diff --git a/ypbind-sdnotify.patch b/ypbind-sdnotify.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7efef9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ypbind-sdnotify.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+diff -up ypbind-mt-1.36/configure.in.sdnotify ypbind-mt-1.36/configure.in
+--- ypbind-mt-1.36/configure.in.sdnotify	2012-07-09 16:41:36.000000000 +0200
++++ ypbind-mt-1.36/configure.in	2012-07-12 13:28:25.221031367 +0200
+@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ JH_CHECK_XML_CATALOG([http://docbook.sou
+                 [DocBook XSL Stylesheets], [], enable_man=no)
+ AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_REGENERATE_MAN, test x$enable_man != xno)
+ 
++USE_SD_NOTIFY=0
++AC_SUBST(USE_SD_NOTIFY)
++AC_CHECK_LIB(systemd-daemon,sd_notify,LIBSYSTEMD_DAEMON="-lsystemd-daemon",
++       LIBSYSTEMD_DAEMON="")
++if test -n "$LIBSYSTEMD_DAEMON" ; then
++       AC_CHECK_HEADERS(systemd/sd-daemon.h)
++       if test "$ac_cv_header_systemd_sd_notify_h" = yes; then
++          USE_SD_NOTIFY=1
++        fi
++fi
++AC_SUBST(USE_SD_NOTIFY)
++AC_SUBST(LIBSYSTEMD_DAEMON)
+ 
+ dnl internationalization macros
+ AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION
+diff -up ypbind-mt-1.36/src/Makefile.am.sdnotify ypbind-mt-1.36/src/Makefile.am
+--- ypbind-mt-1.36/src/Makefile.am.sdnotify	2009-06-15 16:30:45.000000000 +0200
++++ ypbind-mt-1.36/src/Makefile.am	2012-07-12 13:28:25.288029189 +0200
+@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ localedir = $(datadir)/locale
+ 
+ WARNFLAGS = @WARNFLAGS@
+ AM_CFLAGS = -D_REENTRANT=1 $(WARNFLAGS) -DUSE_BROADCAST=@USE_BROADCAST@ \
+-	-DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\" @DBUS_CFLAGS@ @GLIB_CFLAGS@
+-ypbind_LDADD = ../lib/libcompat.a @LIBINTL@ @SLP_LIBS@ @DBUS_LIBS@ @GLIB_LIBS@
++	-DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\" @DBUS_CFLAGS@ @GLIB_CFLAGS@ -DUSE_SD_NOTIFY=@USE_SD_NOTIFY@
++ypbind_LDADD = ../lib/libcompat.a @LIBINTL@ @SLP_LIBS@ @DBUS_LIBS@ @GLIB_LIBS@ \
++	$(LIBSYSTEMD_DAEMON)
+ 
+ CLEANFILES = *~
+ 
+diff -up ypbind-mt-1.36/src/ypbind-mt.c.sdnotify ypbind-mt-1.36/src/ypbind-mt.c
+--- ypbind-mt-1.36/src/ypbind-mt.c.sdnotify	2012-07-11 14:02:46.000000000 +0200
++++ ypbind-mt-1.36/src/ypbind-mt.c	2012-07-12 13:57:52.479549892 +0200
+@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
+ #if defined(HAVE_NSS_H)
+ #include <nss.h>
+ #endif
++#if defined(HAVE_SYSTEMD_SD_DAEMON_H)
++#include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>
++#endif
+ 
+ #include "ypbind.h"
+ #include "log_msg.h"
+@@ -952,6 +955,30 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ 
+   pthread_create (&ping_thread, NULL, &test_bindings, NULL);
+ 
++#ifdef USE_SD_NOTIFY
++  {
++    /* 
++     * If we use systemd as an init process we may want to give it 
++     * a message, that ypbind daemon is ready to accept connections.
++     * At this time, sockets for receiving connections are already 
++     * created, so we can say we're ready now.
++     */
++    int result;
++    result = sd_notifyf(0, "READY=1\n"
++                           "STATUS=Processing requests...\n"
++                           "MAINPID=%lu", (unsigned long) getpid());
++
++    /* 
++     * Return code from sd_notifyf can be ignored, as per sd_notifyf(3).
++     * However, if we use systemd's native unit file, we need to send 
++     * this message to let systemd know that daemon is ready.
++     * Thus, we want to know that the call had some issues.
++     */
++    if (result < 0)
++      log_msg ("sd_notifyf failed: %s\n", strerror(-result));
++  }
++#endif
++
+   svc_run ();
+   log_msg (LOG_ERR, _("svc_run returned."));
+   unlink (_YPBIND_PIDFILE);
diff --git a/ypbind.service b/ypbind.service
index 0a69a8e..e82de9c 100644
--- a/ypbind.service
+++ b/ypbind.service
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ After=syslog.target network.target rpcbind.service ypserv.service
 Before=systemd-user-sessions.service
 
 [Service]
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=all
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/network
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/ypbind
 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/ypbind-pre-setdomain
diff --git a/ypbind.spec b/ypbind.spec
index d2dadc8..6bf1df4 100644
--- a/ypbind.spec
+++ b/ypbind.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: The NIS daemon which binds NIS clients to an NIS domain
 Name: ypbind
 Version: 1.36
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 Source0: http://www.linux-nis.org/download/ypbind-mt/ypbind-mt-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Patch2: ypbind-mt-1.32-typo.patch
 Patch3: ypbind-mt-1.32-typo2.patch
 Patch4: ypbind-sigpipe.patch
 Patch5: ypbind-mt-1.36-nistimeout.patch
+Patch6: ypbind-sdnotify.patch
 # This is for /bin/systemctl
 Requires(post): systemd-units
 Requires(preun): systemd-units
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ also need to install the ypserv package to a machine on your network.
 %patch3 -p1 -b .typo2
 %patch4 -p1 -b .sigpipe
 %patch5 -p1 -b .nistimeout
+%patch6 -p1 -b .sdnotify
+
+autoreconf
 
 %build
 %configure --enable-dbus-nm
@@ -117,6 +121,9 @@ fi
 %doc README NEWS COPYING
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 24 2012 Honza Horak <hhorak@redhat.com> - 3:1.36-6
+- Use sdnotify to inform systemd that daemon is ready
+
 * Thu Aug 23 2012 Honza Horak <hhorak@redhat.com> - 3:1.36-5
 - Enhance ypbind(8) with info about NISTIMEOUT
 - Add suggestion about extending NISTIMEOUT if ypbind timeouts