diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c78a9b058..ef5e130ed 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ systemd (218-7) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     (Part of #776546)
   * Actually install udev's README.Debian when building for Debian.
     (Closes: #776546)
+  * Create system group "input" which was introduced in 215. (LP: #1414409)
 
   [ Michael Biebl ]
   * Update Vcs-Browser URL to use cgit and https.
diff --git a/debian/systemd.postinst b/debian/systemd.postinst
index a54020456..0569e7e20 100644
--- a/debian/systemd.postinst
+++ b/debian/systemd.postinst
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ systemd-machine-id-setup
 # Setup system users and groups
 addgroup --quiet --system systemd-journal
 addgroup --quiet --system systemd-journal-remote
+addgroup --quiet --system input
 
 adduser --quiet --system --group --no-create-home --home /run/systemd \
     --gecos "systemd Time Synchronization" systemd-timesync