diff --git a/containers/server-image/Dockerfile b/containers/server-image/Dockerfile
index 97548fd112a..2ad0ac83dd3 100644
--- a/containers/server-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/server-image/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ RUN chmod a+x /usr/bin/healthcheck.sh
 # Copy timezone link update service
 COPY timezone_alignment.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/
 
+# Copy Salt Event Publisher service used by Saline
+COPY salt-event-publisher.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/
+
 COPY remove_unused.sh .
 RUN echo "rpm.install.excludedocs = yes" >>/etc/zypp/zypp.conf
 
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@ RUN zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys --non-interactive install --auto-agree-with-li
     sssd-ad \
     sssd-ipa \
     sssd-krb5 \
-    sssd-tools
+    sssd-tools \
+    socat
 
 RUN sed -i 's/sysctl kernel.shmmax/#sysctl kernel.shmmax/g' /usr/bin/uyuni-setup-reportdb
 
@@ -104,7 +108,8 @@ RUN echo "cat /etc/motd" >/etc/sh.shrc.local
 RUN systemctl enable prometheus-node_exporter; \
     systemctl enable uyuni-setup; \
     systemctl enable timezone_alignment; \
-    systemctl enable sssd;
+    systemctl enable sssd; \
+    systemctl enable salt-event-publisher;
 
 # Provide tool to synchronize package and configuration files to persistent volumes
 COPY uyuni-configfiles-sync /usr/bin
diff --git a/containers/server-image/salt-event-publisher.service b/containers/server-image/salt-event-publisher.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3fca4b63096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/server-image/salt-event-publisher.service
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Salt Event Publisher
+After=network.target salt-master.service
+Requires=salt-master.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=salt
+StandardOutput=syslog
+StandardError=syslog
+SyslogIdentifier=salt-event-publisher
+ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c 'until [ -S /run/salt/master/master_event_pub.ipc ]; do sleep 1; done'
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/socat TCP4-LISTEN:4512,reuseaddr,fork UNIX-CONNECT:/run/salt/master/master_event_pub.ipc
+Restart=always
+SuccessExitStatus=0 143
+RestartForceExitStatus=143
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/containers/server-image/server-image.changes.vzhestkov.expose-salt-event-publisher b/containers/server-image/server-image.changes.vzhestkov.expose-salt-event-publisher
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19464458afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/server-image/server-image.changes.vzhestkov.expose-salt-event-publisher
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Expose salt event bus with salt-event-publisher.service