diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 14952c2..e12aba5 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 Source: sylkserver
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Saul Ibarra <saul@ag-projects.com>
 Uploaders: Dan Pascu <dan@ag-projects.com>, Adrian Georgescu <ag@ag-projects.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.3.5), python-all (>= 2.7)
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.3.5), dh-systemd, python-all (>= 2.7)
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 
 Package: sylkserver
 Architecture: all
 Depends: ${python:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, python-application (>= 1.4.0), python-eventlib, python-lxml, python-sipsimple (>= 2.4.0), python-twisted-web, python-werkzeug
 Suggests: libavahi-compat-libdnssd1, python-twisted-words, python-wokkel (>= 0.7.0)
 Recommends: sylkserver-sounds
 Description: A state of the art, extensible SIP Application Server
  SylkServer is an application server that can be programmed to perform SIP
  end-point applications and act as a gateway between SIP and XMPP domains.
 
 Package: sylkserver-sounds
 Architecture: all
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, sylkserver
 Description: A state of the art, extensible SIP Application Server
  SylkServer is an application server that can be programmed to perform SIP
  end-point applications and act as a gateway between SIP and XMPP domains.
  .
  This package contains sounds used by SylkServer.
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 771a08b..0721299 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
 %:
-	dh  $@ --with python2
+	dh  $@ --with python2 --with systemd
 
 override_dh_clean:
 	dh_clean
 	rm -rf build dist MANIFEST
 
 override_dh_install:
 	install -m 0644 *.ini.sample debian/sylkserver/etc/sylkserver/
 	dh_install
 
 override_dh_installinit:
 	dh_installinit --no-start
 
 .PHONY: override_dh_clean override_dh_install override_dh_installinit
diff --git a/debian/sylkserver.default b/debian/sylkserver.default
index ac8b529..d96d103 100644
--- a/debian/sylkserver.default
+++ b/debian/sylkserver.default
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #
 # SylkServer startup options
 #
 
+# NOTE: This file is not used when systemd is in use
+
 # Set to yes to enable SylkServer, once configured properly
 # by editing /etc/sylkserver/config.ini
 RUN_SYLKSERVER=no
 
 # Set to yes to enable creating code dump files in case of a crash
 DUMP_CORE=no
 
diff --git a/debian/sylkserver.service b/debian/sylkserver.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f2817d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/sylkserver.service
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=SylkServer SIP application server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/sylk-server --no-fork
+Restart=on-abnormal
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target