diff --git a/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/init.d/73_ratpoison b/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/init.d/73_ratpoison
deleted file mode 100644
index 7954754d97..0000000000
--- a/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/init.d/73_ratpoison
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2010 OpenELEC.tv
-#      http://www.openelec.tv
-#
-#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-#  any later version.
-#
-#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
-#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
-################################################################################
-
-# starting windowmanager
-#
-# runlevels: openelec
-
-(
-  progress "starting Windowmanager"
-
-  # waiting for Xorg to start
-    wait_for_xorg
-
-  # starting ratpoison
-    if [ -f /storage/.config/ratpoisonrc ]; then
-      exec ratpoison -f /storage/.config/ratpoisonrc -d :0.0 > /dev/null 2>&1
-    else
-      exec ratpoison -d :0.0 > /dev/null 2>&1
-    fi
-)&
diff --git a/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/package.mk b/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/package.mk
index 8f7fbdf06c..15c27068c1 100644
--- a/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/package.mk
+++ b/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/package.mk
@@ -54,3 +54,7 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc
     cp $PKG_DIR/config/ratpoisonrc $INSTALL/etc
 }
+
+post_install() {
+  enable_service ratpoison.service
+}
diff --git a/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/system.d/ratpoison.service b/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/system.d/ratpoison.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24a2584cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/system.d/ratpoison.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Ratpoison Window Manager
+After=xorg-server.service
+Requires=graphical.target
+
+[Service]
+Environment=DISPLAY=:0.0
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'sleep 1; exec /usr/bin/ratpoison'
+KillMode=process
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=graphical.target