diff --git a/data/com.github.rafostar.Clapper.service.in b/data/com.github.rafostar.Clapper.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8057116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/com.github.rafostar.Clapper.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[D-BUS Service]
+Name=@app_id@
+Exec=@bindir@/@app_id@ --gapplication-service
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 44adfd86..e436efe5 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -32,3 +32,15 @@ gnome.compile_resources('com.github.rafostar.Clapper.data',
   install: true,
   install_dir: pkgdatadir,
 )
+
+dbus_conf = configuration_data()
+dbus_conf.set('app_id', meson.project_name())
+dbus_conf.set('bindir', bindir)
+
+configure_file(
+  input: 'com.github.rafostar.Clapper.service.in',
+  output: 'com.github.rafostar.Clapper.service',
+  configuration: dbus_conf,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'dbus-1', 'services'),
+)