diff --git a/foot-server@.service.in b/foot-server@.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81c13bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/foot-server@.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Service]
+ExecStart=@bindir@/foot --server=0
+Environment=WAYLAND_DISPLAY=%i
+NonBlocking=true
+StandardInput=socket
+
+[Unit]
+Requires=%N.socket
+Description=Foot terminal server mode for WAYLAND_DISPLAY=%i
+Documentation=man:foot(1)
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=wayland-instance@.target
diff --git a/foot-server@.socket b/foot-server@.socket
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71db51cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/foot-server@.socket
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Socket]
+ListenStream=%t/foot-%i.sock
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=wayland-instance@.target
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 30044f9e..8778927d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -245,6 +245,25 @@ install_data(
   'foot.desktop', 'foot-server.desktop', 'footclient.desktop',
   install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications'))
 
+systemd = dependency('systemd', required: false)
+if systemd.found()
+
+  configuration = configuration_data()
+  configuration.set('bindir', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('bindir')))
+
+  systemd_units_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemduserunitdir')
+  configure_file(
+    configuration: configuration,
+    input: 'foot-server@.service.in',
+    output: '@BASENAME@',
+    install_dir: systemd_units_dir
+    )
+
+  install_data(
+    'foot-server@.socket',
+    install_dir: systemd_units_dir)
+endif
+
 scdoc = dependency('scdoc', native: true, required: get_option('docs'))
 if scdoc.found()
   install_data(