diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/seatd/seatd/0001-systemd-use-readyfd2sd-to-notify-systemd-about-servi.patch b/meta/recipes-core/seatd/seatd/0001-systemd-use-readyfd2sd-to-notify-systemd-about-servi.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59b880bb6f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/seatd/seatd/0001-systemd-use-readyfd2sd-to-notify-systemd-about-servi.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From b4aa488bd43577ebbf4df5eb1272c724b32bffa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Lucas Stach <l.stach@pengutronix.de>
+Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025 21:37:01 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] systemd: use readyfd2sd to notify systemd about service
+ startup
+
+Currently the example systemd service is racy, as systemd has no insight
+into the startup state of the seatd process. Use the readyfd2sd adapter
+in the service file to let systemd know when seatd is operational.
+
+Upstream-Status: Submitted [https://lists.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/seatd-devel/patches/70377]
+---
+ contrib/systemd/seatd.service | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/contrib/systemd/seatd.service b/contrib/systemd/seatd.service
+index 0460e9e20644..d0b45933b463 100644
+--- a/contrib/systemd/seatd.service
++++ b/contrib/systemd/seatd.service
+@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ Description=Seat management daemon
+ Documentation=man:seatd(1)
+ 
+ [Service]
+-Type=simple
++Type=notify
+ # Specify the group you'd like to grant access to seatd
+-ExecStart=seatd -g seat
++ExecStart=readyfd2sd -- seatd -g seat -n %%n
+ Restart=always
+ RestartSec=1
+ 
+-- 
+2.47.3
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/seatd/seatd_0.9.3.bb b/meta/recipes-core/seatd/seatd_0.9.3.bb
index d0802eee6041..304f72ab0846 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/seatd/seatd_0.9.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/seatd/seatd_0.9.3.bb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=715a99d2dd552e6188e74d4ed2914d5a"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/seatd;protocol=https;branch=master \
+           file://0001-systemd-use-readyfd2sd-to-notify-systemd-about-servi.patch \
            file://init"
 SRCREV = "daa8196e10b180b8b0caeafa8e5f860eb1bd6706"
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG ?= " \
 "
 
 PACKAGECONFIG[libseat-builtin] = "-Dlibseat-builtin=enabled,-Dlibseat-builtin=disabled"
-PACKAGECONFIG[systemd] = "-Dlibseat-logind=systemd,,systemd"
+PACKAGECONFIG[systemd] = "-Dlibseat-logind=systemd,,systemd,readyfd2sd"
 
 do_install:append() {
         if [ "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager}" != "systemd" ]; then