diff --git a/cmd/mountlib/mount.go b/cmd/mountlib/mount.go
index a94f4a7dd..34795be60 100644
--- a/cmd/mountlib/mount.go
+++ b/cmd/mountlib/mount.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs/vfscommon"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs/vfsflags"
 
-	sysdnotify "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5/notify"
+	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22/daemon"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ func NewMountCommand(commandName string, hidden bool, mount MountFn) *cobra.Comm
 			}
 
 			mnt := NewMountPoint(mount, args[1], cmd.NewFsDir(args), &Opt, &vfsflags.Opt)
-			daemon, err := mnt.Mount()
+			mountDaemon, err := mnt.Mount()
 
 			// Wait for foreground mount, if any...
-			if daemon == nil {
+			if mountDaemon == nil {
 				if err == nil {
 					err = mnt.Wait()
 				}
@@ -235,15 +235,15 @@ func NewMountCommand(commandName string, hidden bool, mount MountFn) *cobra.Comm
 				return
 			}
 
-			// Wait for daemon, if any...
+			// Wait for mountDaemon, if any...
 			killOnce := sync.Once{}
 			killDaemon := func(reason string) {
 				killOnce.Do(func() {
-					if err := daemon.Signal(os.Interrupt); err != nil {
-						fs.Errorf(nil, "%s. Failed to terminate daemon pid %d: %v", reason, daemon.Pid, err)
+					if err := mountDaemon.Signal(os.Interrupt); err != nil {
+						fs.Errorf(nil, "%s. Failed to terminate daemon pid %d: %v", reason, mountDaemon.Pid, err)
 						return
 					}
-					fs.Debugf(nil, "%s. Terminating daemon pid %d", reason, daemon.Pid)
+					fs.Debugf(nil, "%s. Terminating daemon pid %d", reason, mountDaemon.Pid)
 				})
 			}
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func NewMountCommand(commandName string, hidden bool, mount MountFn) *cobra.Comm
 				handle := atexit.Register(func() {
 					killDaemon("Got interrupt")
 				})
-				err = WaitMountReady(mnt.MountPoint, Opt.DaemonWait, daemon)
+				err = WaitMountReady(mnt.MountPoint, Opt.DaemonWait, mountDaemon)
 				if err != nil {
 					killDaemon("Daemon timed out")
 				}
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func NewMountCommand(commandName string, hidden bool, mount MountFn) *cobra.Comm
 }
 
 // Mount the remote at mountpoint
-func (m *MountPoint) Mount() (daemon *os.Process, err error) {
+func (m *MountPoint) Mount() (mountDaemon *os.Process, err error) {
 
 	// Ensure sensible defaults
 	m.SetVolumeName(m.MountOpt.VolumeName)
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ func (m *MountPoint) Mount() (daemon *os.Process, err error) {
 
 	// Start background task if --daemon is specified
 	if m.MountOpt.Daemon {
-		daemon, err = daemonize.StartDaemon(os.Args)
-		if daemon != nil || err != nil {
-			return daemon, err
+		mountDaemon, err = daemonize.StartDaemon(os.Args)
+		if mountDaemon != nil || err != nil {
+			return mountDaemon, err
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (m *MountPoint) Wait() error {
 	var finaliseOnce sync.Once
 	finalise := func() {
 		finaliseOnce.Do(func() {
-			_ = sysdnotify.Stopping()
+			_, _ = daemon.SdNotify(false, daemon.SdNotifyStopping)
 			// Unmount only if directory was mounted by rclone, e.g. don't unmount autofs hooks.
 			if err := CheckMountReady(m.MountPoint); err != nil {
 				fs.Debugf(m.MountPoint, "Unmounted externally. Just exit now.")
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (m *MountPoint) Wait() error {
 	defer atexit.Unregister(fnHandle)
 
 	// Notify systemd
-	if err := sysdnotify.Ready(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := daemon.SdNotify(false, daemon.SdNotifyReady); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to notify systemd: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/serve/docker/driver.go b/cmd/serve/docker/driver.go
index dfdb190f9..278a24e31 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/docker/driver.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/docker/driver.go
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	sysdnotify "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5/notify"
-
+	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22/daemon"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/mountlib"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config"
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ func NewDriver(ctx context.Context, root string, mntOpt *mountlib.Options, vfsOp
 	})
 
