diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-control.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-control.c
index 303ae0f230..7489ed09f1 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-control.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-control.c
@@ -926,6 +926,9 @@ _public_ int sd_bus_get_name_creds(
         if (streq(name, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Local"))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
+        if (streq(name, "org.freedesktop.DBus"))
+                return sd_bus_get_owner_creds(bus, mask, creds);
+
         if (!BUS_IS_OPEN(bus->state))
                 return -ENOTCONN;