diff --git a/nfs-idmap.service b/nfs-idmap.service
index 53485f9..872ae09 100644
--- a/nfs-idmap.service
+++ b/nfs-idmap.service
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=NFSv4 ID-name mapping daemon
-Wants=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
-Requires=network.target var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
-After=syslog.target network.target named.service
+BindTo=nfs-server.service
+After=nfs-server.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=forking
@@ -11,4 +10,4 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/nfs
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rpc.idmapd $RPCIDMAPDARGS
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
+WantedBy=nfs.target
diff --git a/nfs-mountd.service b/nfs-mountd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b92ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfs-mountd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=NFS Mount Daemon
+BindTo=nfs-server.service
+After=nfs-server.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/nfs
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rpc.mountd $RPCMOUNTDARGS
+StandardError=syslog+console
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=nfs.target
diff --git a/nfs-rquotad.service b/nfs-rquotad.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c305aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfs-rquotad.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=NFS Remote Quota Server
+BindTo=nfs-server.service
+After=nfs-server.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+StandardError=syslog+console
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/nfs
+ExecStart=-/usr/sbin/rpc.rquotad $RPCRQUOTADOPTS
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=nfs.target
diff --git a/nfs-server.postconfig b/nfs-server.postconfig
index 0cf7024..6ff8a59 100644
--- a/nfs-server.postconfig
+++ b/nfs-server.postconfig
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 . /etc/sysconfig/nfs
 
-# Tell idmapd the server is up and running
-/usr/bin/pkill -HUP rpc.idmapd
-
 #
 # Enabled the RDMA server support if configured to do so.
 # 
diff --git a/nfs-server.service b/nfs-server.service
index f8a26e6..95ade87 100644
--- a/nfs-server.service
+++ b/nfs-server.service
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=NFS Server
 Requires=proc-fs-nfsd.mount var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount rpcbind.service
-After=network.target named.service rpcbind.service proc-fs-nfsd.mount var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
+Requires=nfs-idmap.service nfs-mountd.service nfs-rquotad.service
+After=network.target named.service
 
 [Service]
-Type=forking
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
 StandardError=syslog+console
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/nfs
 ExecStartPre=/usr/lib/nfs-utils/scripts/nfs-server.preconfig
-ExecStartPre=-/usr/sbin/rpc.rquotad $RPCRQUOTADOPTS
 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/exportfs -r
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd $RPCNFSDARGS ${RPCNFSDCOUNT}
-ExecStartPost=/usr/sbin/rpc.mountd $RPCMOUNTDOPTS
-ExecStartPost=/usr/sbin/rpc.idmapd $RPCIDMAPDARGS
 ExecStartPost=-/usr/lib/nfs-utils/scripts/nfs-server.postconfig
 ExecStop=/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd 0
 ExecStopPost=/usr/sbin/exportfs -f
diff --git a/nfs-utils.spec b/nfs-utils.spec
index 8166609..173cf4c 100644
--- a/nfs-utils.spec
+++ b/nfs-utils.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ Source12: nfs-secure.service
 Source13: nfs-secure-server.service
 Source14: nfs-server.service
 Source15: nfs-blkmap.service
-%define nfs_services %{SOURCE11} %{SOURCE12} %{SOURCE13} %{SOURCE14} %{SOURCE15}
+Source16: nfs-rquotad.service
+Source17: nfs-mountd.service
+Source18: nfs-idmap.service
+Source19: nfs.target
+%define nfs_services %{SOURCE11} %{SOURCE12} %{SOURCE13} %{SOURCE14} %{SOURCE15} %{SOURCE16} %{SOURCE17} %{SOURCE18} %{SOURCE19}
 
 Source20: var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
 Source21: proc-fs-nfsd.mount
@@ -283,6 +287,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Tue May 15 2012 Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com> 1.2.6-0
 - Update to the latest upstream release: nfs-utils-1.2.6
+- Split out NFS server daemons into individual service files (bz 769879) 
 
 * Thu May  3 2012 Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com> 1.2.5-16
 - Update to the latest RC release: nfs-utils-1.2.6-rc7
diff --git a/nfs.target b/nfs.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c3262a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfs.target
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Network File System Server
+Requires=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount proc-fs-nfsd.mount rpcbind.service
+After=network.target named.service 
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target