--- a/configure.ac	2016-11-09 17:01:56.847354884 +0100
+++ b/configure.ac	2016-11-09 17:06:15.057357196 +0100
@@ -166,6 +166,17 @@
 AC_SUBST(LIBSYSTEMD_LOGIN_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBSYSTEMD_LOGIN_LIBS)
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBELOGIND, [libelogind >= 219],
+                  [have_libelogind=yes],
+                  [have_libelogins=no])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBELOGIND, test x$have_libelogind = xyes)
+if test "x$have_libelogind" = "xyes"; then
+  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBELOGIND], 1, [Define to 1 if libelogind is available])
+fi
+AC_SUBST(HAVE_LIBELOGIND)
+AC_SUBST(LIBELOGIND_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(LIBELOGIND_LIBS)
+
 # udevdir
 AC_ARG_WITH([udevdir],
             AS_HELP_STRING([--with-udevdir=DIR], [Directory for udev]),
@@ -254,6 +265,7 @@
         udevdir:                    ${udevdir}
         systemdsystemunitdir:       ${systemdsystemunitdir}
         using libsystemd-login:     ${have_libsystemd_login}
+        using libelogind:           ${have_libelogind}
         use /media for mounting:    ${fhs_media}
         acl support:                ${have_acl}
 
--- a/src/Makefile.am	2016-11-09 17:01:39.487354728 +0100
+++ b/src/Makefile.am	2016-11-09 17:08:10.608358230 +0100
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 	$(POLKIT_GOBJECT_1_CFLAGS) 			\
 	$(ACL_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(LIBSYSTEMD_LOGIN_CFLAGS)			\
+	$(LIBELOGIND_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(NULL)
 
 libudisks_daemon_la_LIBADD =				\
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@
 	$(POLKIT_GOBJECT_1_LIBS) 			\
 	$(ACL_LIBS)					\
 	$(LIBSYSTEMD_LOGIN_LIBS)			\
+	$(LIBELOGIND_LIBS)				\
 	$(top_builddir)/udisks/libudisks2.la		\
 	$(NULL)
 
--- a/src/udisksdaemonutil.c	2016-11-09 17:01:30.452354647 +0100
+++ b/src/udisksdaemonutil.c	2016-11-09 17:35:49.230353328 +0100
@@ -44,7 +44,15 @@
 #if defined(HAVE_LIBSYSTEMD_LOGIN)
 #include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>
 #include <systemd/sd-login.h>
+#endif
+
+#if defined(HAVE_ELOGIND) && !defined(HAVE_LIBSYSTEMD_LOGIN)
+#include <elogind/sd-login.h>
+/* re-use HAVE_LIBSYSTEMD_LOGIN to not clutter the source file */
+#define HAVE_LIBSYSTEMD_LOGIN 1
+#endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBSYSTEMD_LOGIN)
 #define LOGIND_AVAILABLE() (access("/run/systemd/seats/", F_OK) >= 0)
 #endif