diff --git a/sys-apps/plocate/files/updatedb.cron b/sys-apps/plocate/files/updatedb.cron
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3895afedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-apps/plocate/files/updatedb.cron
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec /usr/sbin/updatedb
diff --git a/sys-apps/plocate/files/updatedb.service b/sys-apps/plocate/files/updatedb.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01af0322b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-apps/plocate/files/updatedb.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Update the plocate database
+ConditionACPower=true
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/updatedb
+LimitNOFILE=131072
+IOSchedulingClass=idle
+
+PrivateTmp=true
+PrivateDevices=true
+PrivateNetwork=true
diff --git a/sys-apps/plocate/files/updatedb.timer b/sys-apps/plocate/files/updatedb.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f69330cd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-apps/plocate/files/updatedb.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Update the plocate database daily
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=daily
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
diff --git a/sys-apps/plocate/plocate-1.1.5.ebuild b/sys-apps/plocate/plocate-1.1.5.ebuild
index 6d3fdab794..3c9b1fa0fc 100644
--- a/sys-apps/plocate/plocate-1.1.5.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/plocate/plocate-1.1.5.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit meson
+inherit meson systemd
 
 if [[ "${PV}" == "9999" ]]; then
 	inherit git-r3
@@ -27,10 +27,18 @@ DEPEND="
 
 src_configure() {
 	local emesonargs=(
-		-Dinstall_cron=true
-		-Dinstall_systemd=true
+		-Dinstall_cron=false
+		-Dinstall_systemd=false
 		-Dlocategroup=locate
 	)
 
 	meson_src_configure
 }
+
+src_install() {
+	meson_src_install
+
+	exeinto /etc/cron.daily/
+	newexe "${FILESDIR}"/updatedb.cron plocate
+	systemd_dounit "${FILESDIR}"/updatedb.{service,timer}
+}