diff --git a/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c b/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c
index d97e92ff8..16a9df675 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ message_filter(DBusConnection * connection, DBusMessage * message, void *data)
 static void
 connect_hook(DBusConnection *connection, void *data)
 {
+    const char *session_type = "x11";
     struct systemd_logind_info *info = data;
     DBusError error;
     DBusMessage *msg = NULL;
@@ -510,6 +511,33 @@ connect_hook(DBusConnection *connection, void *data)
                    error.message);
         goto cleanup;
     }
+    dbus_message_unref(msg);
+    dbus_message_unref(reply);
+    reply = NULL;
+
+    msg = dbus_message_new_method_call("org.freedesktop.login1",
+            session, "org.freedesktop.login1.Session", "SetType");
+    if (!msg) {
+        LogMessage(X_ERROR, "systemd-logind: out of memory\n");
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (!dbus_message_append_args(msg, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &session_type,
+                                  DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
+        LogMessage(X_ERROR, "systemd-logind: out of memory\n");
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(connection, msg,
+                                                      DBUS_TIMEOUT_USE_DEFAULT, &error);
+    /* Requires systemd >= 246, SetType() is not critical for xserver function */
+    if (!reply) {
+        /* unprevileged users get access denied rather than unknown method */
+        if (!dbus_error_has_name(&error, DBUS_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) &&
+            !dbus_error_has_name(&error, DBUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_METHOD))
+            LogMessage(X_WARNING, "systemd-logind: SetType failed: %s\n", error.message);
+        dbus_error_free(&error);
+    }
 
     dbus_bus_add_match(connection,
         "type='signal',sender='org.freedesktop.login1',interface='org.freedesktop.login1.Session',member='PauseDevice'",