diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 8b06b096a..2535b5f94 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	systemd "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
@@ -364,6 +365,12 @@ func StartStats() func() {
 
 // initConfig is run by cobra after initialising the flags
 func initConfig() {
+	// Activate logger systemd support if systemd invocation ID is detected
+	_, sysdLaunch := systemd.GetInvocationID()
+	if sysdLaunch {
+		fs.Config.LogSystemdSupport = true // used during fslog.InitLogging()
+	}
+
 	// Start the logger
 	fslog.InitLogging()
 
@@ -379,6 +386,13 @@ func initConfig() {
 	// Write the args for debug purposes
 	fs.Debugf("rclone", "Version %q starting with parameters %q", fs.Version, os.Args)
 
+	// Inform user about systemd log support now that we have a logger
+	if sysdLaunch {
+		fs.Debugf("rclone", "systemd logging support automatically activated")
+	} else if fs.Config.LogSystemdSupport {
+		fs.Debugf("rclone", "systemd logging support manually activated")
+	}
+
 	// Start the remote control server if configured
 	_, err = rcserver.Start(&rcflags.Opt)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/mountlib/mount.go b/cmd/mountlib/mount.go
index 98de51f25..4a3e9e31c 100644
--- a/cmd/mountlib/mount.go
+++ b/cmd/mountlib/mount.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/okzk/sdnotify"
+	sysdnotify "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5/notify"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
@@ -448,13 +448,13 @@ func Mount(VFS *vfs.VFS, mountpoint string, mount MountFn, opt *Options) error {
 
 	// Unmount on exit
 	fnHandle := atexit.Register(func() {
+		_ = sysdnotify.Stopping()
 		_ = unmount()
-		_ = sdnotify.Stopping()
 	})
 	defer atexit.Unregister(fnHandle)
 
 	// Notify systemd
-	if err := sdnotify.Ready(); err != nil && err != sdnotify.ErrSdNotifyNoSocket {
+	if err := sysdnotify.Ready(); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to notify systemd")
 	}
 
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ waitloop:
 		}
 	}
 
+	_ = sysdnotify.Stopping()
 	_ = unmount()
-	_ = sdnotify.Stopping()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to umount FUSE fs")
diff --git a/fs/config.go b/fs/config.go
index 3c04af7de..d1fe41102 100644
--- a/fs/config.go
+++ b/fs/config.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ var (
 type ConfigInfo struct {
 	LogLevel               LogLevel
 	StatsLogLevel          LogLevel
+	LogSystemdSupport      bool
 	UseJSONLog             bool
 	DryRun                 bool
 	Interactive            bool
diff --git a/fs/config/configflags/configflags.go b/fs/config/configflags/configflags.go
index 275e64d05..08cd74b39 100644
--- a/fs/config/configflags/configflags.go
+++ b/fs/config/configflags/configflags.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func AddFlags(flagSet *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	flags.StringArrayVarP(flagSet, &downloadHeaders, "header-download", "", nil, "Set HTTP header for download transactions")
 	flags.StringArrayVarP(flagSet, &headers, "header", "", nil, "Set HTTP header for all transactions")
 	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.RefreshTimes, "refresh-times", "", fs.Config.RefreshTimes, "Refresh the modtime of remote files.")
+	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.LogSystemdSupport, "log-systemd", "", fs.Config.LogSystemdSupport, "Activate systemd integration for the logger.")
 }
 
 // ParseHeaders converts the strings passed in via the header flags into HTTPOptions
diff --git a/fs/log.go b/fs/log.go
index 3baf00400..4bba8a922 100644
--- a/fs/log.go
+++ b/fs/log.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 
+	sysdjournald "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5/journald"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -70,7 +71,28 @@ func (l *LogLevel) Type() string {
 
