diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0ac3da6..22bf3f8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 cronie-1.4.4.tar.gz
 cronie-1.4.5.tar.gz
 /cronie-1.4.6.tar.gz
+/cronie.systemd
diff --git a/cronie.spec b/cronie.spec
index 5aaefa1..055f053 100644
--- a/cronie.spec
+++ b/cronie.spec
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 Summary: Cron daemon for executing programs at set times
 Name: cronie
 Version: 1.4.6
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: MIT and BSD and ISC and GPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Base
 URL: https://fedorahosted.org/cronie
 Source0: https://fedorahosted.org/releases/c/r/cronie/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source1: cronie.systemd
 Patch0: cronie-1.4.6-manpages.patch
 
 Requires: syslog, bash >= 2.0
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ Requires(postun): /sbin/chkconfig
 Requires(postun): /sbin/service 
 Requires(preun): /sbin/chkconfig 
 Requires(preun): /sbin/service
+# systemd compatibility
+Requires(post): systemd-units
+Requires(preun): systemd-units
+Requires(postun): systemd-units
 
 %description
 Cronie contains the standard UNIX daemon crond that runs specified programs at
@@ -116,11 +121,17 @@ touch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/spool/anacron/cron.monthly
 # noanacron package
 install -m 644 contrib/dailyjobs $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/dailyjobs
 
+# install systemd initscript
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/systemd/system/
+install -m 644 %SOURCE1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/systemd/system/crond.service
+
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %post
 /sbin/chkconfig --add crond
+# systemd
+/bin/systemctl enable crond.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 %post anacron
 [ -e /var/spool/anacron/cron.daily ] || touch /var/spool/anacron/cron.daily
@@ -131,11 +142,16 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 if [ "$1" = "0" ]; then
     service crond stop >/dev/null 2>&1 ||:
     /sbin/chkconfig --del crond
+    # systemd
+    /bin/systemctl disable crond.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+    /bin/systemctl stop crond.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 fi
 
 %postun
 if [ "$1" -ge "1" ]; then
     service crond condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 ||:
+    # systemd
+    /bin/systemctl try-restart crond.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 fi
 
 # empty /etc/crontab in case there are only old regular jobs
@@ -175,6 +191,7 @@ cp -a /var/lock/subsys/crond /var/lock/subsys/cronie > /dev/null 2>&1 ||:
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/crond
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.deny
 %attr(0644,root,root) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/0hourly
+%attr(0644,root,root) /lib/systemd/system/crond.service
 
 %files anacron
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
@@ -193,6 +210,9 @@ cp -a /var/lock/subsys/crond /var/lock/subsys/cronie > /dev/null 2>&1 ||:
 %attr(0644,root,root) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/dailyjobs
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 30 2010 Marcela Mašláňová <mmaslano@redhat.com> - 1.4.6-3
+- systemd init script 617320
+
 * Tue Nov 30 2010 Marcela Mašláňová <mmaslano@redhat.com> - 1.4.6-2
 - fix typos in man pages
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 7b170f3..10cf035 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 968e3d3e7c8e1d0588d533883482d3fa  cronie-1.4.6.tar.gz
+01014d53a9ede7c45f2419dc023cc372  cronie.systemd