diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd/0008-Add-wheel-group.patch b/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd/0008-Add-wheel-group.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00eaec38a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd/0008-Add-wheel-group.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+We need to have a wheel group which has some system privileges to consult the
+systemd journal or manage printers with cups.
+
+Upstream status says the group does not exist by default.
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [enable feature]
+
+Signed-off-by: Louis Rannou <lrannou@baylibre.com>
+Index: base-passwd-3.5.26/group.master
+===================================================================
+--- base-passwd-3.5.29.orig/group.master
++++ base-passwd-3.5.29/group.master
+@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@
+ staff:*:50:
+ games:*:60:
+ shutdown:*:70:
++wheel:*:80:
+ users:*:100:
+ nogroup:*:65534:
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.52.bb b/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.52.bb
index f89752c077..66b5a0e7dc 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.52.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.52.bb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SRC_URI = "https://launchpad.net/debian/+archive/primary/+files/${BPN}_${PV}.tar
            file://0005-Add-kvm-group.patch \
            file://0006-Make-it-possible-to-build-without-debconf-support.patch \
            file://0007-Make-it-possible-to-disable-the-generation-of-the-do.patch \
+           file://0008-Add-wheel-group.patch \
            "
 
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "5dfec6556b5a16ecf14dd3f7c95b591d929270289268123f31a3d6317f95ccea"