diff --git a/ssh/askpass b/ssh/askpass
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..45fb64b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ssh/askpass
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+if [ -z "$SSH_HOST" ]; then
+    >&2 echo 'Missing SSH_HOST variable'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+case "$SSH_HOST" in
+    *)
+        echo 'Unknown SSH host'
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
diff --git a/systemd/user/ssh@.service b/systemd/user/ssh@.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..236e436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/user/ssh@.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=SSH persistent connection to %i
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+Slice=ssh.slice
+Environment=SSH_ASKPASS=%E/ssh/askpass
+Environment=SSH_HOST=%i
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ssh -fNT %i
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=ssh.target