diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index a355903..9efc393 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ mowedline-clean:
 
 ## Dunst
 
-dunst: dunst/.config/dunst/dunstrc
+dunst: dunst/.config/dunst/dunstrc dunst/.config/shepherd/init.d/dunst.scm
 
 ## X11
 
diff --git a/dunst/.config/shepherd/init.d/dunst.scm.org b/dunst/.config/shepherd/init.d/dunst.scm.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9944614
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dunst/.config/shepherd/init.d/dunst.scm.org
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Define a service for dunst to start up when I log in.
+
+#+begin_src scheme
+  (define dunst
+    (make <service>
+      #:provides '(dunst)
+      #:docstring "Notification daemon"
+      #:start (make-forkexec-constructor
+               '("dunst")
+               #:log-file (string-append (getenv "HOME") "/.logs/dunst.log"))
+      #:stop (make-kill-destructor)))
+
+  (register-services dunst)
+
+  (start dunst)
+#+end_src
diff --git a/dunst/.gitignore b/dunst/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..396b384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dunst/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.config/shepherd/init.d/*.scm