diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/group/fwupdate-serio b/profiles/base/accounts/group/fwupdate-serio
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d86d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/group/fwupdate-serio
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+group:fwupdate-serio
+gid:20163
+users:fwupdate-serio
diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/group/serio b/profiles/base/accounts/group/serio
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70d8b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/group/serio
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+group:serio
+gid:421
+# fwupdate-serio: For firmware updater utilities that use serio-raw interface.
+users:fwupdate-serio
diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/user/fwupdate-serio b/profiles/base/accounts/user/fwupdate-serio
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3666823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/user/fwupdate-serio
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+user:fwupdate-serio
+uid:20163
+gid:20163
+gecos:user for firmware update utilities that use serio-raw devices
+home:/dev/null
+shell:/bin/false