diff --git a/templates/dbus/template b/templates/dbus/template
index 819d3e54c6c..e1dd0dafa78 100644
--- a/templates/dbus/template
+++ b/templates/dbus/template
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ long_desc="
  supports a method call mapping for its messages, but it is not required;
  this makes using the system quite simple."
 
+keep_dirs="/etc/dbus-1"
+conf_files="/etc/dbus-1/session.conf /etc/dbus-1/system.conf"
+
 build_depends="pkg-config-0.23 expat-2.0.1"
 run_depends="glibc-2.8 expat-2.0.1"
diff --git a/templates/upstart/template b/templates/upstart/template
index 18cb56bbf2c..e7bad46e6a9 100644
--- a/templates/upstart/template
+++ b/templates/upstart/template
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@ long_desc="
  be suitable for deployment in all Linux distributions as a replacement for
  the venerable System-V init."
 
+keep_dirs="/etc/init"
+conf_files="/etc/dbus-1/system.d/Upstart.conf"
+
 build_depends="dbus-1.2.4"
 run_depends="glibc-2.8 dbus-1.2.4"