diff --git a/howdy-gtk/meson.build b/howdy-gtk/meson.build
index 08c9acac..f4970565 100644
--- a/howdy-gtk/meson.build
+++ b/howdy-gtk/meson.build
@@ -79,3 +79,17 @@ install_data(
   install_dir: get_option('prefix') / get_option('bindir'),
   install_tag: 'bin',
 )
+
+if get_option('with_polkit')
+    polkit_config = configure_file(
+        input: 'src/polkit/com.github.boltgolt.howdy-gtk.policy.in',
+        output: 'com.github.boltgolt.howdy-gtk.policy',
+        configuration: {'script_path': cli_path, 'python_path': py.full_path()}
+    )
+    install_data(
+        polkit_config,
+        install_dir: get_option('prefix') / get_option('datadir') / 'polkit-1' / 'actions',
+        install_mode: 'rw-r--r--',
+        install_tag: 'polkit',
+    )
+endif
diff --git a/howdy-gtk/src/polkit/com.github.boltgolt.howdy-gtk.policy.in b/howdy-gtk/src/polkit/com.github.boltgolt.howdy-gtk.policy.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf2c716c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/howdy-gtk/src/polkit/com.github.boltgolt.howdy-gtk.policy.in
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD polkit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
+  "https://specifications.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/1.0/policyconfig.dtd">
+<policyconfig>
+  <vendor>boltgolt</vendor>
+  <vendor_url>https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy</vendor_url>
+  <icon_name>howdy-gtk</icon_name>
+  <action id="com.github.boltgolt.howdy-gtk">
+    <description>Howdy interface</description>
+    <message>Authentication is required to run howdy-gtk</message>
+    <defaults>
+      <allow_any>no</allow_any>
+      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
+      <allow_active>auth_admin</allow_active>
+    </defaults>
+    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">@python_path@</annotate>
+    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.argv1">@script_path@</annotate>
+    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">true</annotate>
+  </action>
+</policyconfig>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/howdy/fedora/com.github.boltgolt.howdy.policy b/howdy/fedora/com.github.boltgolt.howdy.policy
deleted file mode 100644
index de571eef..00000000
--- a/howdy/fedora/com.github.boltgolt.howdy.policy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
- "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
- "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1.0/policyconfig.dtd">
-<policyconfig> 
-
-  <vendor>boltgolt</vendor>
-  <vendor_url>https://github.com/boltgolt/</vendor_url>
-  <action id="com.github.boltgolt.howdy.add"> 
-    <_description>Add user profile</_description>
-    <_message>Privileges are required to verify facial recognition.</_message>
-    <defaults>
-      <allow_any>no</allow_any>
-      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
-      <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
-    </defaults>
-  </action>
-
- <action id="com.github.boltgolt.howdy.remove"> 
-    <_description>Remove user profile</_description>
-    <_message>Privileges are required to verify facial recognition.</_message>
-    <defaults>
-      <allow_any>no</allow_any>
-      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
-      <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
-    </defaults>
-  </action>
-
-</policyconfig>
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index 4c9940b3..56c8f160 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ option('user_models_dir', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Set the user
 option('log_path', type: 'string', value: '/var/log/howdy', description: 'Set the log file path')
 option('install_in_site_packages', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Install howdy python files in site packages')
 option('py_sources_dir', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Set the python sources directory')
+option('install_pam_config', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Install pam config file (for Debian/Ubuntu)')
 option('python_path', type: 'string', value: '/usr/bin/python', description: 'Set the path to the python executable')
-option('install_pam_config', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Install pam config file (for Debian/Ubuntu)')
\ No newline at end of file
+option('with_polkit', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Install polkit policy config file')