diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8f97c06c..bef9e7a1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ MANPAGES_ALIASES =
 TPHONY =
 
 bin_PROGRAMS =
+libexec_PROGRAMS =
 check_PROGRAMS =
 noinst_PROGRAMS =
 lib_LTLIBRARIES =
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES =
+bin_SCRIPTS =
 
 moduledir = $(libdir)/kmscon
 module_LTLIBRARIES =
@@ -475,7 +477,8 @@ mod_pixman_la_LDFLAGS = \
 # built as part of kmscon.
 #
 
-bin_PROGRAMS += kmscon
+bin_SCRIPTS += scripts/kmscon
+libexec_PROGRAMS += kmscon
 check_PROGRAMS += \
 	test_output \
 	test_vt \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 63598b4e..c31911f1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ fi
 # makefiles.
 #
 
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile scripts/kmscon])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
 #
diff --git a/scripts/kmscon.in b/scripts/kmscon.in
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8fdfff58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kmscon.in
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Aetf <aetf@unlimitedcodeworks.xyz>
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+# configuration path
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libexecdir=@libexecdir@
+
+# Get a property from org.freedesktop.locale1
+queryLocale1() {
+    dbus-send --system --print-reply=literal --dest=org.freedesktop.locale1 /org/freedesktop/locale1 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get "string:org.freedesktop.locale1" "string:$1" | awk '{print $2}'
+}
+
+# Query and setup system locale settings before start kmscon
+setupLocale() {
+    # Fallback to do nothing if we don't have the command
+    if ! command -v dbus-send >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # Don't override existing values. Also there is no point in setting only some of them
+    # as then they would not match anymore.
+    if test -n "${XKB_DEFAULT_MODEL}" -o -n "${XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT}" -o -n "${XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT}" -o -n "${XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS}"; then
+        return
+    fi
+
+    X11MODEL="$(queryLocale1 X11Model)"
+    X11LAYOUT="$(queryLocale1 X11Layout)"
+    X11VARIANT="$(queryLocale1 X11Variant)"
+    X11OPTIONS="$(queryLocale1 X11Options)"
+    [ -n "${X11MODEL}" ] && export XKB_DEFAULT_MODEL="${X11MODEL}"
+    [ -n "${X11LAYOUT}" ] && export XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT="${X11LAYOUT}"
+    [ -n "${X11VARIANT}" ] && export XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT="${X11VARIANT}"
+    [ -n "${X11OPTIONS}" ] && export XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS="${X11OPTIONS}"
+}
+
+setupLocale
+exec ${libexecdir}/kmscon "$@"