diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/group/cups b/profiles/base/accounts/group/cups
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..162db81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/group/cups
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+group:cups
+gid:277
diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/group/lpadmin b/profiles/base/accounts/group/lpadmin
index d56756e..a4f1e80 100644
--- a/profiles/base/accounts/group/lpadmin
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/group/lpadmin
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 group:lpadmin
 gid:269
+users:cups
diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/user/cups b/profiles/base/accounts/user/cups
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7674d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/user/cups
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+user:cups
+uid:277
+gid:277
+gecos:CUPS daemon
+home:/dev/null
+shell:/bin/false