 	// notify systemd
-	if err := sysdnotify.Ready(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := daemon.SdNotify(false, daemon.SdNotifyReady); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to notify systemd: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -100,7 +99,10 @@ func (drv *Driver) Exit() {
 	drv.mu.Lock()
 	defer drv.mu.Unlock()
 
-	reportErr(sysdnotify.Stopping())
+	reportErr(func() error {
+		_, err := daemon.SdNotify(false, daemon.SdNotifyStopping)
+		return err
+	}())
 	drv.monChan <- true // ask monitor to exit
 	for _, vol := range drv.volumes {
 		reportErr(vol.unmountAll())
diff --git a/cmd/serve/docker/systemd.go b/cmd/serve/docker/systemd.go
index 981964c1b..8a69f6b08 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/docker/systemd.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/docker/systemd.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ package docker
 import (
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/activation"
-	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/util"
+	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22/activation"
+	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22/util"
 )
 
 func systemdActivationFiles() []*os.File {
diff --git a/fs/log/log.go b/fs/log/log.go
index 9c66fdf02..bf2bfd74b 100644
--- a/fs/log/log.go
+++ b/fs/log/log.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
-	systemd "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func fnName() string {
 
 // Trace debugs the entry and exit of the calling function
 //
-// It is designed to be used in a defer statement so it returns a
+// It is designed to be used in a defer statement, so it returns a
 // function that logs the exit parameters.
 //
 // Any pointers in the exit function will be dereferenced
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ func InitLogging() {
 	// Activate systemd logger support if systemd invocation ID is
 	// detected and output is going to stderr (not logging to a file or syslog)
 	if !Redirected() {
-		if _, usingSystemd := systemd.GetInvocationID(); usingSystemd {
+		if isJournalStream() {
 			Opt.LogSystemdSupport = true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/log/systemd.go b/fs/log/systemd.go
index 2e572790a..c09227b09 100644
--- a/fs/log/systemd.go
+++ b/fs/log/systemd.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Systemd interface for non-Unix variants only
 
-//go:build windows || nacl || plan9
-// +build windows nacl plan9
+//go:build !unix
+// +build !unix
 
 package log
 
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 )
 
-// Enables systemd logs if configured or if auto detected
+// Enables systemd logs if configured or if auto-detected
 func startSystemdLog() bool {
 	log.Fatalf("--log-systemd not supported on %s platform", runtime.GOOS)
 	return false
 }
+
+func isJournalStream() bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/fs/log/systemd_unix.go b/fs/log/systemd_unix.go
index a2aa8e51c..fa6700734 100644
--- a/fs/log/systemd_unix.go
+++ b/fs/log/systemd_unix.go
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 // Systemd interface for Unix variants only
 
-//go:build !windows && !nacl && !plan9
-// +build !windows,!nacl,!plan9
+//go:build unix
+// +build unix
 
 package log
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	sysdjournald "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5/journald"
+	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22/journal"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 )
 
-// Enables systemd logs if configured or if auto detected
+// Enables systemd logs if configured or if auto-detected
 func startSystemdLog() bool {
 	flagsStr := "," + Opt.Format + ","
 	var flags int
@@ -25,27 +26,36 @@ func startSystemdLog() bool {
 		flags |= log.Lshortfile
 	}
 	log.SetFlags(flags)
+	// TODO: Use the native journal.Print approach rather than a custom implementation
 	fs.LogPrint = func(level fs.LogLevel, text string) {
-		text = fmt.Sprintf("%s%-6s: %s", systemdLogPrefix(level), level, text)
+		text = fmt.Sprintf("<%s>%-6s: %s", systemdLogPrefix(level), level, text)
 		_ = log.Output(4, text)
 	}
 	return true
 }
 
