diff -Nru puppet-4.5.0/debian/changelog puppet-4.5.0/debian/changelog
--- puppet-4.5.0/debian/changelog	2016-05-29 03:53:13.000000000 -0700
+++ puppet-4.5.0/debian/changelog	2016-06-14 16:14:22.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+puppet (4.5.0-4ubuntu1) yakkety; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian/patches/use_systemd_on_1610.patch: Use systemd on Ubuntu
+    16.10.  Closes LP: #1570472.
+
+ -- Nishanth Aravamudan <nish.aravamudan@canonical.com>  Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:14:07 -0700
+
 puppet (4.5.0-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Prevent a purge of puppet-common from deleting /var/lib/puppet
diff -Nru puppet-4.5.0/debian/patches/series puppet-4.5.0/debian/patches/series
--- puppet-4.5.0/debian/patches/series	2016-05-29 03:53:13.000000000 -0700
+++ puppet-4.5.0/debian/patches/series	2016-06-14 16:10:46.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 0001-Adjust-default-paths.patch
 0002-Adjust-puppet-master-passenger-paths.patch
 0003-fix-puppet-master-logcheck-rule.patch
+use_systemd_on_1610.patch
diff -Nru puppet-4.5.0/debian/patches/use_systemd_on_1610.patch puppet-4.5.0/debian/patches/use_systemd_on_1610.patch
--- puppet-4.5.0/debian/patches/use_systemd_on_1610.patch	1969-12-31 16:00:00.000000000 -0800
+++ puppet-4.5.0/debian/patches/use_systemd_on_1610.patch	2016-06-14 16:13:57.000000000 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+Description: Use systemd on Ubuntu 16.10
+Author: Nishanth Aravamudan <nish.aravamudan@canonical.com>
+Bug-Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/+bug/1570472
+Origin: upstream, https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/d15f66e568c9a04aaa9fec32243b589c0e33a2f1
+Origin: upstream, https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ef342d4ced9bf7aa0489005119bf80a298d094f2
+Bug: https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-6391
+
+--- puppet-4.5.0.orig/lib/puppet/provider/service/systemd.rb
++++ puppet-4.5.0/lib/puppet/provider/service/systemd.rb
+@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:service).provide :sys
+   defaultfor :osfamily => :redhat, :operatingsystem => :fedora
+   defaultfor :osfamily => :suse
+   defaultfor :operatingsystem => :debian, :operatingsystemmajrelease => "8"
+-  defaultfor :operatingsystem => :ubuntu, :operatingsystemmajrelease => ["15.04","15.10","16.04"]
++  defaultfor :operatingsystem => :ubuntu, :operatingsystemmajrelease => ["15.04","15.10","16.04","16.10"]
+ 
+   def self.instances
+     i = []
+--- puppet-4.5.0.orig/spec/unit/provider/service/systemd_spec.rb
++++ puppet-4.5.0/spec/unit/provider/service/systemd_spec.rb
+@@ -98,25 +98,13 @@ describe Puppet::Type.type(:service).pro
+     expect(described_class).not_to be_default
+   end
+ 
+-  it "should be the default provider on ubuntu15.04" do
+-    Facter.stubs(:value).with(:osfamily).returns(:debian)
+-    Facter.stubs(:value).with(:operatingsystem).returns(:ubuntu)
+-    Facter.stubs(:value).with(:operatingsystemmajrelease).returns("15.04")
+-    expect(described_class).to be_default
+-  end
+-
+-  it "should be the default provider on ubuntu15.10" do
+-    Facter.stubs(:value).with(:osfamily).returns(:debian)
+-    Facter.stubs(:value).with(:operatingsystem).returns(:ubuntu)
+-    Facter.stubs(:value).with(:operatingsystemmajrelease).returns("15.10")
+-    expect(described_class).to be_default
+-  end
+-
+-  it "should be the default provider on ubuntu16.04" do
+-    Facter.stubs(:value).with(:osfamily).returns(:debian)
+-    Facter.stubs(:value).with(:operatingsystem).returns(:ubuntu)
+-    Facter.stubs(:value).with(:operatingsystemmajrelease).returns("16.04")
+-    expect(described_class).to be_default
++  [ '15.04', '15.10', '16.04', '16.10' ].each do |ver|
++    it "should be the default provider on ubuntu#{ver}" do
++      Facter.stubs(:value).with(:osfamily).returns(:debian)
++      Facter.stubs(:value).with(:operatingsystem).returns(:ubuntu)
++      Facter.stubs(:value).with(:operatingsystemmajrelease).returns("#{ver}")
++      expect(described_class).to be_default
++    end
+   end
+ 
+   [:enabled?, :enable, :disable, :start, :stop, :status, :restart].each do |method|