diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6691345..901c4d8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@
   install: true,
   install_dir: get_option('bindir'))
 
+systemd = dependency('systemd')
+systemd_system_unit_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable(
+    'systemdsystemunitdir',
+    define_variable: ['prefix', get_option('prefix')])
+configure_file(
+  copy: true,
+  input: 'pldmd.service',
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: systemd_system_unit_dir,
+  output: 'pldmd.service',
+)
+
 subdir('tool')
 
 if get_option('tests').enabled()
diff --git a/pldmd.service b/pldmd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e97cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pldmd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Phosphor PLDM Daemon
+Wants=mctp-demux.service
+After=mctp-demux.service
+Wants=mapper-wait@-xyz-openbmc_project-inventory.service
+After=mapper-wait@-xyz-openbmc_project-inventory.service
+
+[Service]
+Restart=always
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/pldmd
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/pldmd --verbose $VERBOSE
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target