diff --git a/openldap.spec b/openldap.spec
index b90d5e7..76a2dbd 100644
--- a/openldap.spec
+++ b/openldap.spec
@@ -81,11 +81,12 @@ customized LDAP clients.
 Summary: LDAP server
 License: OpenLDAP
 Requires: openldap = %{version}-%{release}, openssl
-Requires(pre): shadow-utils, initscripts
-Requires(post): chkconfig, /sbin/runuser, make, initscripts
-Requires(preun): chkconfig, initscripts
-# BEWARE: DB 5.1 is the latest version supported by OpenLDAP 2.4.25; however we have 5.2 in Rawhide
+Requires(pre): shadow-utils
+Requires(post): systemd-units, systemd-sysv, chkconfig
+Requires(preun): systemd-units
+Requires(postun): systemd-units
 BuildRequires: libdb-devel >= 5.0, libdb-devel < 5.3
+BuildRequires: systemd-units
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 
 %description servers
@@ -321,6 +322,13 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/lib/ldap
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/tmpfiles.d
 install -m 644 %SOURCE3 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/tmpfiles.d/slapd.conf
 
+# setup maintainance scripts
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/slapd
+install -m 0644 %SOURCE50 %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/slapd/functions
+install -m 0755 %SOURCE51 %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/slapd/convert-config.sh
+install -m 0755 %SOURCE52 %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/slapd/check-config.sh
+install -m 0755 %SOURCE53 %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/slapd/upgrade-db.sh
+
 # remove build root from config files and manual pages
 perl -pi -e "s|%{buildroot}||g" %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/openldap/*.conf
 perl -pi -e "s|%{buildroot}||g" %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/*/*.*
@@ -330,8 +338,8 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/openldap/*.default
 rm -f %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/openldap/schema/*.default
 
 # install an init script for the servers
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/init.d
-install -m 755 %SOURCE1 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/init.d/slapd
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}
+install -m 0644 %SOURCE1 %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/
 
 # install syconfig/ldap
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig
@@ -471,7 +479,11 @@ exit 0
 %post servers
 
 /sbin/ldconfig
-/sbin/chkconfig --add slapd
+
+if [ $1 -eq 1 ]; then
+	# initial installation
+	/sbin/systemctl daemon-reload &>/dev/null || :
+fi
 
 # generate sample TLS certificates
 if [ ! -f %{_sysconfdir}/pki/tls/certs/slapd.pem ] ; then
@@ -533,21 +545,33 @@ fi
 exit 0
 
 %preun servers
-if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
-	/sbin/service slapd stop > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-	/sbin/chkconfig --del slapd
-
-	# openldap-servers are being removed from system
-	# do not touch the database!
+if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
+	# package removal
+	/bin/systemctl --no-reload disable slapd.service &>/dev/null || :
+	/bin/systemctl stop slapd.service &>/dev/null || :
 fi
 
 %postun servers
 /sbin/ldconfig
 
+/bin/systemctl daemon-reload &>/dev/null || :
+if [ $1 -ge 1 ]; then
+	# package upgrade
+	/bin/systemctl try-restart slapd.service &>/dev/null || :
+fi
+
 %post devel -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %postun devel -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
+%triggerun servers -- openldap-servers < 2.4.26-6
+
+# migration from SysV to systemd
+/usr/bin/systemd-sysv-convert --save slapd &>/dev/null || :
+/sbin/chkconfig --del slapd &>/dev/null || :
+/bin/systemctl try-restart slapd.service &>/dev/null || :
+
+
 %triggerin servers -- db4
 
 # db4 upgrade (see %triggerun)