diff --git a/capplets/display/Makefile.am b/capplets/display/Makefile.am
index 2d4a00854..3aec54e61 100644
--- a/capplets/display/Makefile.am
+++ b/capplets/display/Makefile.am
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ gnome_display_properties_install_systemwide_SOURCES =	\
 gnome_display_properties_install_systemwide_LDADD =	\
 	$(GLIB_LIBS)
 
+polkit_policydir = $(datadir)/polkit-1/actions
+dist_polkit_policy_DATA =					\
+	org.gnome.randr.policy
+
+# You will need a recent intltool or the patch from this bug
+# http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=462312
+@INTLTOOL_POLICY_RULE@
+
 @INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
 
 icons16dir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps
@@ -63,4 +71,7 @@ update-icon-cache:
 		echo "***   $(gtk_update_icon_cache)"; \
 	fi
 
+EXTRA_DIST = org.gnome.randr.policy.in
+DISTCLEANFILES = org.gnome.randr.policy
+
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk
diff --git a/capplets/display/org.gnome.randr.policy.in b/capplets/display/org.gnome.randr.policy.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee2a39f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/capplets/display/org.gnome.randr.policy.in
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
+ "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
+ "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1.0/policyconfig.dtd">
+<policyconfig>
+
+  <!--
+    Policy definitions for GNOME's system-wide configuration of RANDR options
+    Copyright (c) 2010 Novell, Inc.
+  -->
+
+  <vendor>GNOME Monitor Preferences</vendor>
+  <vendor_url>http://live.gnome.org/RandR</vendor_url>
+  <icon_name>gnome-display-properties</icon_name>
+
+  <action id="org.gnome.randr.install-system-wide">
+    <_description>Install multi-monitor settings for the whole system</_description>
+    <_message>Authentication is required to install multi-monitor settings for all users</_message>
+    <icon_name>gnome-display-properties</icon_name>
+    <defaults>
+      <allow_any>no</allow_any>
+      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
+      <allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
+    </defaults>
+    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/usr/sbin/gnome-display-properties-install-systemwide</annotate>
+  </action>
+
+</policyconfig>
+