diff --git a/SOURCES/haproxy.service b/SOURCES/haproxy.service
index b5beeb4..356668d 100644
--- a/SOURCES/haproxy.service
+++ b/SOURCES/haproxy.service
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ After=network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
-Environment="CONFIG=/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg" "PIDFILE=/run/haproxy.pid"
+Environment="CONFIG=/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg" "PIDFILE=/run/haproxy.pid" "CFGDIR=/etc/haproxy/conf.d"
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/haproxy
-ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/haproxy -f $CONFIG -c -q $OPTIONS
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/haproxy -Ws -f $CONFIG -p $PIDFILE $OPTIONS
-ExecReload=/usr/sbin/haproxy -f $CONFIG -c -q $OPTIONS
+ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/haproxy -f $CONFIG -f $CFGDIR -c -q $OPTIONS
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/haproxy -Ws -f $CONFIG -f $CFGDIR -p $PIDFILE $OPTIONS
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/haproxy -f $CONFIG -f $CFGDIR -c -q $OPTIONS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR2 $MAINPID
 SuccessExitStatus=143
 KillMode=mixed
diff --git a/SPECS/haproxy.spec b/SPECS/haproxy.spec
index 3fe5bd5..c746243 100644
--- a/SPECS/haproxy.spec
+++ b/SPECS/haproxy.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name:           haproxy
 Version:        1.8.27
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        HAProxy reverse proxy for high availability environments
 
 Group:          System Environment/Daemons
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ popd
 %{__install} -p -D -m 0644 %{SOURCE5} %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/halog.1
 %{__install} -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{haproxy_homedir}
 %{__install} -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{haproxy_datadir}
+%{__install} -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{haproxy_confdir}/conf.d
 %{__install} -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
 %{__install} -p -m 0755 ./contrib/halog/halog %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/halog
 %{__install} -p -m 0755 ./contrib/iprange/iprange %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/iprange
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ exit 0
 %license LICENSE
 %dir %{haproxy_homedir}
 %dir %{haproxy_confdir}
+%dir %{haproxy_confdir}/conf.d
 %dir %{haproxy_datadir}
 %{haproxy_datadir}/*
 %config(noreplace) %{haproxy_confdir}/%{name}.cfg
@@ -140,7 +142,10 @@ exit 0
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
-* Tue Jan 18 2022 Ryan O'Hara <rohara@redhat.com> - 1.8.27-3
+* Fri Jun 03 2022 Ryan O'Hara <rohara@redhat.com> - 1.8.27-5
+- Add configuration directory and update systemd unit file (#1943869)
+
+* Tue Jan 18 2022 Ryan O'Hara <rohara@redhat.com> - 1.8.27-4
 - Apply patch (#1941446)
 
 * Fri Oct 15 2021 Ryan O'Hara <rohara@redhat.com> - 1.8.27-3