diff --git a/gnome-initial-setup.spec b/gnome-initial-setup.spec
index cd652c8..6a2c63b 100644
--- a/gnome-initial-setup.spec
+++ b/gnome-initial-setup.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Requires(post): systemd-units
 Requires(preun): systemd-units
 Requires(postun): systemd-units
 
+Provides: user(%name)
+
 %description
 GNOME Initial Setup is an alternative to firstboot, providing
 a good setup experience to welcome you to your system, and walks
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/gdm/greeter/applications/setup-sh
 
 %find_lang %{name}
 
+%pre
+useradd -rM -d /run/gnome-initial-setup/ -s /sbin/nologin %{name} &>/dev/null || :
+
 %post
 if [ $1 -eq 1 ] ; then
     # Initial installation
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ fi
 
 %postun
 %systemd_postun
+userdel %{name} &>/dev/null || :
 
 %files -f %{name}.lang
 %doc COPYING README