diff --git a/service_files/dbus/xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service b/service_files/dbus/xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21cd50b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service_files/dbus/xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+[D-BUS Service]
+Name=xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager
+Exec=/bin/false
+User=root
+SystemdService=dbus-xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service
diff --git a/service_files/meson.build b/service_files/meson.build
index 2c4909c..5f7baf8 100644
--- a/service_files/meson.build
+++ b/service_files/meson.build
@@ -14,3 +14,10 @@
         )
     endif
 endforeach
+
+dbus_system_bus_services_dir = dependency('dbus-1').get_pkgconfig_variable(
+    'system_bus_services_dir',
+    define_variable: ['prefix', get_option('prefix')])
+install_data(
+    'dbus/xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service',
+    install_dir: dbus_system_bus_services_dir)
diff --git a/service_files/xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service b/service_files/xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service
index 1132835..99452e2 100644
--- a/service_files/xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service
+++ b/service_files/xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
+Alias=dbus-xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service