diff --git a/swaylock/CMakeLists.txt b/swaylock/CMakeLists.txt
index 69fe4252c..977cc2f78 100644
--- a/swaylock/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/swaylock/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,3 +27,9 @@ install(
 	DESTINATION bin
 	COMPONENT runtime
 )
+
+install(
+	FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/pam/swaylock
+	DESTINATION /etc/pam.d/
+	COMPONENT data
+)
diff --git a/swaylock/pam/swaylock b/swaylock/pam/swaylock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ea7a6089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swaylock/pam/swaylock
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#
+# PAM configuration file for the swaylock screen locker. By default, it includes
+# the 'system-auth' configuration file (see /etc/pam.d/login)
+#
+
+auth include system-auth