diff --git a/extras/udev-acl/70-acl.rules b/extras/udev-acl/70-acl.rules
index 26b805565ab..f41bb66f7f1 100644
--- a/extras/udev-acl/70-acl.rules
+++ b/extras/udev-acl/70-acl.rules
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ SUBSYSTEM=="drm", KERNEL=="card*", ENV{ACL_MANAGE}="1"
 # KVM
 SUBSYSTEM=="misc", KERNEL=="kvm", ENV{ACL_MANAGE}="1"
 
+# smart-card readers
+ENV{ID_SMARTCARD_READER}=="*?", ENV{ACL_MANAGE}="1"
+
 # apply ACL for all locally logged in users
 LABEL="acl_apply", ENV{ACL_MANAGE}=="?*", TEST=="/var/run/ConsoleKit/database", \
   RUN+="udev-acl --action=$env{ACTION} --device=$env{DEVNAME}"