diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df2b2bd..4b08630 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ xdg_appsdir = ${datadir}/applications
 xdg_directorydir = ${datadir}/desktop-directories
 xdg_menudir = ${sysconfdir}/xdg/menus
 xdg_mergedmenudir = $(xdg_menudir)/applications-merged
+systemdsystemdir = /lib/systemd/system
 
 distrorootdir = ${datadir}/$(DISTROid)
 distrobindir = ${distrorootdir}/bin
@@ -257,17 +258,18 @@ endif
 install-mambawelcome:
 ifeq ($(WITHKDE3TOOLS),1)
 	@$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(mambawelcomedatadir)
-	@$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/rc.d/{init.d,rc5.d}
 	@$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(kdeconfigdir)
+	@$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemdir)
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) mambawelcome/mambawelcome.kmdr $(DESTDIR)$(mambawelcomedatadir)
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) mambawelcome/mambawelcome.sh $(DESTDIR)$(mambawelcomedatadir)
-	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) mambawelcome/mambawelcome-init $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/rc.d/init.d/mambawelcome
+	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) mambawelcome/mambawelcome-init $(DESTDIR)$(mambawelcomedatadir)/mambawelcome
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) gpl.html $(DESTDIR)$(mambawelcomedatadir)/gpl.html
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) gpl-it.html $(DESTDIR)$(mambawelcomedatadir)/gpl-it.html
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) gpl-es.html $(DESTDIR)$(mambawelcomedatadir)/gpl-es.html
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) kde/config/kcmfonts $(DESTDIR)$(kdeconfigdir)/kcmfonts
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) kde/config/kdeglobals $(DESTDIR)$(kdeconfigdir)/kdeglobals
-	ln -s ../init.d/mambawelcome $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/rc.d/rc5.d/S99mambawelcome
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) mambawelcome/mambawelcome.service $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemdir)/mambawelcome.service
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) mambawelcome/mambawelcome.target $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemdir)/mambawelcome.target
 endif
 
 install-xramdr:
diff --git a/mambawelcome/mambawelcome-init b/mambawelcome/mambawelcome-init
index fee18af..2103cd3 100755
--- a/mambawelcome/mambawelcome-init
+++ b/mambawelcome/mambawelcome-init
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # mambawelcome - start mambawelcome on first time system execution
-# Copyright (c) 2007-2009 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+# Copyright (c) 2007-2013 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
 
 if [ $UID != 0 ]; then
    echo "$0: must be superuser." >&2
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ xinit /opt/kde3/bin/kmdr-executor /usr/share/openmamba/mambawelcome/mambawelcome
 #/opt/kde3/bin/dcopserver_shutdown
 killall -9 dcopserver
 
-[ -e /root/.mambawelcome-not-completed ] && {
+if [ -e /root/.mambawelcome-not-completed ]; then
    rm -f /root/.mambawelcome-not-completed
-   halt
-}
+   poweroff
+else
+   systemctl disable mambawelcome.target
+   systemctl isolate graphical.target
+fi
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/mambawelcome/mambawelcome.service b/mambawelcome/mambawelcome.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fafca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mambawelcome/mambawelcome.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=openmamba 2nd stage installation welcome dialog
+Conflicts=getty@tty1.service
+After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service plymouth-quit.service
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/share/openmamba/mambawelcome/mambawelcome
+Restart=always
+IgnoreSIGPIPE=no
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=mambawelcome.target
diff --git a/mambawelcome/mambawelcome.target b/mambawelcome/mambawelcome.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0273997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mambawelcome/mambawelcome.target
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#  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=Mambawelcome 2nd stage install target
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+Requires=multi-user.target
+After=multi-user.target
+Conflicts=rescue.target
+AllowIsolate=yes
+
+[Install]
+Alias=default.target