diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
index 8669130927b..459ed79135b 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
@@ -718,9 +718,10 @@ sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/backend_acl/backend-acl.service $FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_LIB_
 sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/backend_acl/backend_acl.py $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/usr/bin/backend_acl.py
 echo "backend-acl.service" | sudo tee -a $GENERATED_SERVICE_FILE
 
-# Copy RPS script file
+# Copy RPS script and service file
 sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/rps/rps.py $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/usr/bin/rps.py
 sudo chmod 755 $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/usr/bin/rps.py
+sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/rps/configure-rps@.service $FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_LIB_SYSTEMD_SYSTEM/configure-rps@.service
 
 # Copy SNMP configuration files
 sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/snmp/snmp.yml $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/
diff --git a/files/image_config/rps/configure-rps@.service b/files/image_config/rps/configure-rps@.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..286b639f3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/image_config/rps/configure-rps@.service
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Configure RPS for %i
+After=warmboot-finalizer.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/rps.py %i
+
diff --git a/files/image_config/udev/rules.d/99-rps.rules b/files/image_config/udev/rules.d/99-rps.rules
index 2e98cfe7e07..ac621ea4a8d 100644
--- a/files/image_config/udev/rules.d/99-rps.rules
+++ b/files/image_config/udev/rules.d/99-rps.rules
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNEL=="Ethernet*", RUN+="/usr/bin/rps.py %k"
+ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNEL=="Ethernet*", TAG+="systemd", ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}="configure-rps@%k.service"