diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/group/ptp b/profiles/base/accounts/group/ptp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6b4ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/group/ptp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+group:ptp
+gid:20159
+users:ptp
diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/user/ptp b/profiles/base/accounts/user/ptp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a5bd90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/user/ptp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+user:ptp
+uid:20159
+gid:20159
+gecos:Precision Time Protocol services (ptp4l and phc2sys)
+home:/dev/null
+shell:/bin/false