diff --git a/packages/network/samba/system.d.opt/nmbd.service b/packages/network/samba/system.d.opt/nmbd.service
index 0a14c6ceab..1c38d9f02a 100644
--- a/packages/network/samba/system.d.opt/nmbd.service
+++ b/packages/network/samba/system.d.opt/nmbd.service
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ PIDFile=/var/run/nmbd-smb.conf.pid
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/nmbd --configfile=/run/samba/smb.conf
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 TimeoutStopSec=1s
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=2
 StartLimitInterval=0
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/packages/network/samba/system.d.opt/smbd.service b/packages/network/samba/system.d.opt/smbd.service
index 8e3dda7456..960d7019d6 100644
--- a/packages/network/samba/system.d.opt/smbd.service
+++ b/packages/network/samba/system.d.opt/smbd.service
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ LimitNOFILE=16384
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/smbd --configfile=/run/samba/smb.conf
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 TimeoutStopSec=1s
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=2
 StartLimitInterval=0
 
 [Install]