diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5b2db07..1559188 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 AM_DEFAULT_SOURCE_EXT = .cpp
 
+if HAVE_SYSTEMD
+systemdsystemunit_DATA = \
+  gbmc-psu-hardreset.target
+endif
+
 libsyscmdsdir = ${libdir}/ipmid-providers
 libsyscmds_LTLIBRARIES = libsyscmds.la
 libsyscmds_la_SOURCES = main.cpp cable.cpp cpld.cpp eth.cpp psu.cpp
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bb81787..606ec17 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@
 # Checks for library functions.
 LT_INIT # Required for systemd linking
 
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+AC_ARG_WITH([systemdsystemunitdir],
+     [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemdsystemunitdir=DIR], [Directory for systemd service files])],,
+     [with_systemdsystemunitdir=auto])
+AS_IF([test "x$with_systemdsystemunitdir" = "xyes" -o "x$with_systemdsystemunitdir" = "xauto"], [
+     def_systemdsystemunitdir=$($PKG_CONFIG --variable=systemdsystemunitdir systemd)
+
+     AS_IF([test "x$def_systemdsystemunitdir" = "x"],
+   [AS_IF([test "x$with_systemdsystemunitdir" = "xyes"],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([systemd support requested but pkg-config unable to query systemd package])])
+    with_systemdsystemunitdir=no],
+   [with_systemdsystemunitdir="$def_systemdsystemunitdir"])])
+AS_IF([test "x$with_systemdsystemunitdir" != "xno"],
+      [AC_SUBST([systemdsystemunitdir], [$with_systemdsystemunitdir])])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_SYSTEMD], [test "x$with_systemdsystemunitdir" != "xno"])
+
 # Create configured output
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/gbmc-psu-hardreset.target b/gbmc-psu-hardreset.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60f70a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gbmc-psu-hardreset.target
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Sys PSU Hard Reset