diff --git a/package/chrony/chrony.mk b/package/chrony/chrony.mk
index 8e41ddcf2e..f8012ac01f 100644
--- a/package/chrony/chrony.mk
+++ b/package/chrony/chrony.mk
@@ -45,4 +45,12 @@ define CHRONY_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 package/chrony/S49chrony $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S49chrony
 endef
 
+define CHRONY_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 package/chrony/chrony.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/chrony.service
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
+	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/chrony.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/chrony.service
+endef
+
 $(eval $(generic-package))
diff --git a/package/chrony/chrony.service b/package/chrony/chrony.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6000fce40c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/chrony/chrony.service
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Chrony Network Time Daemon
+After=syslog.target network.target
+Conflicts=systemd-timesyncd.service
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/chronyd -n
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target