diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d88ef46ad06..78283341328 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ require File.join(Bundler::Plugin.index.load_paths("bundler-inject")[0], "bundle
 #
 
 gem "manageiq-gems-pending", ">0", :require => 'manageiq-gems-pending', :git => "https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq-gems-pending.git", :branch => "master"
+gem "manageiq-loggers",      ">0", :require => false,                   :git => "https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq-loggers",          :branch => "master"
+
 # Modified gems for gems-pending.  Setting sources here since they are git references
 gem "handsoap", "~>0.2.5", :require => false, :git => "https://github.com/ManageIQ/handsoap.git", :tag => "v0.2.5-5"
 
@@ -129,6 +131,11 @@ group :qpid_proton, :optional => true do
   gem "qpid_proton",                    "~>0.26.0",      :require => false
 end
 
+group :systemd, :optional => true do
+  gem "dbus-systemd",    "~>1.1.0", :require => false
+  gem "systemd-journal", "~>1.4.0", :require => false
+end
+
 group :openshift, :manageiq_default do
   manageiq_plugin "manageiq-providers-openshift"
 end
diff --git a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor.rb b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor.rb
index eaa78d53fb0..c13bc816dea 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def sync_workers
     self.class.monitor_class_names.each do |class_name|
       begin
         c = class_name.constantize
+        c.ensure_systemd_files if c.systemd_worker?
         result[c.name] = c.sync_workers
         result[c.name][:adds].each { |pid| worker_add(pid) unless pid.nil? }
       rescue => error
diff --git a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb
index ab4038ab82a..dc47e23615d 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ def quiesce_workers_loop
     worker_monitor_poll = (@worker_monitor_settings[:poll] || 1.seconds).to_i_with_method
 
     miq_workers.each do |w|
-      MiqEnvironment::Command.is_podified? && w.containerized_worker? ? w.delete_container_objects : stop_worker(w)
+      if w.containerized_worker?
+        w.delete_container_objects
+      elsif w.systemd_worker?
+        w.stop_systemd_worker
+      else
+        stop_worker(w)
+      end
     end
 
     loop do
diff --git a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/stop.rb b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/stop.rb
index fd2bb3aa45b..7d858ec79b9 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/stop.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/stop.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ def stop_worker(worker, monitor_status = :waiting_for_stop, monitor_reason = nil
 
     if w.containerized_worker?
       w.stop_container
+    elsif w.systemd_worker?
+      w.stop_systemd_worker
     elsif w.respond_to?(:terminate)
       w.terminate
     else
diff --git a/app/models/miq_worker.rb b/app/models/miq_worker.rb
index 2863717472e..869d3c60ae3 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_worker.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_worker.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 class MiqWorker < ApplicationRecord
   include_concern 'ContainerCommon'
+  include_concern 'SystemdCommon'
   include UuidMixin
 
   before_destroy :log_destroy_of_worker_messages
@@ -52,6 +53,14 @@ def self.workers
     workers_configured_count
   end
 
+  def self.scalable?
+    maximum_workers_count.nil? || maximum_workers_count > 1
+  end
+
+  def scalable?
+    self.class.scalable?
+  end
+
   def self.workers_configured_count
     count = worker_settings[:count]
     if maximum_workers_count.kind_of?(Integer)
@@ -358,9 +367,19 @@ def containerized_worker?
     self.class.containerized_worker?
   end
 
+  def self.systemd_worker?
+    MiqEnvironment::Command.supports_systemd? && supports_systemd?
+  end
+
+  def systemd_worker?
+    self.class.systemd_worker?
+  end
+
   def start_runner
     if ENV['MIQ_SPAWN_WORKERS'] || !Process.respond_to?(:fork)
       start_runner_via_spawn
+    elsif systemd_worker?
+      start_systemd_worker
     elsif containerized_worker?
       start_runner_via_container
     else
@@ -416,7 +435,7 @@ def start_runner_via_spawn
 
   def start
     self.pid = start_runner
-    save unless containerized_worker?
+    save if !containerized_worker? && !systemd_worker?
 
     msg = "Worker started: ID [#{id}], PID [#{pid}], GUID [#{guid}]"
     MiqEvent.raise_evm_event_queue(miq_server || MiqServer.my_server, "evm_worker_start", :event_details => msg, :type => self.class.name)
@@ -540,16 +559,24 @@ def friendly_name
 
   delegate :normalized_type, :to => :class
 
+  def self.abbreviated_class_name
+    name.sub(/^ManageIQ::Providers::/, "")
+  end
+
   def abbreviated_class_name
-    type.sub(/^ManageIQ::Providers::/, "")
+    self.class.abbreviated_class_name
   end
 
-  def minimal_class_name
+  def self.minimal_class_name
     abbreviated_class_name
       .sub(/Miq/, "")
       .sub(/Worker/, "")
   end
 
