diff --git a/meta-arago-extras/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/files/pulseaudio.service b/meta-arago-extras/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/files/pulseaudio.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=PulseAudio Sound System
+After=alsa-restore.service
+
+[Service]
+BusName=org.pulseaudio.Server
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/pulseaudio --system
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/meta-arago-extras/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-service.bb b/meta-arago-extras/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-service.bb
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+SUMMARY = "PulseAudio systemd service for system-wide audio"
+DESCRIPTION = "Systemd service to run PulseAudio in system mode for embedded systems"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
+
+PV = "1.0"
+PR = "r0"
+
+inherit ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', 'systemd', '', d)}
+inherit useradd
+
+DEPENDS = "pulseaudio"
+
+# Ensure pulseaudio-server is installed to create audio group
+RDEPENDS:${PN} = "pulseaudio-server"
+
+SRC_URI = "\
+    file://pulseaudio.service \
+"
+
+S = "${UNPACKDIR}"
+
+SYSTEMD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE:${PN} = "pulseaudio.service"
+SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE:${PN} = "disable"
+
+FILES:${PN} = " \
+    ${systemd_system_unitdir}/pulseaudio.service \
+"
+
+USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
+GROUPMEMS_PARAM:${PN} = "--add root --group audio"
+
+do_install() {
+    if ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','true','false',d)}; then
+        install -d ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}
+        install -m 0644 ${S}/pulseaudio.service ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/
+    fi
+}