diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 6f62a13d5..2ccac24cd 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ override_dh_installsystemd:
 	dh_installsystemd -ptaler-exchange --name=taler-exchange-wirewatch --no-start --no-enable
 	dh_installsystemd -ptaler-exchange --name=taler-exchange-secmod-eddsa --no-start --no-enable
 	dh_installsystemd -ptaler-exchange --name=taler-exchange-secmod-rsa --no-start --no-enable
+	dh_installsystemd -ptaler-exchange --name=taler-exchange-closer --no-start --no-enable
 	dh_installsystemd -ptaler-auditor --name=taler-auditor-httpd --no-start --no-enable
 	dh_installsystemd -ptaler-exchange --name=taler-exchange --no-start --no-enable
 	# final invocation to generate daemon reload
diff --git a/debian/taler-exchange.taler-exchange-closer.service b/debian/taler-exchange.taler-exchange-closer.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4a8f2c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/taler-exchange.taler-exchange-closer.service
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=GNU Taler payment system exchange closer service
+PartOf=taler-exchange.service
+
+[Service]
+User=taler-exchange-closer
+Type=simple
+Restart=on-failure
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/taler-exchange-closer -c /etc/taler/exchange-service-default.conf
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+PrivateTmp=yes
+PrivateDevices=yes
+ProtectSystem=full