 // LogPrint sends the text to the logger of level
 var LogPrint = func(level LogLevel, text string) {
-	text = fmt.Sprintf("%-6s: %s", level, text)
+	var prefix string
+	if Config.LogSystemdSupport {
+		switch level {
+		case LogLevelDebug:
+			prefix = sysdjournald.DebugPrefix
+		case LogLevelInfo:
+			prefix = sysdjournald.InfoPrefix
+		case LogLevelNotice:
+			prefix = sysdjournald.NoticePrefix
+		case LogLevelWarning:
+			prefix = sysdjournald.WarningPrefix
+		case LogLevelError:
+			prefix = sysdjournald.ErrPrefix
+		case LogLevelCritical:
+			prefix = sysdjournald.CritPrefix
+		case LogLevelAlert:
+			prefix = sysdjournald.AlertPrefix
+		case LogLevelEmergency:
+			prefix = sysdjournald.EmergPrefix
+		}
+	}
+	text = fmt.Sprintf("%s%-6s: %s", prefix, level, text)
 	_ = log.Output(4, text)
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/log/log.go b/fs/log/log.go
index 48c0bd45a..f505b99c3 100644
--- a/fs/log/log.go
+++ b/fs/log/log.go
@@ -90,14 +90,19 @@ func Stack(o interface{}, info string) {
 func InitLogging() {
 	flagsStr := "," + Opt.Format + ","
 	var flags int
-	if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",date,") {
-		flags |= log.Ldate
-	}
-	if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",time,") {
-		flags |= log.Ltime
-	}
-	if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",microseconds,") {
-		flags |= log.Lmicroseconds
+	if !fs.Config.LogSystemdSupport {
+		if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",date,") {
+			flags |= log.Ldate
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",time,") {
+			flags |= log.Ltime
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",microseconds,") {
+			flags |= log.Lmicroseconds
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",UTC,") {
+			flags |= log.LUTC
+		}
 	}
 	if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",longfile,") {
 		flags |= log.Llongfile
@@ -105,9 +110,6 @@ func InitLogging() {
 	if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",shortfile,") {
 		flags |= log.Lshortfile
 	}
-	if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",UTC,") {
-		flags |= log.LUTC
-	}
 	log.SetFlags(flags)
 
 	// Log file output
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a8a257675..21e95089d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-querystring v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2 v2.0.3
+	github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5 v5.0.0
 	github.com/jlaffaye/ftp v0.0.0-20200720194710-13949d38913e
 	github.com/jzelinskie/whirlpool v0.0.0-20170603002051-c19460b8caa6
 	github.com/kardianos/osext v0.0.0-20190222173326-2bc1f35cddc0 // indirect
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/ncw/go-acd v0.0.0-20171120105400-887eb06ab6a2
 	github.com/ncw/swift v1.0.52
 	github.com/nsf/termbox-go v0.0.0-20200418040025-38ba6e5628f1
-	github.com/okzk/sdnotify v0.0.0-20180710141335-d9becc38acbd
 	github.com/patrickmn/go-cache v2.1.0+incompatible
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/pkg/sftp v1.11.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5319ab629..4b5ec2d63 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0 h1:nfCOvKYfkgYP8hkirhJocXT2+zOD8yUNjXaWfTlyFKI=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
 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 v5.0.0 h1:E4OUiBdmlD1IsClS6cmRIdzWBW8T8UBitCqYem7A1KY=
+github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5 v5.0.0/go.mod h1:VPlzL6z0rXd3HU7oLkMoEqTWBhHClInYX9rP2U/+giI=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 h1:Z8tu5sraLXCXIcARxBp/8cbvlwVa7Z1NHg9XEKhtSvM=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:PxqpIevigyE2G7u3NXJIT2ANytuPF1OarO4DADm73n8=
 github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v0.0.0-20141203071132-1679536dcc89/go.mod h1:4FA24M0QyGHXBuZZK/XkWh8h0e1EYbRYJSGM75WSRxI=
@@ -314,8 +316,6 @@ github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646/go.mod h1:jpp1/29i3P1S
 github.com/nsf/termbox-go v0.0.0-20200418040025-38ba6e5628f1 h1:lh3PyZvY+B9nFliSGTn5uFuqQQJGuNrD0MLCokv09ag=
 github.com/nsf/termbox-go v0.0.0-20200418040025-38ba6e5628f1/go.mod h1:IuKpRQcYE1Tfu+oAQqaLisqDeXgjyyltCfsaoYN18NQ=
 github.com/oklog/ulid v1.3.1/go.mod h1:CirwcVhetQ6Lv90oh/F+FBtV6XMibvdAFo93nm5qn4U=
-github.com/okzk/sdnotify v0.0.0-20180710141335-d9becc38acbd h1:+iAPaTbi1gZpcpDwe/BW1fx7Xoesv69hLNGPheoyhBs=
-github.com/okzk/sdnotify v0.0.0-20180710141335-d9becc38acbd/go.mod h1:4soZNh0zW0LtYGdQ416i0jO0EIqMGcbtaspRS4BDvRQ=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.7.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.12.0 h1:Iw5WCbBcaAAd0fpRb1c9r5YCylv4XDoCSigm1zLevwU=