diff --git a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
index 27f3219ee2..5a07344175 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
+++ b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
@@ -543,4 +543,7 @@ global:
         sd_bus_is_ready;
         sd_bus_set_connected_signal;
         sd_bus_get_connected_signal;
+        sd_bus_set_sender;
+        sd_bus_get_sender;
+        sd_bus_message_set_sender;
 } LIBSYSTEMD_236;
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-internal.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-internal.h
index 53f3194bef..a28f5f06f4 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-internal.h
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-internal.h
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ struct sd_bus {
         char *cgroup_root;
 
         char *description;
+        char *patch_sender;
 
         sd_bus_track *track_queue;
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-message.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-message.c
index 119c43bc9b..3fbb6dc306 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-message.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-message.c
@@ -5487,6 +5487,15 @@ _public_ int sd_bus_message_set_destination(sd_bus_message *m, const char *desti
         return message_append_field_string(m, BUS_MESSAGE_HEADER_DESTINATION, SD_BUS_TYPE_STRING, destination, &m->destination);
 }
 
+_public_ int sd_bus_message_set_sender(sd_bus_message *m, const char *sender) {
+        assert_return(m, -EINVAL);
+        assert_return(sender, -EINVAL);
+        assert_return(!m->sealed, -EPERM);
+        assert_return(!m->sender, -EEXIST);
+
+        return message_append_field_string(m, BUS_MESSAGE_HEADER_SENDER, SD_BUS_TYPE_STRING, sender, &m->sender);
+}
+
 int bus_message_get_blob(sd_bus_message *m, void **buffer, size_t *sz) {
         size_t total;
         void *p, *e;
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/sd-bus.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/sd-bus.c
index 556c217342..4156b40f91 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/sd-bus.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/sd-bus.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ static void bus_free(sd_bus *b) {
         free(b->machine);
         free(b->cgroup_root);
         free(b->description);
+        free(b->patch_sender);
 
         free(b->exec_path);
         strv_free(b->exec_argv);
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ _public_ int sd_bus_set_exec(sd_bus *bus, const char *path, char *const argv[])
 _public_ int sd_bus_set_bus_client(sd_bus *bus, int b) {
         assert_return(bus, -EINVAL);
         assert_return(bus->state == BUS_UNSET, -EPERM);
+        assert_return(!bus->patch_sender, -EPERM);
         assert_return(!bus_pid_changed(bus), -ECHILD);
 
         bus->bus_client = !!b;
@@ -1537,6 +1539,8 @@ _public_ int sd_bus_get_bus_id(sd_bus *bus, sd_id128_t *id) {
 }
 
 static int bus_seal_message(sd_bus *b, sd_bus_message *m, usec_t timeout) {
+        int r;
+
         assert(b);
         assert(m);
 
@@ -1551,6 +1555,12 @@ static int bus_seal_message(sd_bus *b, sd_bus_message *m, usec_t timeout) {
         if (timeout == 0)
                 timeout = BUS_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 
+        if (!m->sender && b->patch_sender) {
+                r = sd_bus_message_set_sender(m, b->patch_sender);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
         return sd_bus_message_seal(m, ++b->cookie, timeout);
 }
 
@@ -3959,3 +3969,22 @@ _public_ int sd_bus_get_exit_on_disconnect(sd_bus *bus) {
 
         return bus->exit_on_disconnect;
 }
+
+_public_ int sd_bus_set_sender(sd_bus *bus, const char *sender) {
+        assert_return(bus, -EINVAL);
+        assert_return(!bus->bus_client, -EPERM);
+        assert_return(!sender || service_name_is_valid(sender), -EINVAL);
+
+        return free_and_strdup(&bus->patch_sender, sender);
+}
+
+_public_ int sd_bus_get_sender(sd_bus *bus, const char **ret) {
+        assert_return(bus, -EINVAL);
+        assert_return(ret, -EINVAL);
+
+        if (!bus->patch_sender)
+                return -ENODATA;
+
+        *ret = bus->patch_sender;
+        return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/systemd/sd-bus.h b/src/systemd/sd-bus.h
index df21b3f30e..c30ac9e6ec 100644
--- a/src/systemd/sd-bus.h
+++ b/src/systemd/sd-bus.h
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ int sd_bus_set_watch_bind(sd_bus *bus, int b);
 int sd_bus_get_watch_bind(sd_bus *bus);
 int sd_bus_set_connected_signal(sd_bus *bus, int b);
 int sd_bus_get_connected_signal(sd_bus *bus);
+int sd_bus_set_sender(sd_bus *bus, const char *sender);
+int sd_bus_get_sender(sd_bus *bus, const char **ret);
 
 int sd_bus_start(sd_bus *bus);
 
@@ -273,6 +275,7 @@ int sd_bus_message_set_auto_start(sd_bus_message *m, int b);
 int sd_bus_message_set_allow_interactive_authorization(sd_bus_message *m, int b);
 
 int sd_bus_message_set_destination(sd_bus_message *m, const char *destination);
+int sd_bus_message_set_sender(sd_bus_message *m, const char *sender);
 int sd_bus_message_set_priority(sd_bus_message *m, int64_t priority);
 
 int sd_bus_message_append(sd_bus_message *m, const char *types, ...);