+  def minimal_class_name
+    self.class.minimal_class_name
+  end
+
   def database_application_name
     zone = MiqServer.my_server.zone
     "MIQ|#{Process.pid}|#{miq_server.compressed_id}|#{compressed_id}|#{zone.compressed_id}|#{minimal_class_name}|#{zone.name}".truncate(64)
diff --git a/app/models/miq_worker/systemd_common.rb b/app/models/miq_worker/systemd_common.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ecca57f6d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/miq_worker/systemd_common.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+class MiqWorker
+  module SystemdCommon
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+    class_methods do
+      def supports_systemd?
+        return unless worker_settings[:systemd_enabled]
+        require "dbus/systemd"
+      rescue LoadError
+        false
+      end
+
+      def ensure_systemd_files
+        target_file_path.write(target_file) unless target_file_path.exist?
+        service_file_path.write(unit_file) unless service_file_path.exist?
+      end
+
+      def service_base_name
+        minimal_class_name.underscore.tr("/", "_")
+      end
+
+      def slice_base_name
+        "miq"
+      end
+
+      def service_name
+        scalable? ? service_base_name : "#{service_base_name}@"
+      end
+
+      def service_file_name
+        "#{service_name}.service"
+      end
+
+      def slice_name
+        "#{slice_base_name}-#{service_base_name}.slice"
+      end
+
+      def service_file_path
+        systemd_unit_dir.join(service_file_name)
+      end
+
+      def target_file_name
+        "#{service_base_name}.target"
+      end
+
+      def target_file_path
+        systemd_unit_dir.join(target_file_name)
+      end
+
+      def systemd_unit_dir
+        Pathname.new("/etc/systemd/system")
+      end
+
+      def target_file
+        <<~TARGET_FILE
+          [Unit]
+          PartOf=miq.target
+        TARGET_FILE
+      end
+
+      def unit_file
+        <<~UNIT_FILE
+          [Unit]
+          PartOf=#{target_file_name}
+          [Install]
+          WantedBy=#{target_file_name}
+          [Service]
+          WorkingDirectory=#{working_directory}
+          ExecStart=/bin/bash -lc '#{exec_start}'
+          Restart=always
+          Slice=#{slice_name}
+        UNIT_FILE
+      end
+
+      def working_directory
+        Rails.root
+      end
+
+      def exec_start
+        "exec ruby lib/workers/bin/run_single_worker.rb #{name} #{run_single_worker_args}"
+      end
+
+      def run_single_worker_args
+        "--heartbeat --guid=%i"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def start_systemd_worker
+      enable_systemd_unit
+      write_unit_settings_file
+      start_systemd_unit
+    end
+
+    def stop_systemd_worker
+      stop_systemd_unit
+      cleanup_unit_settings_file
+      disable_systemd_unit
+    end
+
+    def enable_systemd_unit(runtime: false, replace: true)
+      systemd.EnableUnitFiles([unit_name], runtime, replace)
+    end
+
+    def disable_systemd_unit(runtime: false)
+      systemd.DisableUnitFiles([unit_name], runtime)
+    end
+
+    def start_systemd_unit(mode: "replace")
+      systemd.StartUnit(unit_name, mode)
+    end
+
+    def stop_systemd_unit(mode: "replace")
+      systemd.StopUnit(unit_name, mode)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def systemd
+      @systemd ||= begin
+        require "dbus/systemd"
+        DBus::Systemd::Manager.new
+      end
+    end
+
+    def service_base_name
+      self.class.service_base_name
+    end
+
+    def unit_name
+      "#{service_base_name}#{unit_instance}.service"
+    end
+
+    def unit_instance
+      scalable? ? "" : "@#{guid}"
+    end
+
+    def write_unit_settings_file
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p(unit_config_path)           unless unit_config_path.exist?
+      unit_config_file_path.write(unit_config_file) unless unit_config_file_path.exist?
+    end
+
+    def cleanup_unit_settings_file
+      unit_config_file_path.delete if unit_config_file_path.exist?
+      unit_config_path.delete      if unit_config_path.exist?
+    end
+
+    def unit_config_name
+      "#{unit_name}.d"
+    end
+
+    def unit_config_path
+      self.class.systemd_unit_dir.join(unit_config_name)
+    end
+
+    def unit_config_file_path
+      unit_config_path.join("override.conf")
+    end
+
+    def unit_config_file
+      # Override this in a sub-class if the specific instance needs
+      # any additional config
+      <<~UNIT_CONFIG_FILE
+        [Service]
+        MemoryHigh=#{worker_settings[:memory_threshold].bytes}
+        TimeoutStartSec=#{worker_settings[:starting_timeout]}
+        TimeoutStopSec=#{worker_settings[:stopping_timeout]}
+        #{unit_environment_variables.map { |env_var| "Environment=#{env_var}" }.join("\n")}
+      UNIT_CONFIG_FILE
+    end
+
+    def unit_environment_variables
+      # Override this in a child class to add env vars
+      [
+        "HOME=/root"
+      ]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/mixins/per_ems_worker_mixin.rb b/app/models/mixins/per_ems_worker_mixin.rb
index e3e392e3c72..cef01cedc7d 100644
--- a/app/models/mixins/per_ems_worker_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/mixins/per_ems_worker_mixin.rb
@@ -135,4 +135,8 @@ def ext_management_system
   def worker_options
     super.merge(:ems_id => ems_id)
   end
+
+  def unit_environment_variables
+    super << "EMS_ID=#{ems_id}"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 6469d1fbd07..e27ca8f13be 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -1149,6 +1149,7 @@
       :restart_interval: 0.hours
       :starting_timeout: 10.minutes
       :stopping_timeout: 10.minutes
+      :systemd_enabled: false
     :embedded_ansible_worker:
       :starting_timeout: 20.minutes
       :poll: 10.seconds
diff --git a/lib/miq_environment.rb b/lib/miq_environment.rb
index 3f163add1f3..db501f58448 100644
--- a/lib/miq_environment.rb
+++ b/lib/miq_environment.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module MiqEnvironment
   class Command
-    EVM_KNOWN_COMMANDS = %w( memcached memcached-tool service apachectl nohup)
+    EVM_KNOWN_COMMANDS = %w[apachectl memcached memcached-tool nohup service systemctl].freeze
 
