diff --git a/src/api/system/service.rs b/src/api/system/service.rs
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+use crate::api::ApiError;
+use crate::state::RpcState;
+use jsonrpsee::{types::Params, RpcModule};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+const SERVICE_UNBOUND: &str = "unbound.service";
+const SERVICE_SSH: &str = "sshd.service";
+const SERVICE_KEAV4: &str = "kea-dhcp4.service";
+const SERVICE_KEAV6: &str = "kea-dhcp6.service";
+const SERVICE_CHRONY: &str = "chronyd.service";
+const SERVICE_NETWORKD: &str = "systemd-networkd.service";
+const SERVICE_NFTABLES: &str = "nftables.service";
+
+pub fn register_methods(module: &mut RpcModule<RpcState>) {
+    module
+        .register_async_method("system.services.status", get_services_status)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    module
+        .register_async_method("system.services.restart", restart_service)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    module
+        .register_async_method("system.services.stop", stop_service)
+        .unwrap();
+}
+
+pub async fn get_services_status<'a>(
+    _: Params<'a>,
+    _state: Arc<RpcState>,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, ApiError> {
+    let res: Vec<String> = vec![
+        get_service_status(&_state.dbus_conn, SERVICE_UNBOUND).await?,
+        get_service_status(&_state.dbus_conn, SERVICE_SSH).await?,
+        get_service_status(&_state.dbus_conn, SERVICE_KEAV4).await?,
+        get_service_status(&_state.dbus_conn, SERVICE_KEAV6).await?,
+        get_service_status(&_state.dbus_conn, SERVICE_CHRONY).await?,
+        get_service_status(&_state.dbus_conn, SERVICE_NETWORKD).await?,
+        get_service_status(&_state.dbus_conn, SERVICE_NFTABLES).await?,
+    ];
+    Ok(res)
+}
+
+async fn get_service_status(
+    dbus_conn: &zbus::Connection,
+    unit: &str,
+) -> Result<String, zbus::Error> {
+    let systemd_manager = zbus_systemd::systemd1::ManagerProxy::new(dbus_conn).await?;
+
+    match systemd_manager.get_unit(unit.to_string()).await {
+        Ok(unit_object_path) => {
+            let systemd_unit =
+                zbus_systemd::systemd1::UnitProxy::new(dbus_conn, unit_object_path).await?;
+            match systemd_unit.active_state().await {
+                Ok(status) => Ok(status),
+                Err(_err) => Ok("unknown status".to_string()),
+            }
+        }
+        // TODO handle error better
+        Err(_err) => Ok("unknown unit".to_string()),
+    }
+}
+
+// TODO add services whitelist
+async fn restart_service<'a>(params: Params<'a>, _state: Arc<RpcState>) -> Result<(), ApiError> {
+    let unit: String = params.parse().map_err(ApiError::ParameterDeserialize)?;
+    let systemd_manager = zbus_systemd::systemd1::ManagerProxy::new(&_state.dbus_conn).await?;
+    let unit_object_path = systemd_manager.get_unit(unit).await?;
+    let systemd_unit =
+        zbus_systemd::systemd1::UnitProxy::new(&_state.dbus_conn, unit_object_path).await?;
+    systemd_unit.restart("replace".to_string()).await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn stop_service<'a>(params: Params<'a>, _state: Arc<RpcState>) -> Result<(), ApiError> {
+    let unit: String = params.parse().map_err(ApiError::ParameterDeserialize)?;
+    let systemd_manager = zbus_systemd::systemd1::ManagerProxy::new(&_state.dbus_conn).await?;
+    let unit_object_path = systemd_manager.get_unit(unit).await?;
+    let systemd_unit =
+        zbus_systemd::systemd1::UnitProxy::new(&_state.dbus_conn, unit_object_path).await?;
+    systemd_unit.stop("replace".to_string()).await?;
+    Ok(())
+}