diff --git a/scheduler/Makefile b/scheduler/Makefile
index 590e873cf..57b169387 100644
--- a/scheduler/Makefile
+++ b/scheduler/Makefile
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ install-data:
 	if test "x$(SYSTEMD_DIR)" != x; then \
 		echo Installing systemd configuration files...; \
 		$(INSTALL_DIR) $(BUILDROOT)$(SYSTEMD_DIR); \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) system-cups.slice $(BUILDROOT)$(SYSTEMD_DIR); \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) cups.path $(BUILDROOT)$(SYSTEMD_DIR); \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) cups.service $(BUILDROOT)$(SYSTEMD_DIR); \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) cups.socket $(BUILDROOT)$(SYSTEMD_DIR); \
diff --git a/scheduler/cups-lpdAT.service.in b/scheduler/cups-lpdAT.service.in
index 5c7827340..88cbfcf1a 100644
--- a/scheduler/cups-lpdAT.service.in
+++ b/scheduler/cups-lpdAT.service.in
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ Documentation=man:cups-lpd(8)
 ExecStart=-@CUPS_SERVERBIN@/daemon/cups-lpd
 StandardInput=socket
 User=@CUPS_USER@
+Slice=system-cups.slice
 
diff --git a/scheduler/cups.service.in b/scheduler/cups.service.in
index 7a6831b31..72ca3f4d7 100644
--- a/scheduler/cups.service.in
+++ b/scheduler/cups.service.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Requires=cups.socket
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/cupsd -l
 Type=notify
 Restart=on-failure
+Slice=system-cups.slice
 @TIMEOUTSTARTSEC@
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/scheduler/system-cups.slice b/scheduler/system-cups.slice
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53ef2fa71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scheduler/system-cups.slice
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=CUPS Slice
+Documentation=man:cups(1)