diff --git a/patroni/tasks/config.yml b/patroni/tasks/config.yml
index f48959b9..4d44e285 100644
--- a/patroni/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/patroni/tasks/config.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,11 @@
     group: root
     mode: "0644"
 
+- mane: Create Systemd Unit for Patroni
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: patroni.service.j2
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/patroni.service
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0644"
+
diff --git a/patroni/templates/patroni.service.j2 b/patroni/templates/patroni.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f9e1521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patroni/templates/patroni.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Runners to orchestrate a high-availability PostgreSQL
+After=syslog.target network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+
+User=postgres
+Group=postgres
+
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/patroni /etc/patroni/config-{{ cluster_name }}.yml
+KillMode=process
+TimeoutSec=30
+Restart=no
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.targ