diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/service/systemd.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/service/systemd.rb
index eb6df2927..e717049c7 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/service/systemd.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/service/systemd.rb
@@ -1,65 +1,66 @@
 # Manage systemd services using /bin/systemctl
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:service).provide :systemd, :parent => :base do
   desc "Manages `systemd` services using `systemctl`."
 
   commands :systemctl => "systemctl"
 
   defaultfor :osfamily => [:archlinux]
   defaultfor :osfamily => :redhat, :operatingsystemmajrelease => "7"
+  defaultfor :osfamily => :suse, :operatingsystemmajrelease => ["12", "13"]
 
   def self.instances
     i = []
     output = systemctl('list-unit-files', '--type', 'service', '--full', '--all',  '--no-pager')
     output.scan(/^(\S+)\s+(disabled|enabled)\s*$/i).each do |m|
       i << new(:name => m[0])
     end
     return i
   rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure
     return []
   end
 
   def disable
     output = systemctl(:disable, @resource[:name])
   rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure
     raise Puppet::Error, "Could not disable #{self.name}: #{output}", $!.backtrace
   end
 
   def enabled?
     begin
       systemctl("is-enabled", @resource[:name])
     rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure
       return :false
     end
 
     :true
   end
 
   def status
     begin
       systemctl("is-active", @resource[:name])
     rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure
       return :stopped
     end
     return :running
   end
 
   def enable
     output = systemctl("enable", @resource[:name])
   rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure
     raise Puppet::Error, "Could not enable #{self.name}: #{output}", $!.backtrace
   end
 
   def restartcmd
     [command(:systemctl), "restart", @resource[:name]]
   end
 
   def startcmd
     [command(:systemctl), "start", @resource[:name]]
   end
 
   def stopcmd
     [command(:systemctl), "stop", @resource[:name]]
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/service/systemd_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/service/systemd_spec.rb
index 54c95da96..5d269afe1 100755
--- a/spec/unit/provider/service/systemd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/service/systemd_spec.rb
@@ -1,158 +1,176 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env ruby
 #
 # Unit testing for the systemd service Provider
 #
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Puppet::Type.type(:service).provider(:systemd) do
   before :each do
     Puppet::Type.type(:service).stubs(:defaultprovider).returns described_class
     described_class.stubs(:which).with('systemctl').returns '/bin/systemctl'
   end
 
 
   let :provider do
     described_class.new(:name => 'sshd.service')
   end
 
   osfamily = [ 'archlinux' ]
 
   osfamily.each do |osfamily|
     it "should be the default provider on #{osfamily}" do
       Facter.expects(:value).with(:osfamily).returns(osfamily)
       described_class.default?.should be_true
     end
   end
 
   it "should be the default provider on rhel7" do
     Facter.expects(:value).with(:osfamily).at_least_once.returns(:redhat)
     Facter.expects(:value).with(:operatingsystemmajrelease).returns("7")
     described_class.default?.should be_true
   end
 
   it "should not be the default provider on rhel6" do
     Facter.expects(:value).with(:osfamily).at_least_once.returns(:redhat)
     Facter.expects(:value).with(:operatingsystemmajrelease).returns("6")
     described_class.default?.should_not be_true
   end
 
+  it "should be the default provider on sles12" do
+    Facter.expects(:value).with(:osfamily).at_least_once.returns(:suse)
+    Facter.expects(:value).with(:operatingsystemmajrelease).returns("12")
+    described_class.default?.should be_true
+  end
+
+  it "should be the default provider on opensuse13" do
+    Facter.expects(:value).with(:osfamily).at_least_once.returns(:suse)
+    Facter.expects(:value).with(:operatingsystemmajrelease).returns("13")
+    described_class.default?.should be_true
+  end
+
+  it "should not be the default provider on sles11" do
+    Facter.expects(:value).with(:osfamily).at_least_once.returns(:suse)
+    Facter.expects(:value).with(:operatingsystemmajrelease).returns("11")
+    described_class.default?.should_not be_true
+  end
+
   [:enabled?, :enable, :disable, :start, :stop, :status, :restart].each do |method|
     it "should have a #{method} method" do
       provider.should respond_to(method)
     end
   end
 
