diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cfbaa7f..3882699 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ fi
 for f in Makefile aucat/Makefile midicat/Makefile sndiod/Makefile \
 libsndio/Makefile \
 examples/Makefile \
-contrib/init.d.sndiod
+contrib/init.d.sndiod \
+contrib/sndiod.service
 do
 	sed \
 	-e "s:@bindir@:$bindir:" \
diff --git a/contrib/sndiod.service.in b/contrib/sndiod.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84a8d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/sndiod.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=sndio audio and MIDI server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+Restart=on-abort
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/sndiod
+ExecStart=@bindir@/sndiod $DAEMON_OPTS
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target