diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/wicd/INSTALL
index 37b69435a15..ee3f13c6979 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wicd/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/INSTALL
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Please note that wicd does not require to have dhcpcd and/or
 wpa_supplicant services running at boot. If you are using them at
 boot, please disable them before using wicd. You can do that with:
 
-$ /etc/init.d/<service> stop
-$ rc-update del <service> default
+$ systemctl stop dhcpcd.service wpa_supplicant.service
+$ systemctl disable dhcpcd.service wpa_supplicant.service
 
 ATTENTION: to make wicd work for your user, it must be a member
 of the 'users' group.
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.rc b/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4370e768312..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-
-command=/usr/sbin/wicd
-pidfile=/var/run/wicd/wicd.pid
-
-depend()
-{
-	need dbus
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.service b/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ae9e4317b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Wicd Network Manager
+
+[Service]
+Type=dbus
+BusName=org.wicd.daemon
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/wicd -f
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/template b/srcpkgs/wicd/template
index af3b1af2921..90638c212b8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wicd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'wicd'
 pkgname=wicd
 version=1.7.0
-revision=3
+revision=4
 patch_args="-Np1"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=custom-install
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ noarch=yes
 conf_files="
 /etc/dbus-1/system.d/wicd.conf
 /etc/wicd/encryption/templates/active"
+systemd_services="wicd.service"
 gtk_iconcache_dirs="/usr/share/icons/hicolor"
-openrc_services="wicd default false"
 pycompile_module="wicd"
 
 Add_dependency full dbus-python
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ do_install()
 		--suspend=/usr/share/wicd/scripts
 	python setup.py install --root=${DESTDIR}
 
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/wicd.rc 755 etc/init.d wicd
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/wicd.service 644 lib/systemd/system
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/wicd.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
 	vmkdir usr/lib/wicd
 	vcopy "build/lib/wicd/*.py" usr/lib/wicd