diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e396d6127..e0f8bc3518 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@
 /src/test*.aug
 /src/util/virkeycodetable*.h
 /src/util/virkeynametable*.h
+/src/vbox/test_virtvboxd.aug
+/src/vbox/virtvboxd.aug
+/src/vbox/virtvboxd.conf
 /src/virt-aa-helper
 /src/virtinterfaced
 /src/virtxend
@@ -209,6 +212,7 @@
 /src/virtqemud
 /src/virtsecretd
 /src/virtstoraged
+/src/virtvboxd
 /src/virt-guest-shutdown.target
 /tests/*.log
 /tests/*.pid
diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 1c3d988136..184268b596 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1802,6 +1802,14 @@ exit 0
 
 %if %{with_vbox}
 %files daemon-driver-vbox
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/virtvboxd.conf
+%{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/virtvboxd.aug
+%{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/tests/test_virtvboxd.aug
+%{_unitdir}/virtvboxd.service
+%{_unitdir}/virtvboxd.socket
+%{_unitdir}/virtvboxd-ro.socket
+%{_unitdir}/virtvboxd-admin.socket
+%attr(0755, root, root) %{_sbindir}/virtvboxd
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/connection-driver/libvirt_driver_vbox.so
 %endif
 
diff --git a/src/vbox/Makefile.inc.am b/src/vbox/Makefile.inc.am
index 95407778f7..178c360b99 100644
--- a/src/vbox/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/vbox/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -63,4 +63,67 @@ libvirt_driver_vbox_impl_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(LIBXML_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)
 libvirt_driver_vbox_impl_la_SOURCES = $(VBOX_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+
+sbin_PROGRAMS += virtvboxd
+
+nodist_conf_DATA += vbox/virtvboxd.conf
+augeas_DATA += vbox/virtvboxd.aug
+augeastest_DATA += vbox/test_virtvboxd.aug
+CLEANFILES += vbox/virtvboxd.aug
+
+virtvboxd_SOURCES = $(REMOTE_DAEMON_SOURCES)
+virtvboxd_CFLAGS = \
+       $(REMOTE_DAEMON_CFLAGS) \
+       -DDAEMON_NAME="\"virtvboxd\"" \
+       -DMODULE_NAME="\"vbox\"" \
+       $(NULL)
+virtvboxd_LDFLAGS = $(REMOTE_DAEMON_LD_FLAGS)
+virtvboxd_LDADD = $(REMOTE_DAEMON_LD_ADD)
+
+SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILES += \
+	virtvboxd.service \
+	virtvboxd.socket \
+	virtvboxd-ro.socket \
+	virtvboxd-admin.socket \
+	$(NULL)
+SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILES_IN += \
+	vbox/virtvboxd.service.in \
+	$(NULL)
+
+VIRTVBOXD_UNIT_VARS = \
+	$(VIRTD_UNIT_VARS) \
+	-e 's|[@]name[@]|Libvirt vbox|g' \
+	-e 's|[@]service[@]|virtvboxd|g' \
+	-e 's|[@]sockprefix[@]|virtvboxd|g' \
+	$(NULL)
+
+virtvboxd.service: vbox/virtvboxd.service.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SED) $(VIRTVBOXD_UNIT_VARS) $< > $@-t && mv $@-t $@
+
+virtvbox%.socket: remote/libvirt%.socket.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SED) $(VIRTVBOXD_UNIT_VARS) $< > $@-t && mv $@-t $@
+
+vbox/virtvboxd.conf: remote/libvirtd.conf.in
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SED) \
+		-e '/[@]CUT_ENABLE_IP[@]/,/[@]END[@]/d' \
+		-e 's/[@]DAEMON_NAME[@]/virtvboxd/' \
+		$< > $@
+
+vbox/virtvboxd.aug: remote/libvirtd.aug.in
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SED) \
+		-e '/[@]CUT_ENABLE_IP[@]/,/[@]END[@]/d' \
+		-e 's/[@]DAEMON_NAME[@]/virtvboxd/' \
+		-e 's/[@]DAEMON_NAME_UC[@]/Virtvboxd/' \
+		$< > $@
+
+vbox/test_virtvboxd.aug: remote/test_libvirtd.aug.in \
+		vbox/virtvboxd.conf $(AUG_GENTEST)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(AUG_GENTEST) vbox/virtvboxd.conf \
+		$(srcdir)/remote/test_libvirtd.aug.in | \
+		$(SED) \
+		-e '/[@]CUT_ENABLE_IP[@]/,/[@]END[@]/d' \
+		-e 's/[@]DAEMON_NAME[@]/virtvboxd/' \
+		-e 's/[@]DAEMON_NAME_UC[@]/Virtvboxd/' \
+		> $@ || rm -f $@
+
 endif WITH_VBOX
diff --git a/src/vbox/virtvboxd.service.in b/src/vbox/virtvboxd.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e0f7518d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vbox/virtvboxd.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Virtualization vbox daemon
+Conflicts=libvirtd.service
+Requires=virtvboxd.socket
+Requires=virtvboxd-ro.socket
+Requires=virtvboxd-admin.socket
+After=network.target
+After=dbus.service
+After=apparmor.service
+After=local-fs.target
+After=remote-fs.target
+Documentation=man:libvirtd(8)
+Documentation=https://libvirt.org
+
+[Service]
+Type=notify
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtvboxd --timeout 120
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+Also=virtvboxd.socket
+Also=virtvboxd-ro.socket
+Also=virtvboxd-admin.socket