diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/Makefile.am b/etc/systemd/system/Makefile.am
index b097497e05..1586209caa 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ systemdunit_DATA = \
 	zfs-import-scan.service \
 	zfs-mount.service \
 	zfs-share.service \
+	zfs-import.target \
 	zfs.target
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-mount.service.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-share.service.in \
+	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import.target.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs.target.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/50-zfs.preset.in
 
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
index 02184a6027..9d677f8dda 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ After=systemd-udev-settle.service
 After=cryptsetup.target
 After=systemd-remount-fs.service
 Before=dracut-mount.service
+Before=zfs-import.target
 ConditionPathExists=@sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache
 
 [Service]
@@ -15,5 +16,4 @@ ExecStartPre=/sbin/modprobe zfs
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -c @sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache -aN
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=zfs-mount.service
-WantedBy=zfs.target
+WantedBy=zfs-import.target
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
index 625f3a9553..227f5b74f3 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Requires=systemd-udev-settle.service
 After=systemd-udev-settle.service
 After=cryptsetup.target
 Before=dracut-mount.service
+Before=zfs-import.target
 ConditionPathExists=!@sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache
 
 [Service]
@@ -14,5 +15,4 @@ ExecStartPre=/sbin/modprobe zfs
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -aN -o cachefile=none
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=zfs-mount.service
-WantedBy=zfs.target
+WantedBy=zfs-import.target
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import.target.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import.target.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef25679ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import.target.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=ZFS pool import target
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=zfs-mount.service
+WantedBy=zfs.target
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-mount.service.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-mount.service.in
index 0664fd9e76..728fc630c5 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-mount.service.in
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-mount.service.in
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 Description=Mount ZFS filesystems
 DefaultDependencies=no
 After=systemd-udev-settle.service
-After=zfs-import-cache.service
-After=zfs-import-scan.service
+After=zfs-import.target
 After=systemd-remount-fs.service
 Before=local-fs.target
 
diff --git a/man/man8/zfs.8 b/man/man8/zfs.8
index 44180d6031..48a5e6ea73 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs.8
@@ -440,7 +440,16 @@ If needed, ZFS file systems can also be managed with traditional tools
 If a file system's mount point is set to
 .Sy legacy ,
 ZFS makes no attempt to manage the file system, and the administrator is
-responsible for mounting and unmounting the file system.
+responsible for mounting and unmounting the file system. Because pools must
+be imported before a legacy mount can succeed, administrators should ensure
+that legacy mounts are only attempted after the zpool import process
+finishes at boot time. For example, on machines using systemd, the mount
+option
+.Pp
+.Nm x-systemd.requires=zfs-import.target
+.Pp
+will ensure that the zfs-import completes before systemd attempts mounting
+the filesystem. See systemd.mount(5) for details.
 .Ss Deduplication
 Deduplication is the process for removing redundant data at the block level,
 reducing the total amount of data stored. If a file system has the