diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5ed0873a..75f50855 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -376,17 +376,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dbus"
-version = "0.9.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "de0a745c25b32caa56b82a3950f5fec7893a960f4c10ca3b02060b0c38d8c2ce"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "libdbus-sys",
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-next"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -502,6 +491,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "nohash-hasher",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "errno"
+version = "0.2.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f639046355ee4f37944e44f60642c6f3a7efa3cf6b78c78a0d989a8ce6c396a1"
+dependencies = [
+ "errno-dragonfly",
+ "libc",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "errno-dragonfly"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "aa68f1b12764fab894d2755d2518754e71b4fd80ecfb822714a1206c2aab39bf"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fastrand"
 version = "1.7.0"
@@ -695,15 +705,6 @@ version = "0.2.117"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e74d72e0f9b65b5b4ca49a346af3976df0f9c61d550727f349ecd559f251a26c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "libdbus-sys"
-version = "0.2.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c185b5b7ad900923ef3a8ff594083d4d9b5aea80bb4f32b8342363138c0d456b"
-dependencies = [
- "pkg-config",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "libloading"
 version = "0.7.3"
@@ -714,6 +715,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libseat"
+version = "0.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "55ad314f75263a2135fb09bf96af96eb573582a4a36f6ef9bfdb5f7cec7686fc"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "errno",
+ "libseat-sys",
+ "slog",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "libseat-sys"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b72fcf823d256aa619f93c81bc192e6dfbf051835990e28238cd14ad81136397"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libudev-sys"
 version = "0.1.4"
@@ -1240,7 +1259,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "calloop",
  "cgmath",
- "dbus",
  "downcast-rs",
  "drm",
  "drm-ffi",
@@ -1252,9 +1270,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
  "libc",
  "libloading",
+ "libseat",
  "nix",
  "once_cell",
- "pkg-config",
  "rand",
  "scan_fmt",
  "slog",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 507eaca7..2a1051c8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ version = "0.3"
 git = "https://github.com/Smithay/smithay.git"
 rev = "5da3a629"
 default-features = false
-features = ["backend_drm", "backend_gbm", "backend_egl", "backend_libinput", "backend_session_logind", "backend_udev", "backend_winit", "backend_x11", "desktop", "use_system_lib", "renderer_gl", "wayland_frontend", "slog-stdlog"]
+features = ["backend_drm", "backend_gbm", "backend_egl", "backend_libinput", "backend_session_libseat", "backend_udev", "backend_winit", "backend_x11", "desktop", "use_system_lib", "renderer_gl", "wayland_frontend", "slog-stdlog"]
 
 [dependencies.smithay-egui]
 git = "https://github.com/Smithay/smithay-egui.git"