diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 5c99319..83d4223 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ type Unit struct {
 	Delay          string `yaml:"delay,omitempty"` // e.g. "5s"
 	Enabled        bool   `yaml:"enabled"`
 	DisabledReason string `yaml:"disabled_reason,omitempty"`
+	Restart        bool   `yaml:"restart,omitempty"`         // enable Restart=on-failure
+	RestartSec     int    `yaml:"restart_sec,omitempty"`     // seconds between restarts
+	RestartRetries int    `yaml:"restart_retries,omitempty"` // max restart attempts (StartLimitBurst)
 }
 
 // Config is the root config structure.
diff --git a/systemd/generator.go b/systemd/generator.go
index 6a89c72..0650191 100644
--- a/systemd/generator.go
+++ b/systemd/generator.go
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ Requires={{.}}{{end}}
 Type=simple
 ExecStart={{.ExecStart}}
 ExecStop={{.ExecStop}}
+{{- if .Unit.Restart}}
 Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=5
+RestartSec={{.Unit.RestartSec}}
+{{- if gt .Unit.RestartRetries 0}}
+StartLimitBurst={{.Unit.RestartRetries}}
+{{- end}}
+{{- end}}
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
@@ -38,8 +43,13 @@ After=default.target
 Type=simple
 ExecStart={{.ExecStart}}
 ExecStop={{.ExecStop}}
+{{- if .Unit.Restart}}
 Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=5
+RestartSec={{.Unit.RestartSec}}
+{{- if gt .Unit.RestartRetries 0}}
+StartLimitBurst={{.Unit.RestartRetries}}
+{{- end}}
+{{- end}}
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/systemd/generator_test.go b/systemd/generator_test.go
index 89c50ef..493d7aa 100644
--- a/systemd/generator_test.go
+++ b/systemd/generator_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ func TestGenerate_SystemUnit(t *testing.T) {
 		"WantedBy=multi-user.target",
 		"ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start -a nginx",
 		"ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop nginx",
-		"Restart=on-failure",
 		"Generated by unitdore",
 	}
 
@@ -66,6 +65,9 @@ func TestGenerate_SystemUnit(t *testing.T) {
 	if strings.Contains(content, "Requires=") {
 		t.Errorf("Generate() podman system unit should not contain Requires= (podman is daemonless):\n%s", content)
 	}
+	if strings.Contains(content, "Restart=") {
+		t.Errorf("Generate() restart should be disabled by default:\n%s", content)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestGenerate_UserUnit(t *testing.T) {
@@ -100,6 +102,51 @@ func TestGenerate_UserUnit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGenerate_WithRestart(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("restart with retries", func(t *testing.T) {
+		u := config.Unit{
+			Name:           "nginx",
+			Runtime:        "podman",
+			Enabled:        true,
+			Restart:        true,
+			RestartSec:     5,
+			RestartRetries: 3,
+		}
+		content, err := Generate(u, "", "")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Generate() error: %v", err)
+		}
+		for _, want := range []string{"Restart=on-failure", "RestartSec=5", "StartLimitBurst=3"} {
+			if !strings.Contains(content, want) {
+				t.Errorf("Generate() missing %q in output:\n%s", want, content)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("restart without retries", func(t *testing.T) {
+		u := config.Unit{
+			Name:       "nginx",
+			Runtime:    "podman",
+			Enabled:    true,
+			Restart:    true,
+			RestartSec: 10,
+		}
+		content, err := Generate(u, "", "")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Generate() error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(content, "Restart=on-failure") {
+			t.Errorf("Generate() missing Restart=on-failure:\n%s", content)
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(content, "RestartSec=10") {
+			t.Errorf("Generate() missing RestartSec=10:\n%s", content)
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(content, "StartLimitBurst") {
+			t.Errorf("Generate() should not contain StartLimitBurst when retries=0:\n%s", content)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func TestGenerate_CustomCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	u := config.Unit{
 		Name:    "custom",