diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cf39177250..60713f6a5f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@
 /src/lxc/lxc_monitor_protocol.h
 /src/lxc/lxc_protocol.[ch]
 /src/lxc/test_libvirtd_lxc.aug
+/src/network/test_virtnetworkd.aug
+/src/network/virtnetworkd.aug
+/src/network/virtnetworkd.conf
 /src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug
 /src/remote/*_client_bodies.h
 /src/remote/*_protocol.[ch]
@@ -175,6 +178,7 @@
 /src/virt-aa-helper
 /src/virtlockd
 /src/virtlogd
+/src/virtnetworkd
 /src/virtproxyd
 /src/virtsecretd
 /src/virt-guest-shutdown.target
diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 31da3f7581..5c936d9de4 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1612,6 +1612,14 @@ exit 0
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/connection-driver/libvirt_driver_interface.so
 
 %files daemon-driver-network
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/virtnetworkd.conf
+%{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/virtnetworkd.aug
+%{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/tests/test_virtnetworkd.aug
+%{_unitdir}/virtnetworkd.service
+%{_unitdir}/virtnetworkd.socket
+%{_unitdir}/virtnetworkd-ro.socket
+%{_unitdir}/virtnetworkd-admin.socket
+%attr(0755, root, root) %{_sbindir}/virtnetworkd
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/qemu/
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/qemu/networks/
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart
diff --git a/src/network/Makefile.inc.am b/src/network/Makefile.inc.am
index 23cf39b6f4..091b722172 100644
--- a/src/network/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/network/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -49,6 +49,68 @@ libvirt_driver_network_impl_la_CFLAGS = \
 libvirt_driver_network_impl_la_SOURCES = $(NETWORK_DRIVER_SOURCES)
 libvirt_driver_network_impl_la_LIBADD  = $(DBUS_LIBS) $(LIBXML_LIBS)
 
+sbin_PROGRAMS += virtnetworkd
+
+nodist_conf_DATA += network/virtnetworkd.conf
+augeas_DATA += network/virtnetworkd.aug
+augeastest_DATA += network/test_virtnetworkd.aug
+CLEANFILES += network/virtnetworkd.aug
+
+virtnetworkd_SOURCES = $(REMOTE_DAEMON_SOURCES)
+virtnetworkd_CFLAGS = \
+       $(REMOTE_DAEMON_CFLAGS) \
+       -DDAEMON_NAME="\"virtnetworkd\"" \
+       -DMODULE_NAME="\"network\"" \
+       $(NULL)
+virtnetworkd_LDFLAGS = $(REMOTE_DAEMON_LD_FLAGS)
+virtnetworkd_LDADD = $(REMOTE_DAEMON_LD_ADD)
+
+SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILES += \
+	virtnetworkd.service \
+	virtnetworkd.socket \
+	virtnetworkd-ro.socket \
+	virtnetworkd-admin.socket \
+	$(NULL)
+SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILES_IN += \
+	network/virtnetworkd.service.in \
+	$(NULL)
+
+VIRTNETWORKD_UNIT_VARS = \
+	$(VIRTD_UNIT_VARS) \
+	-e 's|[@]name[@]|Libvirt network|g' \
+	-e 's|[@]service[@]|virtnetworkd|g' \
+	-e 's|[@]sockprefix[@]|virtnetworkd|g' \
+	$(NULL)
+
+virtnetworkd.service: network/virtnetworkd.service.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SED) $(VIRTNETWORKD_UNIT_VARS) $< > $@-t && mv $@-t $@
+
+virtnetwork%.socket: remote/libvirt%.socket.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SED) $(VIRTNETWORKD_UNIT_VARS) $< > $@-t && mv $@-t $@
+
+network/virtnetworkd.conf: remote/libvirtd.conf.in
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SED) \
+		-e '/[@]CUT_ENABLE_IP[@]/,/[@]END[@]/d' \
+		-e 's/[@]DAEMON_NAME[@]/virtnetworkd/' \
+		$< > $@
+
+network/virtnetworkd.aug: remote/libvirtd.aug.in
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SED) \
+		-e '/[@]CUT_ENABLE_IP[@]/,/[@]END[@]/d' \
+		-e 's/[@]DAEMON_NAME[@]/virtnetworkd/' \
+		-e 's/[@]DAEMON_NAME_UC[@]/Virtnetworkd/' \
+		$< > $@
+
+network/test_virtnetworkd.aug: remote/test_libvirtd.aug.in \
+		network/virtnetworkd.conf $(AUG_GENTEST)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(AUG_GENTEST) network/virtnetworkd.conf \
+		$(srcdir)/remote/test_libvirtd.aug.in | \
+		$(SED) \
+		-e '/[@]CUT_ENABLE_IP[@]/,/[@]END[@]/d' \
+		-e 's/[@]DAEMON_NAME[@]/virtnetworkd/' \
+		-e 's/[@]DAEMON_NAME_UC[@]/Virtnetworkd/' \
+		> $@ || rm -f $@
+
 libexec_PROGRAMS += libvirt_leaseshelper
 libvirt_leaseshelper_SOURCES = $(NETWORK_LEASES_HELPER_SOURCES)
 libvirt_leaseshelper_LDFLAGS = \
diff --git a/src/network/virtnetworkd.service.in b/src/network/virtnetworkd.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..656e8b4f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network/virtnetworkd.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Virtualization network daemon
+Conflicts=libvirtd.service
+Requires=virtnetworkd.socket
+Requires=virtnetworkd-ro.socket
+Requires=virtnetworkd-admin.socket
+After=network.target
+After=dbus.service
+After=apparmor.service
+After=local-fs.target
+Documentation=man:libvirtd(8)
+Documentation=https://libvirt.org
+
+[Service]
+Type=notify
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtnetworkd --timeout 120
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=on-failure
+KillMode=process
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+Also=virtnetworkd.socket
+Also=virtnetworkd-ro.socket
+Also=virtnetworkd-admin.socket