diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index 8eeb34682..dae9dfcf7 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.66 - 
 ===============================
+  Add systemd unit files for dmeventd.
   Fix read-only identical table reload supression.
 
 Version 1.02.65 - 8th July 2011
diff --git a/scripts/dm_event_systemd_red_hat.service.in b/scripts/dm_event_systemd_red_hat.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32295d3a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/dm_event_systemd_red_hat.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Device-mapper event daemon
+After=fedora-storage-init.service fedora-storage-init-late.service
+Before=local-fs.target
+DefaultDependencies=no
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/dmeventd
+PIDFile=@DMEVENTD_PIDFILE@
+OOMScoreAdjust=-1000
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sysinit.target
diff --git a/scripts/dm_event_systemd_red_hat.socket b/scripts/dm_event_systemd_red_hat.socket
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c58055561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/dm_event_systemd_red_hat.socket
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Device-mapper event daemon FIFOs
+DefaultDependencies=no
+
+[Socket]
+ListenFIFO=/var/run/dmeventd-server
+ListenFIFO=/var/run/dmeventd-client
+SocketMode=0600
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sockets.target
diff --git a/scripts/lvm2_monitoring_systemd_red_hat.service.in b/scripts/lvm2_monitoring_systemd_red_hat.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47154169f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lvm2_monitoring_systemd_red_hat.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Monitoring of LVM2 mirrors, snapshots etc. using dmeventd or progress polling
+Requires=dm-event.socket
+After=fedora-storage-init.service fedora-storage-init-late.service
+Before=local-fs.target
+DefaultDependencies=no
+Conflicts=shutdown.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/lvm vgchange --monitor y
+ExecStop=@sbindir@/lvm vgchange --monitor n
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sysinit.target
+Also=dm-event.socket