diff --git a/manifests/backend/iscsi.pp b/manifests/backend/iscsi.pp
index cc6cb2e5..86da186c 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/iscsi.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/iscsi.pp
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
     }
 
     'lioadm': {
+      service { 'target':
+        ensure  => running,
+        enable  => true,
+        require => Package['targetcli'],
+      }
+
       package { 'targetcli':
         ensure => present,
         name   => $::cinder::params::lio_package_name,
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_volume_iscsi_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_volume_iscsi_spec.rb
index 0e7a6814..13dc72a7 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_volume_iscsi_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cinder_volume_iscsi_spec.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
     end
 
     it { should contain_package('targetcli').with_ensure('present')}
+    it { should contain_service('target').with(
+      :ensure  => 'running',
+      :enable  => 'true',
+      :require => 'Package[targetcli]'
+    ) }
 
   end