diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 83362a28d..e0d567722 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ver 0.21.8 (not yet released)
   - httpd: fix use-after-free bug
 * fix Bonjour bug
 * fix build failure with GCC 9
+* systemd: add user socket unit
 
 ver 0.21.7 (2019/04/03)
 * input
diff --git a/systemd/user/meson.build b/systemd/user/meson.build
index b1e94b14f..fdce339e4 100644
--- a/systemd/user/meson.build
+++ b/systemd/user/meson.build
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ if systemd_user_unit_dir == ''
   systemd_user_unit_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), 'lib', 'systemd', 'user')
 endif
 
+# copy the system socket unit to the "user" directory
+install_data(
+  join_paths('..', 'system', 'mpd.socket'),
+  install_dir: systemd_user_unit_dir,
+)
+
 configure_file(
   input: 'mpd.service.in',
   output: 'mpd.service',