--- fdi/policy/10osvendor/20-acl-management.fdi
+++ fdi/policy/10osvendor/20-acl-management.fdi
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@
       </match>
     </match>
     <match key="info.capabilities" contains="usbraw">
+      <match key="info.capabilities" sibling_contains="smart_card_reader">
+	<append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">access_control</append>
+	<merge key="access_control.file" type="copy_property">usbraw.device</merge>
+	<merge key="access_control.type" type="string">smart-card-reader</merge>
+      </match>
+    </match>
+    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="usbraw">
       <match key="info.capabilities" sibling_contains="biometic.fingerprint_reader">
 	<append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">access_control</append>
 	<merge key="access_control.file" type="copy_property">usbraw.device</merge>
@@ -119,6 +126,11 @@
           <merge key="access_control.type" type="string">fingerprint-reader</merge>
           <merge key="access_control.file" type="copy_property">@info.parent:linux.device_file</merge>
         </match>
+        <match key="info.capabilities" contains="smart_card_reader">
+          <append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">access_control</append>
+          <merge key="access_control.type" type="string">smart-card-reader</merge>
+          <merge key="access_control.file" type="copy_property">@info.parent:linux.device_file</merge>
+        </match>
       </match>
     </match>
 
--- policy/org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.policy
+++ policy/org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.policy
@@ -163,6 +163,15 @@
     </defaults>
   </action>
 
+  <action id="org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.smart-card-reader">
+    <description>Directly access smard card readers</description>
+    <message>System policy prevents access to smart card readers</message>
+    <defaults>
+      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
+      <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
+    </defaults>
+  </action>
+
   <action id="org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.sound">
     <description>Directly access sound devices</description>
     <message>System policy prevents access to the sound devices</message>