diff --git a/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk b/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk
index 9770cae94..3f6512c29 100644
--- a/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk
+++ b/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk
@@ -72,4 +72,17 @@ define NETWORK_MANAGER_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/network-manager/S45network-manager $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S45network-manager
 endef
 
+define NETWORK_MANAGER_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
+
+	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service
+
+	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/NetworkManager.service
+
+	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager-dispatcher.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service
+endef
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))