diff --git a/package/input-event-daemon/input-event-daemon.mk b/package/input-event-daemon/input-event-daemon.mk
index 67b8cc4ba6..0d23037ff6 100644
--- a/package/input-event-daemon/input-event-daemon.mk
+++ b/package/input-event-daemon/input-event-daemon.mk
@@ -27,4 +27,12 @@ define INPUT_EVENT_DAEMON_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S99input-event-daemon
 endef
 
+define INPUT_EVENT_DAEMON_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 package/input-event-daemon/input-event-daemon.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/input-event-daemon.service
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
+	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/input-event-daemon.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/input-event-daemon.service
+endef
+
 $(eval $(generic-package))
diff --git a/package/input-event-daemon/input-event-daemon.service b/package/input-event-daemon/input-event-daemon.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d91e655ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/input-event-daemon/input-event-daemon.service
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Input Event Daemon
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/input-event-daemon --no-daemon
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target