     def self.supports_memcached?
       return @supports_memcached unless @supports_memcached.nil?
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ def self.supports_apache?
       @supports_apache = is_appliance? && supports_command?('apachectl')
     end
 
+    def self.supports_systemd?
+      return @supports_systemd unless @supports_systemd.nil?
+      @supports_systemd = is_appliance? && supports_command?('systemctl')
+    end
+
     def self.supports_nohup_and_backgrounding?
       return @supports_nohup unless @supports_nohup.nil?
       @supports_nohup = is_appliance? && supports_command?('nohup')
diff --git a/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb b/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
index e41c9464ecb..a0b30006fd2 100644
--- a/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
+++ b/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require 'manageiq'
+require 'manageiq-loggers'
+require 'miq_environment'
 require 'util/vmdb-logger'
 
 module Vmdb
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ def self.init
 
     def self.apply_config(config)
       apply_config_value(config, $log,                :level)
+      apply_config_value(config, $journald_log,       :level) if $journald_log
       apply_config_value(config, $rails_log,          :level_rails)
       apply_config_value(config, $ansible_tower_log,  :level_ansible_tower)
       apply_config_value(config, $api_log,            :level_api)
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ def self.create_loggers
 
       $audit_log          = AuditLogger.new(path_dir.join("audit.log"))
       $container_log      = ContainerLogger.new
+      $journald_log       = create_journald_logger
       $log                = create_multicast_logger(path_dir.join("evm.log"))
       $rails_log          = create_multicast_logger(path_dir.join("#{Rails.env}.log"))
       $api_log            = create_multicast_logger(path_dir.join("api.log"))
@@ -73,10 +77,20 @@ def self.create_loggers
     def self.create_multicast_logger(log_file_path, logger_class = VMDBLogger)
       logger_class.new(log_file_path).tap do |logger|
         logger.extend(ActiveSupport::Logger.broadcast($container_log)) if ENV["CONTAINER"]
+        logger.extend(ActiveSupport::Logger.broadcast($journald_log))  if $journald_log
       end
     end
     private_class_method :create_multicast_logger
 
+    private_class_method def self.create_journald_logger
+      return unless MiqEnvironment::Command.supports_systemd?
+
+      require "manageiq/loggers/journald"
+      ManageIQ::Loggers::Journald.new
+    rescue LoadError
+      nil
+    end
+
     def self.configure_external_loggers
       require 'awesome_spawn'
       AwesomeSpawn.logger = $log
diff --git a/lib/workers/bin/run_single_worker.rb b/lib/workers/bin/run_single_worker.rb
index 04bfae84ebe..4d982a2abb2 100644
--- a/lib/workers/bin/run_single_worker.rb
+++ b/lib/workers/bin/run_single_worker.rb
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@
 ENV["DISABLE_MIQ_WORKER_HEARTBEAT"] ||= options[:heartbeat] ? nil : '1'
 ENV["BUNDLER_GROUPS"] = MIQ_WORKER_TYPES[worker_class].join(',')
 
+options[:ems_id] ||= ENV["EMS_ID"]
+
 require File.expand_path("../../../config/environment", __dir__)
 
 worker_class = worker_class.constantize
-missing_roles = ServerRole.where(:name => worker_class.required_roles) - MiqServer.my_server.active_roles
-unless missing_roles.empty?
-  STDERR.puts "ERR:  Server roles are not sufficient for `#{worker_class}` worker. Missing: #{missing_roles.collect(&:name)}"
+unless worker_class.has_required_role?
+  STDERR.puts "ERR:  Server roles are not sufficient for `#{worker_class}` worker."
   exit 1 unless options[:force]
 end