diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/group/lp b/profiles/base/accounts/group/lp
index 2b58ac3..0e17761 100644
--- a/profiles/base/accounts/group/lp
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/group/lp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 group:lp
 gid:7
-users:lp,cups,chronos
+users:lp,lpadmin,cups,chronos
diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/group/lpadmin b/profiles/base/accounts/group/lpadmin
index 3109afc..d663276 100644
--- a/profiles/base/accounts/group/lpadmin
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/group/lpadmin
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 group:lpadmin
 gid:269
-users:chronos,cups
+users:chronos,cups,lpadmin
diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/user/lpadmin b/profiles/base/accounts/user/lpadmin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1bd378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/user/lpadmin
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+user:lpadmin
+uid:269
+gid:269
+gecos:CUPS admin service user for running lpadmin
+home:/dev/null
+shell:/bin/false