diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
index 65bca2692..10bd2a62a 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
@@ -487,6 +487,61 @@ def _build(self, reconfigure) -> None:
         self._run_cmd(install_cmd, env=env)
 
 
+class SystemdBuilder(BuilderBase):
+    # SystemdBuilder assumes that meson build tool has already been installed on
+    # the machine.
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        loader,
+        dep_manifests,
+        build_opts,
+        ctx,
+        manifest,
+        src_dir,
+        build_dir,
+        inst_dir,
+    ) -> None:
+        super(SystemdBuilder, self).__init__(
+            loader,
+            dep_manifests,
+            build_opts,
+            ctx,
+            manifest,
+            src_dir,
+            build_dir,
+            inst_dir,
+        )
+
+    def _build(self, reconfigure) -> None:
+        env = self._compute_env()
+        meson = path_search(env, "meson")
+        if meson is None:
+            raise Exception("Failed to find Meson")
+
+        # Meson builds typically require setup, compile, and install steps.
+        # During this setup step we ensure that the static library is built and
+        # the prefix is empty.
+        self._run_cmd(
+            [
+                meson,
+                "setup",
+                "-Dstatic-libsystemd=true",
+                "-Dprefix=/",
+                self.build_dir,
+                self.src_dir,
+            ]
+        )
+
+        # Compile step needs to satisfy the build directory that was previously
+        # prepared during setup.
+        self._run_cmd([meson, "compile", "-C", self.build_dir])
+
+        # Install step
+        self._run_cmd(
+            [meson, "install", "-C", self.build_dir, "--destdir", self.inst_dir]
+        )
+
+
 class CMakeBuilder(BuilderBase):
     MANUAL_BUILD_SCRIPT = """\
 #!{sys.executable}
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
index d02cfe83f..e329da1ee 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     NopBuilder,
     OpenSSLBuilder,
     SqliteBuilder,
+    SystemdBuilder,
 )
 from .cargo import CargoBuilder
 from .expr import parse_expr
@@ -661,6 +662,18 @@ def create_builder(  # noqa:C901
                 inst_dir,
             )
 
+        if builder == "systemd":
+            return SystemdBuilder(
+                loader,
+                dep_manifests,
+                build_options,
+                ctx,
+                self,
+                src_dir,
+                build_dir,
+                inst_dir,
+            )
+
         if builder == "cargo":
             return self.create_cargo_builder(
                 loader,
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/systemd b/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/systemd
index 40564970d..0fb2a6f5a 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/systemd
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/systemd
@@ -4,3 +4,12 @@ name = systemd
 [rpms]
 systemd
 systemd-devel
+
+[download]
+url = https://github.com/systemd/systemd/archive/refs/tags/v256.7.tar.gz 
+sha256 = 896d76ff65c88f5fd9e42f90d152b0579049158a163431dd77cdc57748b1d7b0 
+
+
+[build]
+builder = systemd
+subdir = systemd-256.7