diff --git a/scripts/scripts.readme.txt b/scripts/scripts.readme.txt
index 86bb307..bbc1e17 100644
--- a/scripts/scripts.readme.txt
+++ b/scripts/scripts.readme.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 *copy ambed.service to /etc/systemd/system/
 *copy watchdog to /ambed/
 *************************************************
+* If you want to use systemd for xlxd:
+* copy xlxd.service to /etc/systemd/system
+* copy xlxd.default to /etc/default/xlxd
+* edit /etc/default/xlxd to suit the local install
+* systemctl daemon-reload
+*************************************************
 * xlxd executable must be in /xlxd/ folder
 * ambed executable must be in /ambed/ folder
 *************************************************
diff --git a/scripts/xlxd.default b/scripts/xlxd.default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad094c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/xlxd.default
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# This is used by xlxd.service. Note this is shellcode sourced by xlxd.service
+
+# Enter XLX name/number here
+REFLECTOR="XLXnnn"
+
+# Enter IP for binding here
+BIND_IP="0.0.0.0"
+
+# Change this is ambed is running on a different host
+AMBED_IP="127.0.0.1"
diff --git a/scripts/xlxd.service b/scripts/xlxd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9272c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/xlxd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=XLXD Multiprotocol Reflector
+After=network.target ambed.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+User=root
+Group=root
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/xlxd
+ExecStart=/xlxd/xlxd ${REFLECTOR} ${BIND_IP} ${AMBED_IP}
+ExecStartPost=/bin/sh -c 'umask 022; pgrep xlxd > /var/log/xlxd.pid'
+Restart=on-abnormal
+PIDFile=/var/log/xlxd.pid
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target