diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78090c6..ca58003 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ PD_MAPPER := pd-mapper
 CFLAGS := -Wall -g -O2
 LDFLAGS := -lqrtr
 
+prefix ?= /usr/local
+bindir := $(prefix)/bin
+servicedir := $(prefix)/lib/systemd/system
+
 SRCS := pd-mapper.c \
 	servreg_loc.c
 
@@ -11,8 +15,12 @@ OBJS := $(SRCS:.c=.o)
 $(PD_MAPPER): $(OBJS)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS)
 
-install: $(PD_MAPPER)
-	install -D -m 755 $< $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/bin/$<
+pd-mapper.service: pd-mapper.service.in
+	@sed 's+PD_MAPPER_PATH+$(bindir)+g' $< > $@
+
+install: $(PD_MAPPER) pd-mapper.service
+	@install -D -m 755 $(PD_MAPPER) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(PD_MAPPER)
+	@install -D -m 644 pd-mapper.service $(DESTDIR)$(servicedir)/pd-mapper.service
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(PD_MAPPER) $(OBJS)
+	rm -f $(PD_MAPPER) $(OBJS) pd-mapper.service
diff --git a/pd-mapper.service.in b/pd-mapper.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09b594b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pd-mapper.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Qualcomm PD mapper service
+Requires=qrtr-ns.service
+After=qrtr-ns.service
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=PD_MAPPER_PATH/pd-mapper
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target