diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e7dafd2ad..500b423c0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+systemd (226-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add "Provides: system-log-daemon" to systemd, as the journal reads/logs
+    syslog. (Closes: #799549)
+
+ -- Martin Pitt <mpitt@debian.org>  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:35:45 +0200
+
 systemd (226-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Martin Pitt ]
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index d28aa488e..c1bc97899 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Recommends: libpam-systemd,
             dbus
 Suggests: systemd-ui,
           systemd-container
+Provides: system-log-daemon
 Pre-Depends: ${shlibs:Pre-Depends},
              ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},