diff --git a/etc/systemd/iscsi-mark-root-nodes b/etc/systemd/iscsi-mark-root-nodes
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9d48805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/iscsi-mark-root-nodes
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+ISCSIADM=/usr/sbin/iscsiadm
+start_iscsid=0
+start_iscsiuio=0
+
+while read t num p target flash; do
+  # strip tag number from portal, keep "ip:port"
+  portal=${p%,*}
+  transport=${t%:}
+
+  # use session number to find the iface name in use
+  num=${num#[}; num=${num%]}
+  iface=$(iscsiadm -m session -r $num | grep iface.iscsi_ifacename | cut -d= -f2)
+
+  $ISCSIADM -m node -p $portal -T $target -I $iface -o update -n node.startup -v onboot
+
+  start_iscsid=1
+
+  if [ "$transport" = bnx2i ] || [ "$transport" = qedi ]; then
+    start_iscsiuio=1
+  fi
+done < <( $ISCSIADM -m session )
+
+# force iscsid and iscsiuio to start if needed for
+# recovering sessions created in the initrd
+
+if [ "$start_iscsid" -eq 1 ]; then
+  systemctl --no-block start iscsid.service
+fi
+if [ "$start_iscsiuio" -eq 1 ]; then
+  systemctl --no-block start iscsiuio.service
+fi
+
diff --git a/etc/systemd/iscsi-onboot.service b/etc/systemd/iscsi-onboot.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42ced68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/iscsi-onboot.service
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Special handling of early boot iSCSI sessions
+Documentation=man:iscsiadm(8) man:iscsid(8)
+DefaultDependencies=no
+RefuseManualStart=true
+Before=iscsi.service
+After=systemd-remount-fs.service
+ConditionDirectoryNotEmpty=/sys/class/iscsi_session
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=-/usr/libexec/iscsi-mark-root-nodes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sysinit.target
diff --git a/etc/systemd/iscsi-shutdown.service b/etc/systemd/iscsi-shutdown.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caee933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/iscsi-shutdown.service
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Logout off all iSCSI sessions on shutdown
+Documentation=man:iscsid(8) man:iscsiadm(8)
+DefaultDependencies=no
+Conflicts=shutdown.target
+After=systemd-remount-fs.service network.target iscsid.service iscsiuio.service
+Before=remote-fs-pre.target
+Wants=remote-fs-pre.target
+RefuseManualStop=yes
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=true
+ExecStart=-/usr/bin/true
+ExecStop=-/usr/sbin/iscsiadm -m node --logoutall=all
diff --git a/etc/systemd/iscsi.service b/etc/systemd/iscsi.service
index 2f2bf81..175cb2c 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/iscsi.service
+++ b/etc/systemd/iscsi.service
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Login and scanning of iSCSI devices
 Documentation=man:iscsiadm(8) man:iscsid(8)
-Before=remote-fs.target
-After=network.target network-online.target
-After=iscsid.service iscsi-init.service
-Requires=iscsid.socket iscsi-init.service
+DefaultDependencies=no
+Before=remote-fs-pre.target
+After=network.target network-online.target iscsid.service iscsiuio.service systemd-remount-fs.service
+Wants=remote-fs-pre.target iscsi-shutdown.service
+ConditionDirectoryNotEmpty=/var/lib/iscsi/nodes
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/sbin/iscsiadm -m node --loginall=automatic
-ExecStop=/sbin/iscsiadm -m node --logoutall=automatic
-ExecStop=/sbin/iscsiadm -m node --logoutall=manual
-SuccessExitStatus=21 15
 RemainAfterExit=true
+ExecStart=-/usr/sbin/iscsiadm -m node --loginall=automatic
+ExecReload=-/usr/sbin/iscsiadm -m node --loginall=automatic
+SuccessExitStatus=21
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=remote-fs.target
diff --git a/etc/systemd/iscsid.service b/etc/systemd/iscsid.service
index 648ceea..28402fb 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/iscsid.service
+++ b/etc/systemd/iscsid.service
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ Documentation=man:iscsid(8) man:iscsiuio(8) man:iscsiadm(8)
 DefaultDependencies=no
 After=network.target iscsiuio.service
 Before=remote-fs-pre.target
-Wants=remote-fs-pre.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
 NotifyAccess=main
-ExecStart=/sbin/iscsid -f
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/iscsid -f
 KillMode=mixed
 Restart=on-failure
 
diff --git a/etc/systemd/iscsiuio.service b/etc/systemd/iscsiuio.service
index 923e019..fc0be93 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/iscsiuio.service
+++ b/etc/systemd/iscsiuio.service
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 Description=iSCSI UserSpace I/O driver
 Documentation=man:iscsiuio(8)
 DefaultDependencies=no
-Conflicts=shutdown.target
 Requires=iscsid.service
 BindTo=iscsid.service
 After=network.target
 Before=remote-fs-pre.target iscsid.service
-Wants=remote-fs-pre.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
 NotifyAccess=main
-ExecStart=/sbin/iscsiuio -f
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/iscsiuio -f
 KillMode=mixed
 Restart=on-failure