diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 29ca0f24..2beb2a21 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ endif
 	cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.NotifyUpdates.policy $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.NotifyUpdates
 	cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.OpenInVM.policy $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.OpenInVM
 	cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.VMShell.policy $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.VMShell
+	cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.UpdatesProxy.policy $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.UpdatesProxy
 	cp qubes-rpc/qubes.FeaturesRequest $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/
 	cp qubes-rpc/qubes.GetRandomizedTime $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/
 	cp qubes-rpc/qubes.NotifyTools $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/
diff --git a/qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.UpdatesProxy.policy b/qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.UpdatesProxy.policy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21c68c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.UpdatesProxy.policy
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## Note that policy parsing stops at the first match,
+## so adding anything below "$anyvm $anyvm action" line will have no effect
+
+## Please use a single # to start your custom comments
+
+# Default rule for all TemplateVMs - direct the connection to sys-net
+$type:TemplateVM $default allow,target=sys-net
+
+$anyvm $anyvm deny
diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec b/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec
index 3e676ced..27cdcc27 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ fi
 %attr(0664,root,qubes) %config(noreplace) /etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.OpenInVM
 %attr(0664,root,qubes) %config(noreplace) /etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.OpenURL
 %attr(0664,root,qubes) %config(noreplace) /etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.VMShell
+%attr(0664,root,qubes) %config(noreplace) /etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.UpdatesProxy
 /etc/qubes-rpc/admin.*
 /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.FeaturesRequest
 /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.GetRandomizedTime