diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
index 38b78bc..653541e 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
-SUMMARY = "Startup script for the Weston Wayland compositor"
+SUMMARY = "Startup script and systemd unit file for the Weston Wayland compositor"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690"
 
-SRC_URI = "file://init"
+SRC_URI = "file://init \
+           file://weston.service"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}"
 
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}/${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m755 ${WORKDIR}/init ${D}/${sysconfdir}/init.d/weston
+
+	install -d ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}
+	install -m0644 ${WORKDIR}/weston.service ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}
 }
 
-inherit allarch update-rc.d
+inherit allarch update-rc.d distro_features_check systemd
+
+# rdepends on weston which depends on virtual/egl
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "opengl"
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "weston kbd"
 
 INITSCRIPT_NAME = "weston"
 INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "start 9 5 2 . stop 20 0 1 6 ."
+
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "weston.service"