diff --git a/debian/patches/debian/Add-run-initctl-support-to-SysV-compat-tools.patch b/debian/patches/debian/Add-run-initctl-support-to-SysV-compat-tools.patch
index 4234eb808..381a69f2e 100644
--- a/debian/patches/debian/Add-run-initctl-support-to-SysV-compat-tools.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/debian/Add-run-initctl-support-to-SysV-compat-tools.patch
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ as PID 1.
  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 
 diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
-index 6a0ed79..89e54f7 100644
+index db64840..f058a72 100644
 --- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
 +++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
 @@ -7659,17 +7659,22 @@ static int talk_initctl(void) {
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index ff95c3d21..21c326051 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ seccomp-also-detect-if-seccomp-filtering-is-enabled.patch
 nspawn-detect-SECCOMP-availability-skip-audit-filter-if-u.patch
 shared-recognize-DNS-names-with-more-than-one-trailing-do.patch
 networkd-limit-the-number-of-routes-to-the-kernel-limit-4.patch
+systemctl-consider-service-running-only-when-it-is-in-act.patch
 debian/Use-Debian-specific-config-files.patch
 debian/don-t-try-to-start-autovt-units-when-not-running-wit.patch
 debian/Make-logind-hostnamed-localed-timedated-D-Bus-activa.patch
diff --git a/debian/patches/systemctl-consider-service-running-only-when-it-is-in-act.patch b/debian/patches/systemctl-consider-service-running-only-when-it-is-in-act.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa1a7d8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/systemctl-consider-service-running-only-when-it-is-in-act.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From: =?utf-8?q?Luk=C3=A1=C5=A1_Nykr=C3=BDn?= <lnykryn@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 17:08:37 +0200
+Subject: systemctl: consider service running only when it is in active or
+ reloading state (#3874)
+
+Otherwise for example services that are failing on start and have Restart=on-failure
+and bigger RestartSec systemctl status will return 0.
+
+Fixes: #3864
+---
+ src/systemctl/systemctl.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+index 6a0ed79..db64840 100644
+--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
++++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+@@ -4767,7 +4767,7 @@ static int show_one(
+         else if (streq(verb, "status")) {
+                 print_status_info(bus, &info, ellipsized);
+ 
+-                if (info.active_state && STR_IN_SET(info.active_state, "inactive", "failed"))
++                if (info.active_state && !STR_IN_SET(info.active_state, "active", "reloading"))
+                         r = EXIT_PROGRAM_NOT_RUNNING;
+                 else
+                         r = EXIT_PROGRAM_RUNNING_OR_SERVICE_OK;