diff --git a/package/bind/bind.mk b/package/bind/bind.mk
index 983fa20f5b..a98a4c4e57 100644
--- a/package/bind/bind.mk
+++ b/package/bind/bind.mk
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ define BIND_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/bind/S81named \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S81named
 endef
+define BIND_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 package/bind/named.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/named.service
+
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
+
+	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/named.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/named.service
+endef
 else
 BIND_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += BIND_TARGET_REMOVE_SERVER
 endif
diff --git a/package/bind/named.service b/package/bind/named.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be0158b234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/bind/named.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=BIND Domain Name Server
+Documentation=man:named(8)
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/named -f -u named
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/rndc reload
+ExecStop=/usr/sbin/rndc stop
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target