diff --git a/roles/thinlinc-server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/thinlinc-server/tasks/main.yml
index 457052f..fa8f6d5 100644
--- a/roles/thinlinc-server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/thinlinc-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
     cmd: tl-setup.local.sh
     creates: /var/log/tlsetup.log
 
+- name: disable polkit auth dialogs during login
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/40-thinlinc-no-auth-dialogs.rules
+    src: 40-thinlinc-no-auth-dialogs.rules
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+
 - name: start thinlinc services
   service:
     name: "{{ item }}"