diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
index 0d18f4b4398..7ce5a25206b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
@@ -1247,9 +1247,8 @@ in {
         procps
         gnupg
       ];
-
       serviceConfig = {
-        Type = "simple";
+        Type = "notify";
         User = cfg.user;
         Group = cfg.group;
         TimeoutSec = "infinity";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/Gemfile b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/Gemfile
index 09122887efb..ff806aa1ad7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/Gemfile
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/Gemfile
@@ -534,3 +534,5 @@ gem 'webauthn', '~> 2.3'
 gem 'ipaddress', '~> 0.8.3'
 
 gem 'parslet', '~> 1.8'
+
+gem 'sd_notify'
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/Gemfile.lock b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/Gemfile.lock
index 45fbaf778b1..f43f8610196 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1160,6 +1160,7 @@ GEM
       addressable (>= 2.3.5)
       faraday (> 0.8, < 2.0)
     scientist (1.6.0)
+    sd_notify (0.1.1)
     securecompare (1.0.0)
     seed-fu (2.3.7)
       activerecord (>= 3.1)
@@ -1611,6 +1612,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rugged (~> 1.1)
   sanitize (~> 5.2.1)
   sassc-rails (~> 2.1.0)
+  sd_notify
   seed-fu (~> 2.3.7)
   selenium-webdriver (~> 3.142)
   sentry-raven (~> 3.1)
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/gemset.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/gemset.nix
index 4d4e9292d39..84c1222dbbc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/gemset.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/rubyEnv/gemset.nix
@@ -4925,6 +4925,16 @@
     };
     version = "1.6.0";
   };
+  sd_notify = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0c9imnjbakx25r2n7widfp00s19ndzmmwax761mx5vbwm9nariyb";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "0.1.1";
+  };
   securecompare = {
     groups = ["default"];
     platforms = [];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/update.py b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/update.py
index 301589c532f..b644f59f780 100755
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/update.py
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/update.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def update_rubyenv():
         f.write(repo.get_file('Gemfile.lock', rev))
     with open(rubyenv_dir / 'Gemfile', 'w') as f:
         original = repo.get_file('Gemfile', rev)
+        original += "\ngem 'sd_notify'\n"
         f.write(re.sub(r".*mail-smtp_pool.*", "", original))
 
     subprocess.check_output(['bundle', 'lock'], cwd=rubyenv_dir)