diff --git a/lib/tbot/config/systemd/systemd.tmpl b/lib/tbot/config/systemd/systemd.tmpl
index 95ea44848d254..200e5b8fcdeff 100644
--- a/lib/tbot/config/systemd/systemd.tmpl
+++ b/lib/tbot/config/systemd/systemd.tmpl
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ Group={{ .Group }}
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5
 Environment="TELEPORT_ANONYMOUS_TELEMETRY={{ if .AnonymousTelemetry }}1{{ else }}0{{ end }}"
-ExecStart={{ .TBotPath }} start -c {{ .ConfigPath }}{{ with .DiagSocketForUpdater }} --diag-socket-for-updater={{ . }}{{ end }} --pid-file=/run/{{ .UnitName }}.pid
+ExecStart={{ .TBotPath }} start -c {{ .ConfigPath }}{{ with .DiagSocketForUpdater }} --diag-socket-for-updater={{ . }}{{ end }} --pid-file={{ if .PIDFile }}{{ .PIDFile }}{{ else }}/run/{{ .UnitName }}.pid{{ end }}
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-PIDFile=/run/{{ .UnitName }}.pid
+PIDFile={{ if .PIDFile }}{{ .PIDFile }}{{ else }}/run/{{ .UnitName }}.pid{{ end }}
 LimitNOFILE=524288
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/lib/tbot/config/systemd/template.go b/lib/tbot/config/systemd/template.go
index 1c4af6fb57c25..da454901337e3 100644
--- a/lib/tbot/config/systemd/template.go
+++ b/lib/tbot/config/systemd/template.go
@@ -47,4 +47,6 @@ type TemplateParams struct {
 	TBotPath string
 	// DiagSocketForUpdater is the path to the diag socket for the updater.
 	DiagSocketForUpdater string
+	// PIDFile is the path to the PID file.
+	PIDFile string
 }
diff --git a/tool/tbot/systemd.go b/tool/tbot/systemd.go
index babf75c4be1bc..1d28f6d51d582 100644
--- a/tool/tbot/systemd.go
+++ b/tool/tbot/systemd.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func setupInstallSystemdCmd(rootCmd *kingpin.Application) (
 	write := installSystemdCmd.Flag("write", "Write the systemd unit file. If not specified, this command runs in a dry-run mode that outputs the generated content to stdout.").Bool()
 	systemdDirectory := installSystemdCmd.Flag("systemd-directory", "Path to the directory that the systemd unit file should be written. Defaults to '/etc/systemd/system'.").Default("/etc/systemd/system").String()
 	anonymousTelemetry := installSystemdCmd.Flag("anonymous-telemetry", "Enable anonymous telemetry.").Bool()
+	pidFile := installSystemdCmd.Flag("pid-file", "Overrides the PID file path that should be set in the systemd unit files.").String()
 
 	f := onInstallSystemdCmdFunc(func(
 		ctx context.Context,
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ func setupInstallSystemdCmd(rootCmd *kingpin.Application) (
 			configPath,
 			getExecutablePath,
 			stdout,
+			*pidFile,
 		)
 	})
 
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ func onInstallSystemdCmd(
 	configPath string,
 	getExecutablePath func() (string, error),
 	stdout io.Writer,
+	pidFile string,
 ) error {
 	switch {
 	case configPath == "":
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ func onInstallSystemdCmd(
 		AnonymousTelemetry: anonymousTelemetry,
 		ConfigPath:         configPath,
 		TBotPath:           tbotPath,
+		PIDFile:            pidFile,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return trace.Wrap(err)
diff --git a/tool/tbot/systemd_test.go b/tool/tbot/systemd_test.go
index 248a696636a8f..0ad43b098f645 100644
--- a/tool/tbot/systemd_test.go
+++ b/tool/tbot/systemd_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,22 @@ func TestInstallSystemdCmd(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantUnitName: "my-farm-bot",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "success - override only pid file",
+			params: []string{
+				"--write",
+				"--pid-file", "/tmp/tbot-fake.pid",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "success - override pid and unit name",
+			params: []string{
+				"--write",
+				"--pid-file", "/tmp/tbot-fake.pid",
+				"--name", "my-special-bot",
+			},
+			wantUnitName: "my-special-bot",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "fails prexisting",
 			params: []string{
diff --git a/tool/tbot/testdata/TestInstallSystemdCmd/success_-_override_only_pid_file.golden b/tool/tbot/testdata/TestInstallSystemdCmd/success_-_override_only_pid_file.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..12edc48c3d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tool/tbot/testdata/TestInstallSystemdCmd/success_-_override_only_pid_file.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by `tbot`
+[Unit]
+Description=tbot - Teleport Machine & Workload Identity Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=teleport
+Group=teleport
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+Environment="TELEPORT_ANONYMOUS_TELEMETRY=0"
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/tbot start -c /etc/tbot.yaml --pid-file=/tmp/tbot-fake.pid
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+PIDFile=/tmp/tbot-fake.pid
+LimitNOFILE=524288
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/tool/tbot/testdata/TestInstallSystemdCmd/success_-_override_pid_and_unit_name.golden b/tool/tbot/testdata/TestInstallSystemdCmd/success_-_override_pid_and_unit_name.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4af18742eb96d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tool/tbot/testdata/TestInstallSystemdCmd/success_-_override_pid_and_unit_name.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by `tbot`
+[Unit]
+Description=my-special-bot - Teleport Machine & Workload Identity Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=teleport
+Group=teleport
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+Environment="TELEPORT_ANONYMOUS_TELEMETRY=0"
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/tbot start -c /etc/tbot.yaml --pid-file=/tmp/tbot-fake.pid
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+PIDFile=/tmp/tbot-fake.pid
+LimitNOFILE=524288
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target