diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8c2fc3a..a5ef5a1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ systemd_environment: {}
 #  `systemd_run_dir` -- (optional) Run directory that will be used for service runtime. Service slice or name is added to the path
 #  `systemd_lock_dir` -- (optional) Lock directory that will be used for service runtime. Service slice or name is added to the path
 #  `load` -- (optional) Boolean to set if the service is loaded. Socket activated services with '@' may not need to be loaded.
+#  `standard_output` -- (optional) Set the stdout of the service to go to a non default destination, such as 'socket'
 
 # Under the service dictionary the "sockets" key can be added, which may contain list of the sockets
 #  for the given service_name. Each socket in the lsit may have following structure:
diff --git a/templates/systemd-service.j2 b/templates/systemd-service.j2
index e6ef303..83abd1e 100644
--- a/templates/systemd-service.j2
+++ b/templates/systemd-service.j2
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ Restart={{ systemd_Restart }}
 RestartSec={{ systemd_RestartSec }}
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if item.standard_output is defined %}
+StandardOutput={{ item.standard_output }}
+{% endif %}
+
 # This creates a specific slice which all services will operate from
 #  The accounting options give us the ability to see resource usage through
 #  the `systemd-cgtop` command.