diff --git a/src/core/dbus-manager.c b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
index 6763c19590..d48f529af8 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
@@ -2450,6 +2450,30 @@ static int method_abandon_scope(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, sd_bus_
         return bus_scope_method_abandon(message, u, error);
 }
 
+static int method_set_show_status(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, sd_bus_error *error) {
+        Manager *m = userdata;
+        ShowStatus mode = _SHOW_STATUS_INVALID;
+        const char *t;
+        int r;
+
+        assert(m);
+        assert(message);
+
+        r = sd_bus_message_read(message, "s", &t);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        if (!isempty(t)) {
+                mode = show_status_from_string(t);
+                if (mode < 0)
+                        return sd_bus_error_setf(error, SD_BUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS, "Invalid show status '%s'", t);
+        }
+
+        manager_set_show_status_overridden(m, mode, "bus");
+
+        return sd_bus_reply_method_return(message, NULL);
+}
+
 const sd_bus_vtable bus_manager_vtable[] = {
         SD_BUS_VTABLE_START(0),
 
@@ -2784,6 +2808,12 @@ const sd_bus_vtable bus_manager_vtable[] = {
                       NULL,
                       method_reset_failed,
                       SD_BUS_VTABLE_UNPRIVILEGED),
+        SD_BUS_METHOD_WITH_NAMES("SetShowStatus",
+                                 "s",
+                                 SD_BUS_PARAM(mode),
+                                 NULL,,
+                                 method_set_show_status,
+                                 SD_BUS_VTABLE_CAPABILITY(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)),
         SD_BUS_METHOD_WITH_NAMES("ListUnits",
                                  NULL,,
                                  "a(ssssssouso)",
diff --git a/src/core/org.freedesktop.systemd1.conf b/src/core/org.freedesktop.systemd1.conf
index 415b3f5d84..9a5912c10f 100644
--- a/src/core/org.freedesktop.systemd1.conf
+++ b/src/core/org.freedesktop.systemd1.conf
@@ -318,6 +318,10 @@
                        send_interface="org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager"
                        send_member="AddDependencyUnitFiles"/>
 
+                <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.systemd1"
+                       send_interface="org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager"
+                       send_member="SetShowStatus"/>
+
                 <!-- Managed via polkit or other criteria: org.freedesktop.systemd1.Job interface -->
 
                 <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.systemd1"