diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/control.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/control.go
index 4f5c5d780..fcd84db3c 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/control.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/control.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 
 	controlconfig "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-node/config/control"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	controlSvc "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/control/server"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/tree"
 	cid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/container/id"
+	sysdnotify "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5/notify"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
@@ -83,12 +85,14 @@ func (c *cfg) NetmapStatus() control.NetmapStatus {
 }
 
 func (c *cfg) setHealthStatus(st control.HealthStatus) {
+	c.notifySystemd(st)
 	c.healthStatus.Store(int32(st))
 	c.metricsCollector.State().SetHealth(int32(st))
 }
 
 func (c *cfg) compareAndSwapHealthStatus(oldSt, newSt control.HealthStatus) (swapped bool) {
 	if swapped = c.healthStatus.CompareAndSwap(int32(oldSt), int32(newSt)); swapped {
+		c.notifySystemd(newSt)
 		c.metricsCollector.State().SetHealth(int32(newSt))
 	}
 	return
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ func (c *cfg) compareAndSwapHealthStatus(oldSt, newSt control.HealthStatus) (swa
 
 func (c *cfg) swapHealthStatus(st control.HealthStatus) (old control.HealthStatus) {
 	old = control.HealthStatus(c.healthStatus.Swap(int32(st)))
+	c.notifySystemd(st)
 	c.metricsCollector.State().SetHealth(int32(st))
 	return
 }
@@ -103,3 +108,15 @@ func (c *cfg) swapHealthStatus(st control.HealthStatus) (old control.HealthStatu
 func (c *cfg) HealthStatus() control.HealthStatus {
 	return control.HealthStatus(c.healthStatus.Load())
 }
+
+func (c *cfg) notifySystemd(st control.HealthStatus) string {
+	status := fmt.Sprintf("%v, %v", st.Number(), st)
+	err := sysdnotify.Status(status)
+	if err == nil {
+		c.log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("reported STATUS=\"%v\" to systemd", status))
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		c.log.Error(logs.FailedToReportStatusToSystemd, zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v, %v", st, control.HealthStatus_name[int32(st)])
+}
diff --git a/debian/frostfs-ir.service b/debian/frostfs-ir.service
index b59295ac5..304017f68 100644
--- a/debian/frostfs-ir.service
+++ b/debian/frostfs-ir.service
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ Description=FrostFS InnerRing node
 Requires=network.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=all
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/frostfs-ir --config /etc/frostfs/ir/config.yml
 User=frostfs-ir
 Group=frostfs-ir
diff --git a/debian/frostfs-storage.service b/debian/frostfs-storage.service
index 6e7d1dd5d..573961756 100644
--- a/debian/frostfs-storage.service
+++ b/debian/frostfs-storage.service
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ Description=FrostFS Storage node
 Requires=network.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=all
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/frostfs-node --config /etc/frostfs/storage/config.yml
 User=frostfs-storage
 Group=frostfs-storage
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3e79f7ff7..3037a6167 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/flynn-archive/go-shlex v0.0.0-20150515145356-3f9db97f8568
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.4.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.7
+	github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5 v5.1.1
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.4
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
 	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 15ae22422..780bdbcdb 100644
Binary files a/go.sum and b/go.sum differ
diff --git a/internal/logs/logs.go b/internal/logs/logs.go
index c996e830a..1775b18cd 100644
--- a/internal/logs/logs.go
+++ b/internal/logs/logs.go
@@ -554,4 +554,5 @@ const (
 	BlobovniczaSavingCountersToMetaSuccess                                  = "saving counters to blobovnicza's meta completed successfully"
 	BlobovniczaSavingCountersToMetaFailed                                   = "saving counters to blobovnicza's meta failed"
 	ObjectRemovalFailureExistsInWritecache                                  = "can't remove object: object must be flushed from writecache"
+	FailedToReportStatusToSystemd                                           = "failed to report status to systemd"
 )