diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-init b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-init
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14096506d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-init
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Export the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR and DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS variables
+# prior to starting pulseaudio. XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is sourced from a
+# different file depending on the backend (xwayland or x11).
+[ -f "/etc/profile.d/weston.sh" ] && source /etc/profile.d/weston.sh
+[ -f "/etc/X11/Xsession.d/13xdgbasedirs.sh" ] && source /etc/X11/Xsession.d/13xdgbasedirs.sh
+
+export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/bus
+
+pulseaudio --start
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-system.service b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-system.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1fa28d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-system.service
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=System-wide sound service
+After=dbus.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+ExecStart=/etc/pulseaudio-init
+ExecStop=kill -HUP $MAINPID
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_%.bbappend b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_%.bbappend
index 3ef776924..6246227fc 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_%.bbappend
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ SRC_URI_append = " \
     ${@oe.utils.conditional('SOUND_CARD', 'sgtl5000', '${CFG_SGTL5000}', '', d)} \
     ${@oe.utils.conditional('SOUND_CARD', 'max98089', '${CFG_MAX98089}', '', d)} \
     ${@oe.utils.conditional('AUDIO_HDMI', 'yes', '${CFG_HDMI}', '', d)} \
+    file://pulseaudio-init \
+    file://pulseaudio-system.service \
 "
 
 SRC_URI_append_ccimx6ulsbc = " \
@@ -38,6 +40,11 @@ SRC_URI_append_ccimx6ulsbc = " \
 
 EXTRA_OECONF_append_ccimx6 = " --disable-memfd"
 
+FILES_${PN}-server_append = " ${systemd_unitdir}/* ${sysconfdir}/pulseaudio-init"
+
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN}-server = "pulseaudio-system.service"
+SYSTEMD_PACKAGES = "${PN}-server"
+
 do_install_append() {
 	install -d ${D}${datadir}/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets
 	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/${SOUND_CARD}/dey-audio-*.conf ${D}${datadir}/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets
@@ -45,6 +52,12 @@ do_install_append() {
 	install -d ${D}${base_libdir}/udev/rules.d
 	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/${SOUND_CARD}/90-pulseaudio.rules ${D}${base_libdir}/udev/rules.d
 
+	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}
+	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/pulseaudio-init ${D}/${sysconfdir}
+
+	install -d ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/system
+	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/pulseaudio-system.service ${D}/${systemd_unitdir}/system
+
 	# Configuration files for HDMI sound card
 	if [ "${AUDIO_HDMI}" = "yes" ]; then
 		install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/udev/scripts