diff --git a/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md b/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
index b9db4e2f7..a430a4eea 100644
--- a/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
+++ b/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
@@ -3405,6 +3405,25 @@ iostat\_ctps   | **Required.** Critical threshold for tps (default: 200).
 iostat\_cread  | **Required.** Critical threshold for KB/s reads (default: 200).
 iostat\_cwrite | **Required.** Critical threshold for KB/s writes (default: 200).
 
+#### systemd <a id="plugin-contrib-command-systemd"></a>
+
+The [check_systemd.py](https://github.com/Josef-Friedrich/check_systemd) plugin
+will report a degraded system to your monitoring solution. It requires only the [nagiosplugin](https://nagiosplugin.readthedocs.io/en/stable) library.
+
+Custom variables passed as [command parameters](03-monitoring-basics.md#command-passing-parameters):
+
+Name                            | Description
+--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+systemd\_unit                   | **Optional.** Name of the systemd unit that is being tested.
+systemd\_exclude\_unit          | **Optional.** Exclude a systemd unit from the checks. This option can be applied multiple times. Also supports regular expressions.
+systemd\_no\_startup\_time      | **Optional.** Don’t check the startup time. Using this option the options `systemd_warning` and `systemd_critical` have no effect. (Default: `false`)
+systemd\_warning                | **Optional.** Startup time in seconds to result in a warning status. (Default: `60s`)
+systemd\_critical               | **Optional.** Startup time in seconds to result in a critical status. (Default: `120s`)
+systemd\_dead\_timers           | **Optional.** Detect dead / inactive timers. (Default: `false`)
+systemd\_dead\_timers\_warning  | **Optional.** Time ago in seconds for dead / inactive timers to trigger a warning state (by default 6 days).
+systemd\_dead\_timers\_critical | **Optional.** Time ago in seconds for dead / inactive timers to trigger a critical state (by default 7 days).
+systemd\_verbose\_level         | **Optional.** Increase verbosity level (Accepted values: `1`, `2` or `3`). (Defaults to none)
+
 #### yum <a id="plugin-contrib-command-yum"></a>
 
 The [check_yum](https://github.com/calestyo/check_yum) plugin checks the YUM package
diff --git a/itl/plugins-contrib.d/CMakeLists.txt b/itl/plugins-contrib.d/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f94404b9..b6386b887 100644
--- a/itl/plugins-contrib.d/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/itl/plugins-contrib.d/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Icinga 2 | (c) 2012 Icinga GmbH | GPLv2+
 
 install(
-  FILES big-data.conf databases.conf hardware.conf icingacli.conf ipmi.conf logmanagement.conf metrics.conf network-components.conf network-services.conf operating-system.conf raid-controller.conf smart-attributes.conf storage.conf virtualization.conf vmware.conf web.conf
+  FILES big-data.conf databases.conf hardware.conf icingacli.conf ipmi.conf logmanagement.conf metrics.conf network-components.conf network-services.conf operating-system.conf raid-controller.conf smart-attributes.conf storage.conf systemd.conf virtualization.conf vmware.conf web.conf
   DESTINATION ${ICINGA2_INCLUDEDIR}/plugins-contrib.d
 )
diff --git a/itl/plugins-contrib.d/systemd.conf b/itl/plugins-contrib.d/systemd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c0bbca17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/itl/plugins-contrib.d/systemd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* Icinga 2 | (c) 2012 Icinga GmbH | GPLv2+ */
+
+object CheckCommand "systemd" {
+	command = [ PluginContribDir + "/check_systemd.py" ]
+
+	arguments = {
+		"--unit" = {
+			value = "$systemd_unit$"
+			description = "Name of the systemd unit that is being tested."
+		}
+		"--exclude" = {
+			value = "$systemd_exclude_unit$"
+			description = "Exclude a systemd unit from the checks. This option can be applied multiple times. Also supports regular expressions."
+			repeat_key = true
+		}
+		"--no-startup-time" = {
+			set_if = "$systemd_no_startup_time$"
+			description = "Don’t check the startup time. Using this option the options `systemd_warning` and `systemd_critical` have no effect. (Default: `false`)"
+		}
+		"--warning" = {
+			value = "$systemd_warning$"
+			description = "Startup time in seconds to result in a warning status. (Default: `60s`)"
+		}
+		"--critical" = {
+			value = "$systemd_critical$"
+			description = "Startup time in seconds to result in a critical status. (Default: `120s`)"
+		}
+		"--dead-timers" = {
+			set_if = "$systemd_dead_timers$"
+			description = "Detect dead / inactive timers. (Default: `false`)"
+		}
+		"--dead-timers-warning" = {
+			value = "$systemd_dead_timers_warning$"
+			description = "Time ago in seconds for dead / inactive timers to trigger a warning state (by default 6 days)."
+		}
+		"--dead-timers-critical" = {
+			value = "$systemd_dead_timers_critical$"
+			description = "Time ago in seconds for dead / inactive timers to trigger a critical state (by default 7 days)."
+		}
+		"-v" = {
+			set_if = {{ macro("$systemd_verbose_level$") == 1 }}
+			description = "Increase verbosity level (Accepted values: `1`, `2` or `3`). Defaults to none."
+		}
+		"-vv" = {
+			set_if = {{ macro("$systemd_verbose_level$") == 2 }}
+		}
+		"-vvv" = {
+			set_if = {{ macro("$systemd_verbose_level$") == 3 }}
+		}
+	}
+}