diff --git a/refpolicy/Changelog b/refpolicy/Changelog
index 7d795659..a1f2e6d9 100644
--- a/refpolicy/Changelog
+++ b/refpolicy/Changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	comsat
 	dbus
 	dhcp
+	dictd
 	hal
 	squid
 
diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dictd.fc b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dictd.fc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..817c44e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dictd.fc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+/etc/dictd\.conf	--	context_template(system_u:object_r:dictd_etc_t,s0)
+
+/usr/sbin/dictd		--	context_template(system_u:object_r:dictd_exec_t,s0)
+
+/var/lib/dictd(/.*)?		context_template(system_u:object_r:dictd_var_lib_t,s0)
diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dictd.if b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dictd.if
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26f27aad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dictd.if
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+## <summary>Dictionary daemon</summary>
+
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##	Use dictionary services by connecting
+##	over TCP.
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+##	Domain allowed access.
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`dictd_use',`
+	gen_require(`
+		type dictd_t;
+		class tcp_socket { connectto acceptfrom recvfrom };
+	')
+
+	allow $1 dictd_t:tcp_socket { connectto recvfrom };
+	allow dictd_t $1:tcp_socket { acceptfrom recvfrom };
+	kernel_tcp_recvfrom($1)
+')
diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dictd.te b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dictd.te
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1f9e732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dictd.te
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+
+policy_module(dictd,1.0)
+
+########################################
+#
+# Declarations
+#
+
+type dictd_t;
+type dictd_exec_t;
+init_daemon_domain(dictd_t,dictd_exec_t)
+
+type dictd_etc_t; #, usercanread;
+files_type(dictd_etc_t)
+
+type dictd_var_lib_t alias var_lib_dictd_t;
+files_type(dictd_var_lib_t)
+
+########################################
+#
+# Local policy
+#
+
+allow dictd_t self:capability { setuid setgid };
+dontaudit dictd_t self:capability sys_tty_config;
+allow dictd_t self:process { signal_perms setpgid };
+allow dictd_t self:unix_stream_socket create_stream_socket_perms;
+
+allow dictd_t dictd_etc_t:file r_file_perms;
+files_search_etc(dictd_t)
+
+allow dictd_t dictd_var_lib_t:dir r_dir_perms;
+allow dictd_t dictd_var_lib_t:file r_file_perms;
+
+kernel_read_system_state(dictd_t)
+kernel_read_kernel_sysctl(dictd_t)
+kernel_tcp_recvfrom(dictd_t)
+
+corenet_tcp_sendrecv_all_if(dictd_t)
+corenet_raw_sendrecv_all_if(dictd_t)
+corenet_udp_sendrecv_all_if(dictd_t)
+corenet_tcp_sendrecv_all_nodes(dictd_t)
+corenet_udp_sendrecv_all_nodes(dictd_t)
+corenet_raw_sendrecv_all_nodes(dictd_t)
+corenet_tcp_sendrecv_all_ports(dictd_t)
+corenet_udp_sendrecv_all_ports(dictd_t)
+corenet_tcp_bind_all_nodes(dictd_t)
+corenet_udp_bind_all_nodes(dictd_t)
+corenet_tcp_bind_dict_port(dictd_t)
+
+dev_read_sysfs(dictd_t)
+
+fs_getattr_xattr_fs(dictd_t)
+fs_search_auto_mountpoints(dictd_t)
+
+term_dontaudit_use_console(dictd_t)
+
+domain_use_wide_inherit_fd(dictd_t)
+
+files_read_etc_files(dictd_t)
+files_read_etc_runtime_files(dictd_t)
+files_read_usr_files(dictd_t)
+files_search_var_lib(dictd_t)
+# for checking for nscd
+files_dontaudit_search_pids(dictd_t)
+
+init_use_fd(dictd_t)
+init_use_script_pty(dictd_t)
+
+libs_use_ld_so(dictd_t)
+libs_use_shared_libs(dictd_t)
+
+logging_send_syslog_msg(dictd_t)
+
+miscfiles_read_localization(dictd_t)
+
+userdom_dontaudit_use_unpriv_user_fd(dictd_t)
+
+ifdef(`targeted_policy',`
+	term_dontaudit_use_unallocated_tty(dictd_t)
+	term_dontaudit_use_generic_pty(dictd_t)
+	files_dontaudit_read_root_file(dictd_t)
+')
+
+optional_policy(`nis.te',`
+	nis_use_ypbind(dictd_t)
+')
+
+optional_policy(`selinuxutil.te',`
+	seutil_sigchld_newrole(dictd_t)
+')
+
+optional_policy(`udev.te',`
+	udev_read_db(dictd_t)
+')
+
+ifdef(`TODO',`
+optional_policy(`rhgb.te',`
+	rhgb_domain(dictd_t)
+')
+') dnl end TODO
diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/userdomain.if b/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/userdomain.if
index 4615eef7..5ea3c027 100644
--- a/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/userdomain.if
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/userdomain.if
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ template(`base_user_template',`
 		dbus_system_bus_client_template($1,$1_t)
 	')
 
+	optional_policy(`dictd.te',`
+		dictd_use($1_t)
+	')
+
 	optional_policy(`inetd.te',`
 		inetd_tcp_connect($1_t)
 	')