diff --git a/etc/systemd/user/flatpak-update-user.service b/etc/systemd/user/flatpak-update-user.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29a78d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/user/flatpak-update-user.service
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Install user level flatpak updates and uninstall unused flatpaks
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/flatpak update --user --assumeyes --noninteractive
+ExecStartPost=/usr/bin/flatpak uninstall --user --unused --assumeyes --noninteractive
diff --git a/etc/systemd/user/flatpak-update-user.timer b/etc/systemd/user/flatpak-update-user.timer
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index 00000000..07e08f75
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+++ b/etc/systemd/user/flatpak-update-user.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Install user level flatpak updates and uninstall unused flatpaks regularly
+
+[Timer]
+#OnCalendar=*-*-* 19:00:00
+# Executed every 4 hours
+OnUnitActiveSec=4h
+# Executed 5 minutes from boot
+OnBootSec=300
+# Delay execution by something between 0 seconds and 3 hours
+RandomizedDelaySec=3h
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target