diff --git a/releases/specs/ia64/stage1-systemd.spec b/releases/specs/ia64/stage1-systemd.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e98281ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs/ia64/stage1-systemd.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+subarch: ia64
+version_stamp: systemd-@TIMESTAMP@
+target: stage1
+rel_type: default
+profile: default/linux/ia64/17.0/systemd
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: default/stage3-ia64-systemd-latest
+compression_mode: pixz
+update_seed: yes
+update_seed_command: --update --deep --newuse @world
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
diff --git a/releases/specs/ia64/stage3-systemd.spec b/releases/specs/ia64/stage3-systemd.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3460983a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs/ia64/stage3-systemd.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+subarch: ia64
+version_stamp: systemd-@TIMESTAMP@
+target: stage3
+rel_type: default
+profile: default/linux/ia64/17.0/systemd
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: default/stage1-ia64-systemd-@TIMESTAMP@
+compression_mode: pixz
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
diff --git a/tools/catalyst-auto-ia64.conf b/tools/catalyst-auto-ia64.conf
index f6907a63..114d71f1 100644
--- a/tools/catalyst-auto-ia64.conf
+++ b/tools/catalyst-auto-ia64.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ UPLOAD_USER=ia64
 UPLOAD_KEY=/root/.ssh/id_rsa
 SPECS_DIR=${REPO_DIR}/releases/specs/ia64
 
-SPECS="stage1-openrc.spec stage3-openrc.spec"
+SPECS="stage1-openrc.spec stage3-openrc.spec stage1-systemd.spec stage3-systemd.spec"
 OPTIONAL_SPECS="installcd-stage1.spec installcd-stage2-minimal.spec"
 
 KCONFIG_DIR=${REPO_DIR}/releases/kconfig/ia64
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ post_build() {
 	stage3-openrc.spec)
 		upload stage3-*openrc-${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
 		;;
+	stage3-systemd.spec)
+		upload stage3-*systemd-${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
+		;;
 	*)
 		echo "Finished ${spec}"
 		;;