diff --git a/debian/linux-cloud-tools-common.hv-fcopy-daemon.service b/debian/linux-cloud-tools-common.hv-fcopy-daemon.service
index 43a3ecf9ed6e..601376e3f67f 100644
--- a/debian/linux-cloud-tools-common.hv-fcopy-daemon.service
+++ b/debian/linux-cloud-tools-common.hv-fcopy-daemon.service
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Hyper-V File Copy Protocol Daemon
 ConditionVirtualization=microsoft
+ConditionPathExists=/dev/vmbus/hv_fcopy
+BindsTo=sys-devices-virtual-misc-vmbus\x21hv_fcopy.device
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/hv_fcopy_daemon -n
diff --git a/debian/linux-cloud-tools-common.hv-fcopy-daemon.udev b/debian/linux-cloud-tools-common.hv-fcopy-daemon.udev
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f85edb87aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/linux-cloud-tools-common.hv-fcopy-daemon.udev
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SUBSYSTEM=="misc", KERNEL=="vmbus/hv_fcopy", TAG+="systemd", ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}+="hv-fcopy-daemon.service"
diff --git a/debian/rules.d/3-binary-indep.mk b/debian/rules.d/3-binary-indep.mk
index f4dcba21d620..511a5eb39211 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/3-binary-indep.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/3-binary-indep.mk
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ ifeq ($(do_tools_hyperv),true)
 	dh_installinit -p$(cloudpkg) -n --name hv-fcopy-daemon
 	dh_installudev -p$(cloudpkg) -n --name hv-kvp-daemon
 	dh_installudev -p$(cloudpkg) -n --name hv-vss-daemon
+	dh_installudev -p$(cloudpkg) -n --name hv-fcopy-daemon
 	dh_systemd_enable -p$(cloudpkg)
 	dh_installinit -p$(cloudpkg) -o --name hv-kvp-daemon
 	dh_installinit -p$(cloudpkg) -o --name hv-vss-daemon