diff --git a/distro/systemd/openvpn-client@.service b/distro/systemd/openvpn-client@.service
index 18b84dd1..f64a2396 100644
--- a/distro/systemd/openvpn-client@.service
+++ b/distro/systemd/openvpn-client@.service
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Documentation=https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn24ManPage
 Documentation=https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO
 
 [Service]
+Type=notify
 PrivateTmp=true
 RuntimeDirectory=openvpn-client
 RuntimeDirectoryMode=0710
diff --git a/distro/systemd/openvpn-server@.service b/distro/systemd/openvpn-server@.service
index a2b7b52b..890e6a9f 100644
--- a/distro/systemd/openvpn-server@.service
+++ b/distro/systemd/openvpn-server@.service
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Documentation=https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn24ManPage
 Documentation=https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO
 
 [Service]
+Type=notify
 PrivateTmp=true
 RuntimeDirectory=openvpn-server
 RuntimeDirectoryMode=0710
diff --git a/src/openvpn/init.c b/src/openvpn/init.c
index 2ccbab2f..f99c934b 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/init.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/init.c
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 
 #include "syshead.h"
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_SYSTEMD
+#include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "win32.h"
 #include "init.h"
 #include "sig.h"
@@ -1251,11 +1255,19 @@ initialization_sequence_completed (struct context *c, const unsigned int flags)
       show_adapters (M_INFO|M_NOPREFIX);
       msg (M_INFO, "%s With Errors ( see http://openvpn.net/faq.html#dhcpclientserv )", message);
 #else
+#ifdef ENABLE_SYSTEMD
+      sd_notifyf(0, "STATUS=Failed to start up: %s With Errors\nERRNO=1", message);
+#endif /* HAVE_SYSTEMD_SD_DAEMON_H */
       msg (M_INFO, "%s With Errors", message);
 #endif
     }
   else
-    msg (M_INFO, "%s", message);
+    {
+#ifdef ENABLE_SYSTEMD
+      sd_notifyf(0, "READY=1\nSTATUS=%s\nMAINPID=%lu", message, (unsigned long) getpid());
+#endif
+      msg (M_INFO, "%s", message);
+    }
 
   /* Flag that we initialized */
   if ((flags & (ISC_ERRORS|ISC_SERVER)) == 0)