diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df919d7650d..ec8c331e9d1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 set(HYPRLAND_VERSION ${VER})
 set(PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 set(INCLUDEDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
+set(BINDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 configure_file(hyprland.pc.in hyprland.pc @ONLY)
+configure_file(systemd/hyprland-session.service.in systemd/hyprland-session.service @ONLY)
 
 set(CMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL "STATUS")
 
@@ -357,6 +359,11 @@ install(
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/example/hyprland.desktop
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/wayland-sessions)
 
+
+# session file -systemd
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/systemd/hyprland-systemd.desktop
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/wayland-sessions)
+
 # allow Hyprland to find assets
 add_compile_definitions(DATAROOTDIR="${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}")
 
@@ -397,3 +404,6 @@ install(
   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/hyprland
   FILES_MATCHING
   PATTERN "*.h*")
+
+#install systemd service
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/systemd/hyprland-session.service DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/systemd/user)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 33e8fdbe2ca..d0ba9a5c728 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ if get_option('tracy_enable') and get_option('buildtype') != 'debugoptimized'
   warning('Profiling builds should set -- buildtype = debugoptimized')
 endif
 
+
+
 subdir('protocols')
 subdir('src')
 subdir('hyprctl')
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ subdir('hyprpm/src')
 subdir('assets')
 subdir('example')
 subdir('docs')
+subdir('systemd')
 
 # Generate hyprland.pc
 pkg_install_dir = join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'pkgconfig')
diff --git a/example/hyprland-session.service b/systemd/hyprland-session.service.in
similarity index 61%
rename from example/hyprland-session.service
rename to systemd/hyprland-session.service.in
index 3089a961c0b..dafdc141856 100644
--- a/example/hyprland-session.service
+++ b/systemd/hyprland-session.service.in
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ After=graphical-session-pre.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/Hyprland
-ExecStop=/usr/bin/hyprctl dispatch exit
-ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/systemctl --user unset-environment DISPLAY WAYLAND_DISPLAY HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
+ExecStart=@PREFIX@/@BINDIR@/Hyprland
+ExecStop=@PREFIX@/@BINDIR@/hyprctl dispatch exit
+ExecStopPost=systemctl --user unset-environment DISPLAY WAYLAND_DISPLAY HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
 Restart=on-failure
 Slice=session.slice
diff --git a/example/hyprland-systemd.desktop b/systemd/hyprland-systemd.desktop
similarity index 100%
rename from example/hyprland-systemd.desktop
rename to systemd/hyprland-systemd.desktop
diff --git a/systemd/meson.build b/systemd/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..497e64f4fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+install_data(                                                          
+  'hyprland-systemd.desktop',                                                  
+  install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'wayland-sessions'),  
+  install_tag: 'runtime',                                              
+)                                                                      
+
+conf_data = configuration_data()
+conf_data.set('PREFIX', get_option('prefix'))
+conf_data.set('BINDIR', get_option('bindir'))
+
+configure_file(
+  configuration: conf_data,
+  input: 'hyprland-session.service.in',
+  output: '@BASENAME@',
+  install_dir: join_paths(get_option('libdir'), 'systemd/user')  )