diff --git a/handlers/main.yaml b/handlers/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bc7b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: systemd daemon-reload
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    scope: user
diff --git a/tasks/tmux.yaml b/tasks/tmux.yaml
index f4e7cdb..abf8037 100644
--- a/tasks/tmux.yaml
+++ b/tasks/tmux.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,18 @@
     src: tmux.conf.j2
     dest: ~/.tmux.conf
     mode: 0755
+
+- name: systemd user config directory
+  file:
+    path: ~/.config/systemd/user
+    state: directory
+- name: tmux systemd user service unit
+  template:
+    src: tmux@.service.j2
+    dest: ~/.config/systemd/user/tmux@.service
+  notify: systemd daemon-reload
+- name: tmux systemd user service unit
+  template:
+    src: tmux@.service.j2
+    dest: ~/.config/systemd/user/tmux@.service
+  notify: systemd daemon-reload