diff --git a/system_files/shared/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/99-pcscd.rules b/system_files/shared/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/99-pcscd.rules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca95a7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system_files/shared/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/99-pcscd.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+        if (action.id == "org.debian.pcsc-lite.access_card" &&
+                subject.isInGroup("wheel")) {
+                return polkit.Result.YES;
+        }
+});
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+        if (action.id == "org.debian.pcsc-lite.access_pcsc" &&
+                subject.isInGroup("wheel")) {
+                return polkit.Result.YES;
+        }
+});