diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4ff9841..10039533 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - `rad issue` now uses `clap` to parse its command-line arguments.
    This affects error reporting as well as help output.
+- `radicle-node` now supports systemd Credentials (refer to
+  <https://systemd.io/CREDENTIALS> for more information) to load
+  the secret key, in addition to the commandline argument
+  `--secret` (higher priority than the credential) and the
+  configuration file (lower priority than the credential).
+  The identifier of the credential is "xyz.radicle.node.secret".
 
 ## Fixed Bugs
 
diff --git a/crates/radicle-node/src/main.rs b/crates/radicle-node/src/main.rs
index 9c9c68c8..fac2fed5 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-node/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-node/src/main.rs
@@ -237,8 +237,21 @@ fn execute(options: Options) -> Result<(), ExecutionError> {
 
     let passphrase = profile::env::passphrase();
 
-    let secret_path = options
-        .secret
+    let secret_path = options.secret;
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "systemd", target_os = "linux"))]
+    let secret_path = secret_path.or_else(|| {
+        const ID: &str = "xyz.radicle.node.secret";
+        match radicle_systemd::credential::path(ID) {
+            Err(err) => {
+                log::warn!(target: "node", "Failed to obtain path of the secret key via systemd credential with ID '{ID}': {err}");
+                None
+            },
+            Ok(path) => path
+        }
+    });
+
+    let secret_path = secret_path
         .or_else(|| config.node.secret.clone())
         .unwrap_or_else(|| home.keys().join("radicle"));