-var logLevelToSystemdPrefix = []string{
-	fs.LogLevelEmergency: sysdjournald.EmergPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelAlert:     sysdjournald.AlertPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelCritical:  sysdjournald.CritPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelError:     sysdjournald.ErrPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelWarning:   sysdjournald.WarningPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelNotice:    sysdjournald.NoticePrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelInfo:      sysdjournald.InfoPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelDebug:     sysdjournald.DebugPrefix,
+var logLevelToSystemdPrefix = []journal.Priority{
+	fs.LogLevelEmergency: journal.PriEmerg,
+	fs.LogLevelAlert:     journal.PriAlert,
+	fs.LogLevelCritical:  journal.PriCrit,
+	fs.LogLevelError:     journal.PriErr,
+	fs.LogLevelWarning:   journal.PriWarning,
+	fs.LogLevelNotice:    journal.PriNotice,
+	fs.LogLevelInfo:      journal.PriInfo,
+	fs.LogLevelDebug:     journal.PriDebug,
 }
 
 func systemdLogPrefix(l fs.LogLevel) string {
 	if l >= fs.LogLevel(len(logLevelToSystemdPrefix)) {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return logLevelToSystemdPrefix[l]
+	return strconv.Itoa(int(logLevelToSystemdPrefix[l]))
+}
+
+func isJournalStream() bool {
+	if usingJournald, _ := journal.StderrIsJournalStream(); usingJournald {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 228364041..046a3433c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cloudsoda/go-smb2 v0.0.0-20231124195312-f3ec8ae2c891
 	github.com/colinmarc/hdfs/v2 v2.4.0
 	github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.1
-	github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20191104093116-d3cd4ed1dbcf
+	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0
 	github.com/dop251/scsu v0.0.0-20220106150536-84ac88021d00
 	github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-go-unofficial/v6 v6.0.5
 	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.3
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2 v2.4.0
 	github.com/henrybear327/Proton-API-Bridge v1.0.0
 	github.com/henrybear327/go-proton-api v1.0.0
-	github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5 v5.1.1
 	github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8 v8.4.4
 	github.com/jlaffaye/ftp v0.2.0
 	github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo v1.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index dd7f7f0bc..f9b8ce299 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ github.com/colinmarc/hdfs/v2 v2.4.0 h1:v6R8oBx/Wu9fHpdPoJJjpGSUxo8NhHIwrwsfhFvU9
 github.com/colinmarc/hdfs/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:0NAO+/3knbMx6+5pCv+Hcbaz4xn/Zzbn9+WIib2rKVI=
 github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.1 h1:yi21YpKnrx1gt5R+la8n5WgS0kCrsPp33dmEyHReZr4=
 github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.1/go.mod h1:irMmmIw/7yzSRPWryHsK7EYSg09caPQL03VsM8rvUec=
-github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20191104093116-d3cd4ed1dbcf h1:iW4rZ826su+pqaw19uhpSCzhj44qo35pNgKFGqzDKkU=
-github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20191104093116-d3cd4ed1dbcf/go.mod h1:F5haX7vjVVG0kc13fIWeqUViNPyEJxv/OmvnBo0Yme4=
+github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0 h1:RrqgGjYQKalulkV8NGVIfkXQf6YYmOyiJKk8iXXhfZs=
+github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.3 h1:qMCsGGgs+MAzDFyp9LpAe1Lqy/fY/qCovCm0qnXZOBM=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.3/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
@@ -315,8 +315,6 @@ github.com/henrybear327/go-proton-api v1.0.0 h1:zYi/IbjLwFAW7ltCeqXneUGJey0TN//X
 github.com/henrybear327/go-proton-api v1.0.0/go.mod h1:w63MZuzufKcIZ93pwRgiOtxMXYafI8H74D77AxytOBc=
 github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.0.0/go.mod h1:4qWG/gcEcfX4z/mBDHJ++3ReCw9ibxbsNJbcucJdbSo=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20181102032728-5e5cf60278f6/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
-github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5 v5.1.1 h1:Hs0Z16knPGCBFnKECrICPh+RQ89Sgy0xyzcalrHMKdw=
-github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5 v5.1.1/go.mod h1:Quv57scs6S7T0rC6qyLfW20KU/P4p9hrbLPF+ILYrXY=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
 github.com/jcmturner/aescts/v2 v2.0.0 h1:9YKLH6ey7H4eDBXW8khjYslgyqG2xZikXP0EQFKrle8=
@@ -395,7 +393,6 @@ github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15 h1:UNAjwbU9l54TA3KzvqLGxwWjHmMgBUVhBiTjelZ
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions/v2 v2.0.0 h1:jWpvCLoY8Z/e3VKvlsiIGKtc+UG6U5vzxaoagmhXfyg=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:QUyp042oQthUoa9bqDv0ER0wrtXnBruoNd7aNjkbP+k=
-github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.42/go.mod h1:+evo5L0630/F6ca/Z9+GAqzhjGyn8/c+TBaOyfEl0V4=
 github.com/minio/md5-simd v1.1.2 h1:Gdi1DZK69+ZVMoNHRXJyNcxrMA4dSxoYHZSQbirFg34=
 github.com/minio/md5-simd v1.1.2/go.mod h1:MzdKDxYpY2BT9XQFocsiZf/NKVtR7nkE4RoEpN+20RM=
 github.com/minio/minio-go/v6 v6.0.46/go.mod h1:qD0lajrGW49lKZLtXKtCB4X/qkMf0a5tBvN2PaZg7Gg=
@@ -693,7 +690,6 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200317015054-43a5402ce75a/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200625203802-6e8e738ad208/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201207232520-09787c993a3a/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220819030929-7fc1605a5dde/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
@@ -731,7 +727,6 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201204225414-ed752295db88/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210303074136-134d130e1a04/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210514084401-e8d321eab015/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
diff --git a/lib/systemd/notify.go b/lib/systemd/notify.go
index a185b71a6..8dccafb4f 100644
--- a/lib/systemd/notify.go
+++ b/lib/systemd/notify.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package systemd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"sync"
 
