diff --git a/.changelog/16845.txt b/.changelog/16845.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7181e319e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/16845.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+systemd: set service type to notify.
+```
diff --git a/.release/linux/package/usr/lib/systemd/system/consul.service b/.release/linux/package/usr/lib/systemd/system/consul.service
index 1bbf51a7a1..65eca696e1 100644
--- a/.release/linux/package/usr/lib/systemd/system/consul.service
+++ b/.release/linux/package/usr/lib/systemd/system/consul.service
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ After=network-online.target
 ConditionFileNotEmpty=/etc/consul.d/consul.hcl
 
 [Service]
+Type=notify
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/consul.d/consul.env
 User=consul
 Group=consul