diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3d9fd2848e48..55c410985060 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	contrib/dracut/Makefile
 	contrib/dracut/02zfsexpandknowledge/Makefile
 	contrib/dracut/90zfs/Makefile
+	contrib/dracut/systemd/Makefile
 	contrib/initramfs/Makefile
 	contrib/initramfs/hooks/Makefile
 	contrib/initramfs/scripts/Makefile
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-generator.sh.in b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-generator.sh.in
index 0b8a8aaca796..b999de8bc0bf 100755
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-generator.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-generator.sh.in
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ echo "zfs-generator: writing extension for sysroot.mount to $GENERATOR_DIR"/sysr
 {
     echo "[Unit]"
     echo "Before=initrd-root-fs.target"
-    echo "After=zfs-import.target"
+    echo "After=zfs-dracut-bootfs.service zfs-import.target"
+    echo "Requires=zfs-dracut-bootfs.service"
     echo "[Mount]"
     if [ "${root}" = "zfs:AUTO" ] ; then
       echo "PassEnvironment=BOOTFS"
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/Makefile.am b/contrib/dracut/Makefile.am
index 1065e5e94f0e..a5aaf871eba5 100644
--- a/contrib/dracut/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/dracut/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-SUBDIRS = 02zfsexpandknowledge 90zfs
+SUBDIRS = 02zfsexpandknowledge 90zfs systemd
 
 EXTRA_DIST = README.dracut.markdown
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/systemd/.gitignore b/contrib/dracut/systemd/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..33b6c638861a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/dracut/systemd/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+zfs-dracut-bootfs.service
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/systemd/Makefile.am b/contrib/dracut/systemd/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..857d3d25f452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/dracut/systemd/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+systemdunit_DATA = \
+	zfs-dracut-bootfs.service
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	$(top_srcdir)/contrib/dracut/systemd/zfs-dracut-bootfs.service.in
+
+$(systemdunit_DATA):%:%.in
+	-$(SED) -e 's,@bindir\@,$(bindir),g' \
+		-e 's,@sbindir\@,$(sbindir),g' \
+		$< >'$@'
+
+distclean-local::
+	-$(RM) $(systemdunit_DATA)
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/systemd/zfs-dracut-bootfs.service.in b/contrib/dracut/systemd/zfs-dracut-bootfs.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cf480c0ec068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/dracut/systemd/zfs-dracut-bootfs.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Set BOOTFS environment for dracut
+Documentation=man:zfs(8)
+DefaultDependencies=no
+After=zfs-import.target
+Requires=zfs-import.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "/bin/systemctl set-environment BOOTFS=$(@sbindir@/zpool list -H -o bootfs | egrep -v '^-$')"
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
index db110cdc8b1c..cacb53651545 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ ConditionPathExists=@sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -c @sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache -aN
-ExecStartPost=/bin/sh -c "/bin/systemctl set-environment BOOTFS=$(@sbindir@/zpool list -H -o bootfs | egrep -v '^-$')"
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=zfs-import.target
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
index ec85dd501ce0..4aae9f06e504 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ ConditionPathExists=!@sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -aN -o cachefile=none
-ExecStartPost=/bin/sh -c "/bin/systemctl set-environment BOOTFS=$(@sbindir@/zpool list -H -o bootfs | egrep -v '^-$')"
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=zfs-import.target