diff --git a/resources/debpkg/postinst b/resources/debpkg/postinst
index 8b793d41c..5afa5672e 100644
--- a/resources/debpkg/postinst
+++ b/resources/debpkg/postinst
@@ -94,7 +94,32 @@ case "$1" in
 	;;
 esac
 
-
+# Automatically added by dh_systemd_enable
+# This will only remove masks created by d-s-h on package removal.
+deb-systemd-helper unmask vscpd.service >/dev/null || true
+
+# was-enabled defaults to true, so new installations run enable.
+if deb-systemd-helper --quiet was-enabled vscpd.service; then
+	# Enables the unit on first installation, creates new
+	# symlinks on upgrades if the unit file has changed.
+	deb-systemd-helper enable vscpd.service >/dev/null || true
+else
+	# Update the statefile to add new symlinks (if any), which need to be
+	# cleaned up on purge. Also remove old symlinks.
+	deb-systemd-helper update-state vscpd.service >/dev/null || true
+fi
+# End automatically added section
+# Automatically added by dh_systemd_start
+if [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
+	systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
+	if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+		_dh_action=try-restart
+	else
+		_dh_action=start
+	fi
+	deb-systemd-invoke $_dh_action vscpd.service >/dev/null || true
+fi
+# End automatically added section
 
 #DEBHELPER#