diff --git a/packaging/debian/control b/packaging/debian/control
index 652d7943..fafaf703 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/debian/control
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Vcs-browser: http://github.com/pwr/Solaar
 
 Package: solaar
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, udev, python-pyudev (>= 0.13), python-gi (>= 3.2), gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>= 3.4)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, python-pyudev (>= 0.13), python-gi (>= 3.2), gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>= 3.4), adduser, udev
 Suggests: gir1.2-notify-0.7
 Description: Logitech Unifying Receiver peripherals manager for Linux
  Solaar is a Linux device manager for Logitech's Unifying Receiver peripherals.
diff --git a/packaging/debian/solaar.postinst b/packaging/debian/solaar.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18baa7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/debian/solaar.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+# creating plugdev group if he isn't already there
+if ! getent group plugdev >/dev/null; then
+	addgroup --system plugdev
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#