-	sysdnotify "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5/notify"
+	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22/daemon"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/atexit"
 )
 
@@ -13,13 +14,13 @@ import (
 // stopping. This function will be called on exit if the service exits
 // on a signal.
 func Notify() func() {
-	if err := sysdnotify.Ready(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := daemon.SdNotify(false, daemon.SdNotifyReady); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("failed to notify ready to systemd: %v", err)
 	}
 	var finaliseOnce sync.Once
 	finalise := func() {
 		finaliseOnce.Do(func() {
-			if err := sysdnotify.Stopping(); err != nil {
+			if _, err := daemon.SdNotify(false, daemon.SdNotifyStopping); err != nil {
 				log.Printf("failed to notify stopping to systemd: %v", err)
 			}
 		})
@@ -30,3 +31,10 @@ func Notify() func() {
 		finalise()
 	}
 }
+
+// UpdateStatus updates the systemd status
+func UpdateStatus(status string) error {
+	systemdStatus := fmt.Sprintf("STATUS=%s", status)
+	_, err := daemon.SdNotify(false, systemdStatus)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/vfs/vfscache/cache.go b/vfs/vfscache/cache.go
index e5bb19c79..9bcfc90ee 100644
--- a/vfs/vfscache/cache.go
+++ b/vfs/vfscache/cache.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	sysdnotify "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5/notify"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	fscache "github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/cache"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config"
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/diskusage"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/encoder"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/file"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/systemd"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs/vfscache/writeback"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs/vfscommon"
 )
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ func (c *Cache) clean(kicked bool) {
 	stats := fmt.Sprintf("objects %d (was %d) in use %d, to upload %d, uploading %d, total size %v (was %v)",
 		newItems, oldItems, totalInUse, uploadsQueued, uploadsInProgress, newUsed, oldUsed)
 	fs.Infof(nil, "vfs cache: cleaned: %s", stats)
-	if err = sysdnotify.Status(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] vfs cache: %s", time.Now().Format("15:04"), stats)); err != nil {
+	if err = systemd.UpdateStatus(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] vfs cache: %s", time.Now().Format("15:04"), stats)); err != nil {
 		fs.Errorf(nil, "vfs cache: updating systemd status with current stats failed: %s", err)
 	}
 }