diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8715082..c99566d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ rpcbind_SOURCES = \
 	src/warmstart.c
 rpcbind_LDADD = $(TIRPC_LIBS)
 
+if SYSTEMD
+AM_CPPFLAGS += $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) -DSYSTEMD
+
+rpcbind_LDADD += $(SYSTEMD_LIBS)
+endif
+
 rpcinfo_SOURCES =       src/rpcinfo.c
 rpcinfo_LDADD   =       $(TIRPC_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5a88cc7..967eb05 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ AC_SUBST([nss_modules], [$with_nss_modules])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([TIRPC], [libtirpc])
 
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+AC_ARG_WITH([systemdsystemunitdir],
+  AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemdsystemunitdir=DIR], [Directory for systemd service files]),
+  [], [with_systemdsystemunitdir=$($PKG_CONFIG --variable=systemdsystemunitdir systemd)])
+  if test "x$with_systemdsystemunitdir" != xno; then
+    AC_SUBST([systemdsystemunitdir], [$with_systemdsystemunitdir])
+     PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd], [],
+	   [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd-daemon], [],
+	   AC_MSG_ERROR([libsystemd support requested but found]))])
+  fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(SYSTEMD, [test -n "$with_systemdsystemunitdir" -a "x$with_systemdsystemunitdir" != xno ])
+
 AS_IF([test x$enable_libwrap = xyes], [
 	AC_CHECK_LIB([wrap], [hosts_access], ,
 		AC_MSG_ERROR([libwrap support requested but unable to find libwrap]))
diff --git a/src/rpcbind.c b/src/rpcbind.c
index e3462e3..f7c71ee 100644
--- a/src/rpcbind.c
+++ b/src/rpcbind.c
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #endif
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#ifdef SYSTEMD
+#include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>
+#endif
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -296,6 +299,7 @@ init_transport(struct netconfig *nconf)
 	u_int32_t host_addr[4];  /* IPv4 or IPv6 */
 	struct sockaddr_un sun;
 	mode_t oldmask;
+	int n;
         res = NULL;
 
 	if ((nconf->nc_semantics != NC_TPI_CLTS) &&
@@ -314,6 +318,76 @@ init_transport(struct netconfig *nconf)
 			fprintf(stderr, "[%d] - %s\n", i, *s);
 	}
 #endif
+	if (!__rpc_nconf2sockinfo(nconf, &si)) {
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "cannot get information for %s",
+		    nconf->nc_netid);
+		return (1);
+	}
+
+#ifdef SYSTEMD
+	n = sd_listen_fds(0);
+	if (n < 0) {
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "failed to acquire systemd sockets: %s", strerror(-n));
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* Try to find if one of the systemd sockets we were given match
+	 * our netconfig structure. */
+
+	for (fd = SD_LISTEN_FDS_START; fd < SD_LISTEN_FDS_START + n; fd++) {
+		struct __rpc_sockinfo si_other;
+		union {
+			struct sockaddr sa;
+			struct sockaddr_un un;
+			struct sockaddr_in in4;
+			struct sockaddr_in6 in6;
+			struct sockaddr_storage storage;
+		} sa;
+		socklen_t addrlen = sizeof(sa);
+
+		if (!__rpc_fd2sockinfo(fd, &si_other)) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR, "cannot get information for fd %i", fd);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		if (si.si_af != si_other.si_af ||
+                    si.si_socktype != si_other.si_socktype ||
+                    si.si_proto != si_other.si_proto)
+			continue;
+
+		if (getsockname(fd, &sa.sa, &addrlen) < 0) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR, "failed to query socket name: %s",
+                               strerror(errno));
+			goto error;
+		}
+
+		/* Copy the address */
+		taddr.addr.maxlen = taddr.addr.len = addrlen;
+		taddr.addr.buf = malloc(addrlen);
+		if (taddr.addr.buf == NULL) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR,
+                               "cannot allocate memory for %s address",
+                               nconf->nc_netid);
+			goto error;
+		}
+		memcpy(taddr.addr.buf, &sa, addrlen);
+
+		my_xprt = (SVCXPRT *)svc_tli_create(fd, nconf, &taddr,
+                          RPC_MAXDATASIZE, RPC_MAXDATASIZE);
+		if (my_xprt == (SVCXPRT *)NULL) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s: could not create service",
+                               nconf->nc_netid);
+			goto error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If none of the systemd sockets matched, we set up the socket in
+	 * the normal way:
+	 */
+#endif
+	if (my_xprt != NULL)
+		goto got_socket;
 
 	/*
 	 * XXX - using RPC library internal functions. For NC_TPI_CLTS
@@ -327,12 +401,6 @@ init_transport(struct netconfig *nconf)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!__rpc_nconf2sockinfo(nconf, &si)) {
-		syslog(LOG_ERR, "cannot get information for %s",
-		    nconf->nc_netid);
-		return (1);
-	}
-
 	if ((strcmp(nconf->nc_netid, "local") == 0) ||
 	    (strcmp(nconf->nc_netid, "unix") == 0)) {
 		memset(&sun, 0, sizeof sun);
@@ -569,6 +637,7 @@ init_transport(struct netconfig *nconf)
 			goto error;
 		}
 	}
+got_socket:
 
 #ifdef PORTMAP
 	/*
