diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
+- Added systemd unit for Electrum wallet service     @osminogin
 - Electrum version updated to 3.3.8     @chris54721
 - Python version bumped to 0.4.2.5  @osminogin
 - Image metadata updated    @osminogin
diff --git a/contrib/electrum.service b/contrib/electrum.service
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index 0000000..f4068b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/electrum.service
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Electrum wallet daemon
+Wants=network.target
+Requires=docker.service
+After=docker.service network.target
+
+[Service]
+TimeoutStartSec=5
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=20s
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/docker pull osminogin/tor-simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker run --rm --name tor -p 127.0.0.1:9050:9050 osminogin/tor-simple
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/docker stop tor
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target