diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index 32bfc9a..ae4dce0 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May  3 12:55:04 CEST 2017 - kukuk@suse.de
+
+- Add system users and groups to minimal_base
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 28 16:03:43 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
 
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ Wed Mar 15 00:03:39 UTC 2017 - sflees@suse.de
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar  6 02:54:55 UTC 2017 - sflees@suse.de
 
-- Implement changes for the pattern split without actually 
+- Implement changes for the pattern split without actually
   splitting
   * Remove the following patterns.
     * devel_ide
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index acdd2fe..70ec3ae 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -585,6 +585,12 @@ Requires:       openSUSE-release
 Requires:       sles-release
 %endif
 Requires:       sysconfig
+Requires:       system-group-hardware
+Recommends:     system-group-trusted
+Recommends:     system-group-wheel
+Recommends:     system-user-bin
+Recommends:     system-user-daemon
+Requires:       system-user-nobody
 Requires:       systemd
 Requires:       zypper