diff --git a/docs/source/about/usage.rst b/docs/source/about/usage.rst
index e48aa1fc..7861e523 100644
--- a/docs/source/about/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/source/about/usage.rst
@@ -87,9 +87,13 @@ Sunshine needs access to `uinput` to create mouse and gamepad events.
 
             [Unit]
             Description=Sunshine self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.
+            StartLimitIntervalSec=500
+            StartLimitBurst=5
 
             [Service]
             ExecStart=<see table>
+            Restart=on-failure
+            RestartSec=5s
             #Flatpak Only
             #ExecStop=flatpak kill dev.lizardbyte.sunshine
 
diff --git a/sunshine.service.in b/sunshine.service.in
index 157b3a4d..965b7871 100644
--- a/sunshine.service.in
+++ b/sunshine.service.in
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=@PROJECT_DESCRIPTION@
+StartLimitIntervalSec=500
+StartLimitBurst=5
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@SUNSHINE_EXECUTABLE_PATH@
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5s
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=graphical-session.target