diff --git a/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.mk b/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.mk
index e1d4f2754a..6b2e6bcaca 100644
--- a/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.mk
+++ b/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,12 @@ define PTPD2_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S65ptpd2
 endef
 
+define PTPD2_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 package/ptpd2/ptpd2.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/ptpd2.service
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
+	ln -sf ../../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/ptpd2.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ptpd2.service
+endef
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.service b/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66e71ce0a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Precision Time Protocol daemon
+After=syslog.target network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ptpd2 -C -g
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target