diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8db8d45d..164f6ae2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ install:
 	for i in $(pkgdata_DATA); do cp -a $$i $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir); done
 	for i in osc-*.py osclib; do ln -s $(pkgdatadir)/$$i $(DESTDIR)$(oscplugindir)/$$i; done
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i install; done
+	install -m 644 systemd/* $(DESTDIR)$(unitdir)
 
 .PHONY: all install
diff --git a/systemd/opensuse-repo-checker.target b/systemd/opensuse-repo-checker.target
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..feafc89e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/opensuse-repo-checker.target
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=openSUSE repo checker
diff --git a/systemd/opensuse-repo-checker@.service b/systemd/opensuse-repo-checker@.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2a06fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/opensuse-repo-checker@.service
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=openSUSE repo checker for %i
+PartOf=opensuse-repo-checker.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/osc check_repo -p %i --dry
+User=_opensuse-repo-checker
+SyslogIdentifier=factory-package-news
diff --git a/systemd/opensuse-repo-checker@.timer b/systemd/opensuse-repo-checker@.timer
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fc88f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/opensuse-repo-checker@.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=openSUSE repochecker for %i
+
+[Timer]
+OnUnitInactiveSec=15m
+AccuracySec=5m
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target