diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
index 9a04e1b..8fa1a75 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ Role Defaults
 |`keycloak_quarkus_jgroups_port`| jgroups cluster tcp port | `7600` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_service_user`| Posix account username | `keycloak` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_service_group`| Posix account group | `keycloak` |
+|`keycloak_quarkus_service_restart_always`| systemd restart always behavior activation | `False` |
+|`keycloak_quarkus_service_restart_on_failure`| systemd restart on-failure behavior activation | `False` |
+|`keycloak_quarkus_service_restartsec`| systemd RestartSec | `10s` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_service_pidfile`| Pid file path for service | `/run/keycloak.pid` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_jvm_package`| RHEL java package runtime | `java-17-openjdk-headless` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_java_home`| JAVA_HOME of installed JRE, leave empty for using specified keycloak_quarkus_jvm_package RPM path | `None` |
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ Role Defaults
 |`keycloak_quarkus_ispn_sasl_mechanism` | Infinispan auth mechanism | `SCRAM-SHA-512` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_ispn_use_ssl` | Whether infinispan uses TLS connection | `false` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_ispn_trust_store_path` | Path to infinispan server trust certificate | `/etc/pki/java/cacerts` |
-|`keycloak_quarkus_ispn_trust_store_password` | Password for infinispan certificate keystore | `changeit` | 
+|`keycloak_quarkus_ispn_trust_store_password` | Password for infinispan certificate keystore | `changeit` |
 
 
 * Install options
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ Role Defaults
 | Variable | Description | Default |
 |:---------|:------------|:---------|
 |`keycloak_quarkus_offline_install` | Perform an offline install | `False`|
-|`keycloak_quarkus_download_url`| Download URL for keycloak | `https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/download/<version>/<archive>`| 
+|`keycloak_quarkus_download_url`| Download URL for keycloak | `https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/download/<version>/<archive>`|
 |`keycloak_quarkus_version`| keycloak.org package version | `23.0.1` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_dest`| Installation root path | `/opt/keycloak` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_download_url` | Download URL for keycloak | `https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/download/{{ keycloak_quarkus_version }}/{{ keycloak_quarkus_archive }}` |
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
index a4f1d5e..1a1382f 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ keycloak_quarkus_service_user: keycloak
 keycloak_quarkus_service_group: keycloak
 keycloak_quarkus_service_pidfile: "/run/keycloak/keycloak.pid"
 keycloak_quarkus_configure_firewalld: false
+keycloak_quarkus_service_restart_always: false
+keycloak_quarkus_service_restart_on_failure: false
+keycloak_quarkus_service_restartsec: "10s"
 
 ### administrator console password
 keycloak_quarkus_admin_user: admin
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml
index 6fdd108..f616611 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ argument_specs:
                 default: false
                 description: "Ensure firewalld is running and configure keycloak ports"
                 type: "bool"
+            keycloak_service_restart_always:
+                default: false
+                description: "systemd restart always behavior of service"
+                type: "bool"
+            keycloak_service_restart_on_failure:
+                default: false
+                description: "systemd restart on-failure behavior of service"
+                type: "bool"
+            keycloak_service_restartsec:
+                default: "10s"
+                description: "systemd RestartSec for service"
+                type: "str"
             keycloak_quarkus_admin_user:
                 default: "admin"
                 description: "Administration console user account"
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2 b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2
index f7ffc1c..1854463 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ ExecStart={{ keycloak.home }}/bin/kc.sh start-dev
 ExecStart={{ keycloak.home }}/bin/kc.sh start --log={{ keycloak_quarkus_log }}
 {% endif %}
 User={{ keycloak.service_user }}
+Group={{ keycloak.service_group }}
+{% if keycloak_quarkus_service_restart_always %}
+Restart=always
+{% elif keycloak_quarkus_service_restart_on_failure %}
+Restart=on-failure
+{% endif %}
+RestartSec={{ keycloak_quarkus_service_restartsec }}
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target