diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 05258ac054..611fe40c28 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1736,6 +1736,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =					\
   %D%/packages/patches/rtags-separate-rct.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/racket-minimal-backport-1629887.patch    \
   %D%/packages/patches/racket-minimal-sh-via-rktio.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/realmd-remove-distro-detection.patch \
   %D%/packages/patches/remake-impure-dirs.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/restic-0.9.6-fix-tests-for-go1.15.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/retroarch-LIBRETRO_DIRECTORY.patch	\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index d24b068bd7..ef29fd5c98 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages admin)
   #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages perl-check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages polkit)
   #:use-module (gnu packages popt)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-crypto)
@@ -1533,6 +1534,45 @@ (define-public clusterssh
 over ssh connections.")
     (license license:gpl2+)))

+(define-public realmd
+  (package
+    (name "realmd")
+    (version "0.17.0")
+    (source (origin
+              (method git-fetch)
+              (uri (git-reference
+                    (url "https://github.com/freedesktop/realmd")
+                    (commit version)))
+              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1c6q2a86kk2f1akzc36nh52hfwsmmc0mbp6ayyjxj4zsyk9zx5bf"))
+              (patches (search-patches "realmd-remove-distro-detection.patch"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("autoconf" ,autoconf)
+       ("automake" ,automake)
+       ("glib-bin" ,glib "bin")
+       ("intltool" ,intltool)
+       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("python" ,python)))
+    (inputs
+     `(("glib" ,glib)
+       ("mit-krb5" ,mit-krb5)
+       ("openldap" ,openldap)
+       ("polkit" ,polkit)))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:configure-flags '("--with-systemd-unit-dir=no"
+                           "--with-systemd-journal=no"
+                           "--disable-doc")))
+    (synopsis
+     "DBus service for configuring kerberos and other online identities")
+    (description
+     "Dbus system service that manages discovery and enrollment in
+realms/domains like Active Directory or IPA.")
+    (home-page "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/realmd/")
+    (license license:lgpl2.1)))
+
 (define-public rename
   (package
     (name "rename")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/realmd-remove-distro-detection.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/realmd-remove-distro-detection.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad39e25fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/realmd-remove-distro-detection.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+From 6e69d6784caa1fdeba1ba4b7ed3dc58fcd631275 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Petr Hodina <phodina@protonmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2021 20:08:52 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove distro detection
+
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index ee067d9..12a1214 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -24,33 +24,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([service/realm-daemon.c])
+ m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
+ AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
+
+-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-# Distro Detection
+-
+-AC_ARG_WITH([distro],
+-            [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-distro],
+-                            [Configure for a specific distribution (eg: redhat)]
+-                           )],
+-            [DISTRO=$withval],
+-            [DISTRO=])
+-
+-if test -z $DISTRO; then
+-	AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/redhat-release, [DISTRO="redhat"])
+-	AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/debian_version, [DISTRO="debian"])
+-	AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/SuSE-release, [DISTRO="suse"])
+-
+-	# Not customized for these yet
+-	dnl AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/gentoo-release, [DISTRO="gentoo"])
+-	dnl AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/slackware-version, [DISTRO="slackware"])
+-
+-fi
+-
+-if test -z $DISTRO; then
+-	AC_MSG_ERROR([Couldn't detect the distro to configure for. Specify one with --with-distro])
+-fi
+-
+-AC_SUBST(DISTRO)
+-
+ # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ # Basic tools
+
+diff --git a/doc/internals/Makefile.am b/doc/internals/Makefile.am
+index 2acbfd8..4eba507 100644
+--- a/doc/internals/Makefile.am
++++ b/doc/internals/Makefile.am
+@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ CLEANFILES += \
+
+ internals/realmd-internals.html: $(INTERNAL_DOCBOOK) $(INTERNAL_INCLUDES) $(INTERNAL_STATIC)
+ 	$(AM_V_GEN) mkdir -p internals && cp $(srcdir)/doc/internals/static/* internals/ && \
+-	$(XMLTO) html-nochunks -m $(srcdir)/$(INTERNAL_PARAMS) -o internals \
+-		--searchpath $(abs_builddir):$(abs_srcdir) $(srcdir)/$(INTERNAL_DOCBOOK)
++	#$(XMLTO) html-nochunks -m $(srcdir)/$(INTERNAL_PARAMS) -o internals \
++	#	--searchpath $(abs_builddir):$(abs_srcdir) $(srcdir)/$(INTERNAL_DOCBOOK)
+
+ render-images:
+-	for i in $(SVG_IMAGES:.svg=); do \
+-		inkscape --export-png=static/$$i.png $$i.svg; \
+-	done
++	true
+diff --git a/service/Makefile.am b/service/Makefile.am
+index c17bf3b..0988bf6 100644
+--- a/service/Makefile.am
++++ b/service/Makefile.am
+@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ install-service:
+ 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -d $(DESTDIR)$(privatedir)
+ 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/realmd
+ 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -d $(DESTDIR)$(cachedir)
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/service/realmd-$(DISTRO).conf $(DESTDIR)$(privatedir)/realmd-distro.conf
+ uninstall-service:
+ 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(privatedir)/realmd-distro.conf
+
+--
+2.32.0
+
