diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3ea95e94808..8514ec95728 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ dist_systemunit_DATA = \
 	units/remote-fs.target \
 	units/remote-fs-pre.target \
 	units/network.target \
+	units/network-pre.target \
 	units/network-online.target \
 	units/nss-lookup.target \
 	units/nss-user-lookup.target \
diff --git a/man/systemd.special.xml b/man/systemd.special.xml
index 38b94a7657e..cda6edd42b5 100644
--- a/man/systemd.special.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.special.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
                 <filename>multi-user.target</filename>,
                 <filename>network.target</filename>,
                 <filename>network-online.target</filename>,
+                <filename>network-pre.target</filename>,
                 <filename>nss-lookup.target</filename>,
                 <filename>nss-user-lookup.target</filename>,
                 <filename>paths.target</filename>,
@@ -890,6 +891,20 @@
                                         facility.</para>
                                 </listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><filename>network-pre.target</filename></term>
+                                <listitem>
+                                        <para>This passive target unit
+                                        may be pulled in by services
+                                        that want to run before any
+                                        network is set up, for example
+                                        for the purpose of setting up a
+                                        firewall. All network
+                                        management software orders
+                                        itself after this target, but
+                                        does not pull it in.</para>
+                                </listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><filename>nss-lookup.target</filename></term>
                                 <listitem>
diff --git a/units/local-fs.target b/units/local-fs.target
index ae3cedcb658..70cb13f25d4 100644
--- a/units/local-fs.target
+++ b/units/local-fs.target
@@ -9,7 +9,5 @@
 Description=Local File Systems
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
 After=local-fs-pre.target
-DefaultDependencies=no
-Conflicts=shutdown.target
 OnFailure=emergency.target
 OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly
diff --git a/units/network-pre.target b/units/network-pre.target
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ea4bc739a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/network-pre.target
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Network (Pre)
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+Documentation=http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget
+RefuseManualStart=yes
diff --git a/units/network.target b/units/network.target
index 65fc64b02cf..61ebdcadd0b 100644
--- a/units/network.target
+++ b/units/network.target
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@
 Description=Network
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
 Documentation=http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget
+After=network-pre.target
+RefuseManualStart=yes
diff --git a/units/systemd-networkd.service.in b/units/systemd-networkd.service.in
index 373ac4e0fd1..48f4d63a872 100644
--- a/units/systemd-networkd.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-networkd.service.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Description=Network Service
 Documentation=man:systemd-networkd.service(8)
 DefaultDependencies=no
-After=dbus.service
+After=dbus.service network-pre.target
 Before=network.target
 Wants=network.target
 ConditionCapability=CAP_NET_ADMIN