diff --git a/strongswan.spec b/strongswan.spec
index 2681f300d74..a696334e099 100644
--- a/strongswan.spec
+++ b/strongswan.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Linux Kernel.
 %prep
 %setup
 cp -f systemd-conf/strongswan-starter.service.in.centos init/systemd-starter/strongswan-starter.service.in
+cp -f systemd-conf/strongswan.service.in.centos init/systemd/strongswan.service.in
 
 %build
 %configure \
diff --git a/systemd-conf/strongswan.service.in.centos b/systemd-conf/strongswan.service.in.centos
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d65e9882abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-conf/strongswan.service.in.centos
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=strongSwan IPsec IKEv1/IKEv2 daemon using ipsec.conf
+After=syslog.target network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStartPre=/bin/cp -f /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf.orig /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf
+ExecStart=@SBINDIR@/@IPSEC_SCRIPT@ start --nofork
+ExecStartPost=/bin/sleep 2
+ExecStartPost=/bin/bash -c 'if lscpu | grep Flags | grep sha1 | grep sha2 | grep -q aes 2>/dev/null; then /bin/cp -f /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf.mlnx /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf; fi'
+StandardOutput=syslog
+Restart=on-abnormal
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target