diff --git a/systemd/dev-mars-@{res}.path b/systemd/dev-mars-@{res}.path
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59a9329a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/dev-mars-@{res}.path
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=MARS auto-activation of primary device /dev/mars/@{res}
+#Documentation=https://github.com/schoebel/mars/docu/mars-manual.pdf
+Requires=mars.service
+After=mars.service
+
+[Path]
+PathExists=/dev/mars/@{res}
+Unit=vol-@escvar{res}.mount
diff --git a/systemd/mars-emergency.path b/systemd/mars-emergency.path
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c87487ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/mars-emergency.path
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=MARS systemd trigger from /mars/userspace/emergency-trigger
+Documentation=https://github.com/schoebel/mars/docu/mars-manual.pdf
+Requires=mars.service
+After=mars.service
+
+[Path]
+#PathExists=/mars/userspace/emergency-trigger
+PathChanged=/mars/userspace/emergency-trigger
+PathModified=/mars/userspace/emergency-trigger
+Unit=mars-emergency.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=mars.service
diff --git a/systemd/mars-emergency.service b/systemd/mars-emergency.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dfc4f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/mars-emergency.service
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=MARS emergency trigger service from /mars/userspace/emergency-trigger
+Documentation=https://github.com/schoebel/mars/docu/mars-manual.pdf
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=no
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/marsadm cron
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=mars.service
diff --git a/systemd/mars-trigger.path b/systemd/mars-trigger.path
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..833e309d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/mars-trigger.path
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=MARS systemd trigger from /mars/userspace/systemd-trigger
+Documentation=https://github.com/schoebel/mars/docu/mars-manual.pdf
+Requires=mars.service
+After=mars.service
+
+[Path]
+#PathExists=/mars/userspace/systemd-trigger
+PathChanged=/mars/userspace/systemd-trigger
+PathModified=/mars/userspace/systemd-trigger
+Unit=mars-trigger.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=mars.service
diff --git a/systemd/mars.path b/systemd/mars.path
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4992f5fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/mars.path
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=MARS block layer HA (activation by appearance of /mars/uuid)
+Documentation=https://github.com/schoebel/mars/docu/mars-manual.pdf
+
+[Path]
+PathExists=/mars/uuid
+Unit=mars.service
diff --git a/systemd/mars.service b/systemd/mars.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60d668ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/mars.service
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=MARS block layer HA (kernel module)
+Documentation=https://github.com/schoebel/mars/docu/mars-manual.pdf
+RequiresMountsFor=/mars/uuid
+StopWhenUnneeded=false
+IgnoreOnIsolate=true
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+#ExecStartPre=if ! mountpoint /mars; then mount /dev/*/mars /mars; fi
+ExecStart=/sbin/modprobe mars
+ExecStop=/sbin/rmmod mars
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=mars.mount
diff --git a/systemd/vol-@{res}.mount b/systemd/vol-@{res}.mount
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f7b094d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/vol-@{res}.mount
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=MARS local mount on /vol/@{res}
+#Documentation=https://github.com/schoebel/mars/docu/mars-manual.pdf
+Requires=mars.service
+After=mars.service
+
+ConditionPathIsSymbolicLink=/mars/resource-@{res}/systemd-want
+ConditionPathExists=/dev/mars/@{res}
+ConditionPathIsDirectory=/vol/@{res}
+
+[Mount]
+What=/dev/mars/@{res}
+Where=/vol/@{res}
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=mars.service