diff --git a/system-user-qemu.conf b/system-user-qemu.conf
index 88fad1b..404eb3a 100644
--- a/system-user-qemu.conf
+++ b/system-user-qemu.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Type Name ID GECOS [HOME]
 g qemu 107
-u qemu 107 "qemu user"
\ No newline at end of file
+u qemu 107 "qemu user"
+m qemu kvm
diff --git a/system-users.changes b/system-users.changes
index 28a2df0..45053d6 100644
--- a/system-users.changes
+++ b/system-users.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 13 16:25:12 UTC 2020 - James Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
+
+- Add qemu user to kvm group
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 12 23:36:02 UTC 2020 - James Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/system-users.spec b/system-users.spec
index 5ab1b3a..e9c85a7 100644
--- a/system-users.spec
+++ b/system-users.spec
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ This package provides the system group 'kvm'.
 %package -n system-user-qemu
 Summary:        System user and group qemu
 Group:          System/Fhs
+Requires(pre):  group(kvm)
 %{sysusers_requires}
 
 %description -n system-user-qemu