   describe ".instances" do
     it "should have an instances method" do
       described_class.should respond_to :instances
     end
 
     it "should return only services" do
       described_class.expects(:systemctl).with('list-unit-files', '--type', 'service', '--full', '--all', '--no-pager').returns File.read(my_fixture('list_unit_files_services'))
       described_class.instances.map(&:name).should =~ %w{
         arp-ethers.service
         auditd.service
         autovt@.service
         avahi-daemon.service
         blk-availability.service
       }
     end
   end
 
   describe "#start" do
     it "should use the supplied start command if specified" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service', :start => '/bin/foo'))
       provider.expects(:execute).with(['/bin/foo'], :failonfail => true, :override_locale => false, :squelch => false, :combine => true)
       provider.start
     end
 
     it "should start the service with systemctl start otherwise" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service'))
       provider.expects(:execute).with(['/bin/systemctl','start','sshd.service'], :failonfail => true, :override_locale => false, :squelch => false, :combine => true)
       provider.start
     end
   end
 
   describe "#stop" do
     it "should use the supplied stop command if specified" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service', :stop => '/bin/foo'))
       provider.expects(:execute).with(['/bin/foo'], :failonfail => true, :override_locale => false, :squelch => false, :combine => true)
       provider.stop
     end
 
     it "should stop the service with systemctl stop otherwise" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service'))
       provider.expects(:execute).with(['/bin/systemctl','stop','sshd.service'], :failonfail => true, :override_locale => false, :squelch => false, :combine => true)
       provider.stop
     end
   end
 
   describe "#enabled?" do
     it "should return :true if the service is enabled" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service'))
       provider.expects(:systemctl).with('is-enabled', 'sshd.service').returns 'enabled'
       provider.enabled?.should == :true
     end
 
     it "should return :false if the service is disabled" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service'))
       provider.expects(:systemctl).with('is-enabled', 'sshd.service').raises Puppet::ExecutionFailure, "Execution of '/bin/systemctl is-enabled sshd.service' returned 1: disabled"
       provider.enabled?.should == :false
     end
   end
 
   describe "#enable" do
     it "should run systemctl enable to enable a service" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service'))
       provider.expects(:systemctl).with('enable', 'sshd.service')
       provider.enable
     end
   end
 
   describe "#disable" do
     it "should run systemctl disable to disable a service" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service'))
       provider.expects(:systemctl).with(:disable, 'sshd.service')
       provider.disable
     end
   end
 
   # Note: systemd provider does not care about hasstatus or a custom status
   # command. I just assume that it does not make sense for systemd.
   describe "#status" do
     it "should return running if active" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service'))
       provider.expects(:systemctl).with('is-active', 'sshd.service').returns 'active'
       provider.status.should == :running
     end
 
     it "should return stopped if inactive" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service'))
       provider.expects(:systemctl).with('is-active', 'sshd.service').raises Puppet::ExecutionFailure, "Execution of '/bin/systemctl is-active sshd.service' returned 3: inactive"
       provider.status.should == :stopped
     end
   end
 
   # Note: systemd provider does not care about hasrestart. I just assume it
   # does not make sense for systemd
   describe "#restart" do
     it "should use the supplied restart command if specified" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd', :restart => '/bin/foo'))
       provider.expects(:execute).with(['/bin/systemctl','restart','sshd.service'], :failonfail => true, :override_locale => false, :squelch => false, :combine => true).never
       provider.expects(:execute).with(['/bin/foo'], :failonfail => true, :override_locale => false, :squelch => false, :combine => true)
       provider.restart
     end
 
     it "should restart the service with systemctl restart" do
       provider = described_class.new(Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => 'sshd.service'))
       provider.expects(:execute).with(['/bin/systemctl','restart','sshd.service'], :failonfail => true, :override_locale => false, :squelch => false, :combine => true)
       provider.restart
     end
   end
 
   it "(#16451) has command systemctl without being fully qualified" do
     described_class.instance_variable_get(:@commands).
       should include(:systemctl => 'systemctl')
   end
 
 end