diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/waybar.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/waybar.nix
index ab811994be07..35c5cc86f3b4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/waybar.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/waybar.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, pkgs, config, ... }:
+{
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  config,
+  ...
+}:
 
 let
   cfg = config.programs.waybar;
@@ -11,11 +16,9 @@ in
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     environment.systemPackages = [ cfg.package ];
-    systemd.user.services.waybar = {
-      description = "Waybar as systemd service";
-      wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
-      partOf = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
-      script = "${cfg.package}/bin/waybar";
+    systemd = {
+      packages = [ cfg.package ];
+      user.services.waybar.wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wa/waybar/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wa/waybar/package.nix
index 196e739b2aa6..fe8143c2eb49 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wa/waybar/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wa/waybar/package.nix
@@ -179,13 +179,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       "pulseaudio" = pulseSupport;
       "rfkill" = rfkillSupport;
       "sndio" = sndioSupport;
-      "systemd" = false;
+      "systemd" = true;
       "tests" = runTests;
       "upower_glib" = upowerSupport;
       "wireplumber" = wireplumberSupport;
     })
     ++ lib.optional experimentalPatches (lib.mesonBool "experimental" true);
 
+  PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEMD_SYSTEMDUSERUNITDIR = "${placeholder "out"}/lib/systemd/user";
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace include/util/command.hpp \
       --replace-fail /bin/sh ${lib.getExe' bash "sh"}