diff --git a/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/stage3d-systemd-mu-power9le.spec b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/stage3d-systemd-mu-power9le.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f69d5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/stage3d-systemd-mu-power9le.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+subarch: power9le
+target: stage3
+version_stamp: desktop-systemd-mergedusr-@TIMESTAMP@
+rel_type: power9le-mergedusr
+profile: default/linux/ppc64le/17.0/desktop/systemd/merged-usr
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: power9le-mergedusr/stage1-power9le-systemd-mergedusr-@TIMESTAMP@
+compression_mode: pixz
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
diff --git a/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf b/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
index f24460c8..99edeeb2 100644
--- a/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
+++ b/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" stage1-systemd.spec stage3-systemd.spec"
 OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" stage1-systemd-mu.spec stage3-systemd-mu.spec"
 OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" stage1-openrc-power9le.spec stage3-openrc-power9le.spec stage3d-openrc-power9le.spec"
 OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" stage1-systemd-power9le.spec stage3-systemd-power9le.spec"
-OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" stage1-systemd-mu-power9le.spec stage3-systemd-mu-power9le.spec"
+OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" stage1-systemd-mu-power9le.spec stage3-systemd-mu-power9le.spec stage3d-systemd-mu-power9le.spec"
 OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" stage1-musl-hardened-openrc.spec stage3-musl-hardened-openrc.spec"
 OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" stage1-musl-hardened-openrc-power9le.spec stage3-musl-hardened-openrc-power9le.spec"
 
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ post_build() {
 	stage3-systemd-mu-power9le.spec)
 		upload power9le-mergedusr/stage3-power9le-systemd-mergedusr-${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
 		;;
+	stage3d-systemd-mu-power9le.spec)
+		upload power9le-mergedusr/stage3-power9le-desktop-systemd-mergedusr-${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
+		;;
 	stage3-musl-hardened-openrc.spec)
 		upload musl-hardened/stage3-ppc64le-musl-hardened-openrc-${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
 		;;