diff --git a/service/service b/service/service
index 2e5b421..ef1f017 100644
--- a/service/service
+++ b/service/service
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export PATH
 
 VERSION="service version 0.91-alt"
 SERVICEDIR="/etc/init.d"
+SYSTEMCTL="/bin/systemctl"
+SYSTEMDSERVICEDIR="/lib/systemd/system"
 SERVICE=
 OPTIONS=
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ check_service()
 	[ -n "${SERVICE##*/*}" ] ||
 		fatal "$SERVICE: Invalid service name"
 
-	[ -x "$SERVICEDIR/$SERVICE" ] ||
+	[ -x "$SERVICEDIR/$SERVICE" ] || [ -x "$SYSTEMCTL" -a -f "$SYSTEMDSERVICEDIR/${SERVICE}.service" ] ||
 		fatal "$SERVICE: Unrecognized service"
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +71,13 @@ case "$1" in
 		shift
 		check_service
 		cd / || exit
-		"$SERVICEDIR/$SERVICE" "$@"
+		if [ -x "$SYSTEMCTL" ]; then
+			if [-f "$SYSTEMDSERVICEDIR/${SERVICE}.service" -o -x "$SERVICEDIR/$SERVICE" ]; then
+				exec $SYSTEMCTL "$@" ${SERVICE}.service
+			fi
+		elif [ -x "$SERVICEDIR/$SERVICE" ]; then
+			"$SERVICEDIR/$SERVICE" "$@"
+		fi
 		exit $?
 		;;
 esac