diff --git a/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/stage1-systemd-power9le.spec b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/stage1-systemd-power9le.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..404eb613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/stage1-systemd-power9le.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+subarch: power9le
+target: stage1
+version_stamp: systemd-@TIMESTAMP@
+rel_type: default
+profile: default/linux/ppc64le/17.0/systemd
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: power9le/stage3-power9le-systemd-latest
+compression_mode: pixz_x
+update_seed: yes
+update_seed_command: --update --deep --newuse @world --jobs 8 --load-average 8
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
diff --git a/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/stage3-systemd-power9le.spec b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/stage3-systemd-power9le.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bb81bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/stage3-systemd-power9le.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+subarch: power9le
+target: stage3
+version_stamp: systemd-@TIMESTAMP@
+rel_type: power9le
+profile: default/linux/ppc64le/17.0/systemd
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: power9le/stage1-power9le-systemd-@TIMESTAMP@
+compression_mode: pixz_x
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
diff --git a/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf b/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
index f5486765..5a5ff353 100644
--- a/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
+++ b/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SPECS="stage1-openrc.spec stage3-openrc.spec"
 SPECS+=" installcd-stage1.spec installcd-stage2-minimal.spec"
 OPTIONAL_SPECS="stage1-systemd.spec stage3-systemd.spec"
 OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" stage1-openrc-power9le.spec stage3-openrc-power9le.spec"
+OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" stage1-systemd-power9le.spec stage3-systemd-power9le.spec"
 OPTIONAL_SPECS+=" musl-hardened-stage1.spec musl-hardened-stage3.spec"
 
 #SPECS="${SPECS} stage2-desktop.spec stage3-desktop.spec"