diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+propellor (4.7.6) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Sbuild: Add Sbuild.userConfig property.
+    Thanks, Sean Whitton
+  * Locale: Make sure that the locales package is installed when enabling
+    locales.
+
+ -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:59:07 -0400
+
 propellor (4.7.5) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Avoid crashing when getTerminalName fails due to eg, being in a chroot.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+propellor (4.7.6) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Sbuild: Add Sbuild.userConfig property.
+    Thanks, Sean Whitton
+  * Locale: Make sure that the locales package is installed when enabling
+    locales.
+
+ -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:59:07 -0400
+
 propellor (4.7.5) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Avoid crashing when getTerminalName fails due to eg, being in a chroot.
diff --git a/propellor.cabal b/propellor.cabal
--- a/propellor.cabal
+++ b/propellor.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: propellor
-Version: 4.7.5
+Version: 4.7.6
 Cabal-Version: >= 1.20
 License: BSD2
 Maintainer: Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
diff --git a/src/Propellor/Property/Locale.hs b/src/Propellor/Property/Locale.hs
--- a/src/Propellor/Property/Locale.hs
+++ b/src/Propellor/Property/Locale.hs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import Propellor.Base
 import Propellor.Property.File
+import qualified Propellor.Property.Apt as Apt
 
 import Data.List (isPrefixOf)
 
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@
 -- Per Debian bug #684134 we cannot ensure a locale is generated by means of
 -- Apt.reConfigure.  So localeAvailable edits /etc/locale.gen manually.
 available :: Locale -> RevertableProperty DebianLike DebianLike
-available locale = ensureAvailable <!> ensureUnavailable
+available locale = ensureAvailable `requires` Apt.installed ["locales"]
+	<!> ensureUnavailable
   where
 	f = "/etc/locale.gen"
 	desc = (locale ++ " locale generated")
diff --git a/src/Propellor/Property/Sbuild.hs b/src/Propellor/Property/Sbuild.hs
--- a/src/Propellor/Property/Sbuild.hs
+++ b/src/Propellor/Property/Sbuild.hs
@@ -32,16 +32,13 @@
 
 In @~/.sbuildrc@ (sbuild 0.71.0 or newer):
 
->  $run_piuparts = 1;
 >  $piuparts_opts = [
 >      '--no-eatmydata',
 >      '--schroot',
 >      '%r-%a-sbuild',
 >      '--fail-if-inadequate',
->      '--fail-on-broken-symlinks',
 >      ];
 >
->  $run_autopkgtest = 1;
 >  $autopkgtest_root_args = "";
 >  $autopkgtest_opts = ["--", "schroot", "%r-%a-sbuild"];
 
@@ -81,6 +78,7 @@
 	keypairGenerated,
 	keypairInsecurelyGenerated,
 	usableBy,
+	userConfig,
 ) where
 
 import Propellor.Base
@@ -447,6 +445,35 @@
 -- 	<> Firewall.NotDestination
 -- 		[Firewall.IPWithNumMask (IPv4 "127.0.0.1") 8])
 -- 	`requires` installed 	-- sbuild group must exist
+
+-- | Maintain recommended ~/.sbuildrc for a user, and adds them to the
+-- sbuild group
+--
+-- You probably want a custom ~/.sbuildrc on your workstation, but
+-- this property is handy for quickly setting up build boxes.
+userConfig :: User -> Property DebianLike
+userConfig user@(User u) = go
+	`requires` usableBy user
+	`requires` Apt.installed ["piuparts", "autopkgtest", "lintian"]
+  where
+	go :: Property DebianLike
+	go = property' ("~/.sbuildrc for " ++ u) $ \w -> do
+    		h <- liftIO (User.homedir user)
+    		ensureProperty w $ File.hasContent (h </> ".sbuildrc")
+			[ "$run_lintian = 1;"
+			, ""
+			, "$run_piuparts = 1;"
+			, "$piuparts_opts = ["
+			, "    '--no-eatmydata',"
+			, "    '--schroot',"
+			, "    '%r-%a-sbuild',"
+			, "    '--fail-if-inadequate',"
+			, "    ];"
+			, ""
+			, "$run_autopkgtest = 1;"
+			, "$autopkgtest_root_args = \"\";"
+			, "$autopkgtest_opts = [\"--\", \"schroot\", \"%r-%a-sbuild\"];"
+			]
 
 -- ==== utility functions ====