diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6acb856..fb747e8 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,44 +1,48 @@
 set(kded_SRCS kded.cpp kdedadaptor.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.kded5.xml # just so that it gets generated
 )
 
 ecm_qt_export_logging_category(
     IDENTIFIER KDED
     CATEGORY_NAME kf5.kded
     DEFAULT_SEVERITY Warning
     DESCRIPTION "KDED"
     EXPORT KDED
 )
 
 add_executable(kded5 ${kded_SRCS})
 ecm_mark_nongui_executable(kded5)
 
 target_link_libraries(kded5
     Qt5::Widgets # QApplication
     KF5::Service # Needed for ksycoca.h
     KF5::CoreAddons # Needed for KDirWatch
     KF5::DBusAddons # Needed for kdedmodule.h
     KF5::Crash # Sets it as autostart
 )
 if(APPLE)
     target_link_libraries(kded5 "-framework CoreFoundation")
 endif()
 target_compile_definitions(kded5 PRIVATE
     KCONF_UPDATE_EXE="$<TARGET_FILE:KF5::kconf_update>"
 )
 
 install(TARGETS kded5 ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
 
+configure_file(plasma-kded.service.in
+               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma-kded.service @ONLY)
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma-kded.service
+        DESTINATION ${SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT_INSTALL_DIR})
 
 qt5_generate_dbus_interface( kdedadaptor.h org.kde.kded5.xml )
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.kded5.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSINTERFACEDIR})
 
 kdbusaddons_generate_dbus_service_file(kded5 org.kde.kded5 ${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR})
 
 install( FILES kdedmodule.desktop DESTINATION  ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICETYPES5DIR} )
 
 ecm_qt_install_logging_categories(
     EXPORT KDED
     FILE kded.categories
     DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LOGGINGCATEGORIESDIR}
 )
diff --git a/src/plasma-kded.service.in b/src/plasma-kded.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53f1092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plasma-kded.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=KDE Daemon
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR@/kded5
+BusName=org.kde.kded5
+Slice=session.slice