- a/policy/meson.build
+++ b/policy/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+install_data(
+  'org.freedesktop.upower.rules',
+  install_tag: 'runtime',
+  install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'polkit-1', 'rules.d'),
+)
+
 if polkit.found()
   #newer polkit has the ITS rules included
   if polkit.version().version_compare('>0.113')
diff --git a/policy/org.freedesktop.upower.rules b/policy/org.freedesktop.upower.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ec28b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policy/org.freedesktop.upower.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* 
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Kate Hsuan <hpa@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+    if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-ignore-inhibit" ||
+         action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.reboot-ignore-inhibit" ||
+         action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.halt-ignore-inhibit" ||
+         action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-ignore-inhibit" ||
+         action.id == "org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-ignore-inhibit") &&
+        subject.user == "root") {
+        return polkit.Result.YES;
+    }
+});
+