diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 91d4b3c36b..9ade47696c 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ my $pl_files = {
          'blib/KOHA_CONF_DIR/koha-conf.xml',
          'blib/KOHA_CONF_DIR/koha-httpd.conf',
          'blib/KOHA_CONF_DIR/log4perl.conf',
+         'blib/KOHA_CONF_DIR/koha-worker.service',
          'blib/ZEBRA_CONF_DIR/etc/default.idx',
          'blib/MISC_DIR/koha-install-log'
          ],
diff --git a/etc/koha-worker.service b/etc/koha-worker.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67a88303eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/koha-worker.service
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# koha-worker.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Koha Task Queue Worker
+After=syslog.target network.target
+
+[Service]
+Environment=PERL5LIB=__PERL_MODULE_DIR__
+Environment=KOHA_CONF=__KOHA_CONF_DIR__/koha-conf.xml
+ExecStart=__SCRIPT_DIR__/background_jobs_worker.pl
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5s
+StartLimitBurst=3
+StartLimitInterval=60
+SyslogIdentifier=koha-worker-__DB_NAME__
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target