diff --git a/service/service b/service/service
index 2e5b421..577fae9 100644
--- a/service/service
+++ b/service/service
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
 export PATH
 
 VERSION="service version 0.91-alt"
-SERVICEDIR="/etc/init.d"
+SERVICEDIR=/etc/init.d
+SYSTEMCTL=/bin/systemctl
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE_DIR=/lib/systemd/system
+SYSTEMD_CGROUP_DIR=/sys/fs/cgroup/systemd
 SERVICE=
 OPTIONS=
 
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ check_service()
 		fatal "$SERVICE: Invalid service name"
 
 	[ -x "$SERVICEDIR/$SERVICE" ] ||
+	[ -x "$SYSTEMCTL" -a \
+	  -d "$SYSTEMD_CGROUP_DIR" -a \
+	  -f "$SYSTEMD_SERVICE_DIR/$SERVICE.service" ] ||
 		fatal "$SERVICE: Unrecognized service"
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +75,11 @@ case "$1" in
 		shift
 		check_service
 		cd / || exit
-		"$SERVICEDIR/$SERVICE" "$@"
-		exit $?
+		if [ -x "$SYSTEMCTL" -a -d "$SYSTEMD_CGROUP_DIR" ]; then
+			exec "$SYSTEMCTL" "$@" "$SERVICE.service"
+		else
+			exec "$SERVICEDIR/$SERVICE" "$@"
+		fi
+		exit
 		;;
 esac