diff --git a/paunch/tests/test_utils_systemd.py b/paunch/tests/test_utils_systemd.py
index 4a46b61..0cb4825 100644
--- a/paunch/tests/test_utils_systemd.py
+++ b/paunch/tests/test_utils_systemd.py
@@ -47,6 +47,28 @@ class TestUtilsSystemd(base.TestCase):
 
         os.rmdir(tempdir)
 
+    @mock.patch('subprocess.check_call', autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch('os.chmod')
+    def test_svc_extended_create(self, mock_chmod, mock_subprocess_check_call):
+        container = 'my_app'
+        service = 'tripleo_' + container
+        cconfig = {'depends_on': ['something'], 'restart': 'unless-stopped',
+                   'stop_grace_period': '15',
+                   'systemd_exec_flags': {'RootDirectory': '/srv',
+                                          'LimitCPU': '60',
+                                          'RuntimeDirectory': 'my_app foo/bar'}
+                   }
+        tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        systemd.service_create(container, cconfig, tempdir)
+
+        sysd_unit_f = tempdir + service + '.service'
+        unit = open(sysd_unit_f, 'rt').read()
+        self.assertIn('RootDirectory=/srv', unit)
+        self.assertIn('LimitCPU=60', unit)
+        self.assertIn('RuntimeDirectory=my_app foo/bar', unit)
+
+        os.rmdir(tempdir)
+
     @mock.patch('os.remove', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch('os.path.isfile', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch('subprocess.check_call', autospec=True)
diff --git a/paunch/utils/systemd.py b/paunch/utils/systemd.py
index 2447c29..dc9c75c 100644
--- a/paunch/utils/systemd.py
+++ b/paunch/utils/systemd.py
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ def service_create(container, cconfig, sysdir=constants.SYSTEMD_DIR,
 
     restart = cconfig.get('restart', 'always')
     stop_grace_period = cconfig.get('stop_grace_period', '10')
+
+    # Please refer to systemd.exec documentation for those entries
+    # https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html
+    sys_exec = cconfig.get('systemd_exec_flags', {})
+
     # SystemD doesn't have the equivalent of docker unless-stopped.
     # Let's force 'always' so containers aren't restarted when stopped by
     # systemd, but restarted when in failure. Also this code is only for
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ def service_create(container, cconfig, sysdir=constants.SYSTEMD_DIR,
         'wants': wants,
         'restart': restart,
         'stop_grace_period': stop_grace_period,
+        'sys_exec': '\n'.join(['%s=%s' % (x, y) for x, y in sys_exec.items()]),
     }
     with open(sysd_unit_f, 'w') as unit_file:
         os.chmod(unit_file.name, 0o644)
@@ -77,6 +83,7 @@ Restart=%(restart)s
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start -a %(name)s
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t %(stop_grace_period)s %(name)s
 KillMode=process
+%(sys_exec)s
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target""" % s_config)
     try:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/systemd-flags-1a8b3ade8a5c4615.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/systemd-flags-1a8b3ade8a5c4615.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19d91d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/systemd-flags-1a8b3ade8a5c4615.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Adds a new systemd_exec_flags parameter for paunch-managed systemd unit