diff --git a/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.c b/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.c
index fe7f158c41..669cb6d56f 100644
--- a/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.c
+++ b/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.c
@@ -122,3 +122,10 @@ bool gid_is_system(gid_t gid) {
 
         return gid <= defs->system_gid_max;
 }
+
+bool uid_for_system_journal(uid_t uid) {
+
+        /* Returns true if the specified UID shall get its data stored in the system journal. */
+
+        return uid_is_system(uid) || uid_is_dynamic(uid) || uid == UID_NOBODY || uid_is_container(uid);
+}
diff --git a/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.h b/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.h
index d3bf077045..5badde148a 100644
--- a/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.h
+++ b/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.h
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ typedef struct UGIDAllocationRange {
 
 int read_login_defs(UGIDAllocationRange *ret_defs, const char *path, const char *root);
 const UGIDAllocationRange *acquire_ugid_allocation_range(void);
+
+bool uid_for_system_journal(uid_t uid);
diff --git a/src/journal/journald-server.c b/src/journal/journald-server.c
index 1763a2556e..2932a190ff 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald-server.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald-server.c
@@ -238,13 +238,6 @@ void server_space_usage_message(Server *s, JournalStorage *storage) {
                               NULL);
 }
 
-static bool uid_for_system_journal(uid_t uid) {
-
-        /* Returns true if the specified UID shall get its data stored in the system journal. */
-
-        return uid_is_system(uid) || uid_is_dynamic(uid) || uid == UID_NOBODY;
-}
-
 static void server_add_acls(ManagedJournalFile *f, uid_t uid) {
         assert(f);