diff --git a/package/upmpdcli/upmpdcli.mk b/package/upmpdcli/upmpdcli.mk
index 5e4d6a8550..69a0ab3190 100644
--- a/package/upmpdcli/upmpdcli.mk
+++ b/package/upmpdcli/upmpdcli.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ define UPMPDCLI_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/upmpdcli/S99upmpdcli $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S99upmpdcli
 endef
 
+define UPMPDCLI_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 $(@D)/systemd/upmpdcli.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/upmpdcli.service
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
+	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/upmpdcli.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/upmpdcli.service
+endef
+
 define UPMPDCLI_INSTALL_CONF_FILE
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/src/upmpdcli.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/upmpdcli.conf
 endef