diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 6edbd8f..5d9a3bf 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ pub struct BusConfig {
     #[query(".pidfile")]
     pub pidfile: Option<PathBuf>,
 
+    /// Adds a directory to search for .service files,
+    /// which tell the dbus-daemon how to start a program to provide a particular well-known bus name.
+    #[query(".servicedir")]
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub servicedir: Vec<PathBuf>,
+
     /// If `Some`, the bus daemon will log to syslog.
     #[query(".syslog")]
     // TODO: consider finding a way to make this `bool` instead of `Option<()>`
@@ -270,6 +276,27 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn bus_config_parse_with_servicedir_ok() {
+        let input = r#"<!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-Bus Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"
+        "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd">
+        <busconfig>
+            <servicedir>/example</servicedir>
+            <servicedir>/anotherexample</servicedir>
+        </busconfig>
+        "#;
+
+        let busconfig = BusConfig::parse(input).expect("should parse XML input");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            busconfig,
+            BusConfig {
+                servicedir: vec![PathBuf::from("/example"), PathBuf::from("/anotherexample"),],
+                ..Default::default()
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn bus_config_parse_with_type_ok() {
         let input = r#"<!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-Bus Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"