diff --git a/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c b/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c
index 62858b062..ed670a88c 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c
@@ -310,11 +310,32 @@ message_filter(DBusConnection * connection, DBusMessage * message, void *data)
     dbus_int32_t major, minor;
     char *pause_str;
 
+    dbus_error_init(&error);
+
+    if (dbus_message_is_signal(message,
+                               "org.freedesktop.DBus", "NameOwnerChanged")) {
+        char *name, *old_owner, *new_owner;
+
+        dbus_message_get_args(message, &error,
+                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &name,
+                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &old_owner,
+                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &new_owner, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (dbus_error_is_set(&error)) {
+            LogMessage(X_ERROR, "systemd-logind: NameOwnerChanged: %s\n",
+                       error.message);
+            dbus_error_free(&error);
+            return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED;
+        }
+
+        if (name && strcmp(name, "org.freedesktop.login1") == 0)
+            FatalError("systemd-logind disappeared (stopped/restarted?)\n");
+
+        return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED;
+    }
+
     if (strcmp(dbus_message_get_path(message), info->session) != 0)
         return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED;
 
-    dbus_error_init(&error);
-
     if (dbus_message_is_signal(message, "org.freedesktop.login1.Session",
                                "PauseDevice")) {
         if (!dbus_message_get_args(message, &error,
@@ -472,6 +493,15 @@ connect_hook(DBusConnection *connection, void *data)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    dbus_bus_add_match(connection,
+        "type='signal',sender='org.freedesktop.DBus',interface='org.freedesktop.DBus',member='NameOwnerChanged',path='/org/freedesktop/DBus'",
+        &error);
+    if (dbus_error_is_set(&error)) {
+        LogMessage(X_ERROR, "systemd-logind: could not add match: %s\n",
+                   error.message);
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     /*
      * HdG: This is not useful with systemd <= 208 since the signal only
      * contains invalidated property names there, rather than property, val