diff --git a/package_linter.py b/package_linter.py
index 1270a9d..7840fc1 100755
--- a/package_linter.py
+++ b/package_linter.py
@@ -1365,6 +1365,11 @@ class Script(TestSuite):
                 "and should be avoided at all cost. Use 'reload' instead."
             )
 
+    @test()
+    def raw_systemctl_start(self):
+        if self.containsregex(r'systemctl start [^. ]+(\.service)?'):
+            yield Warning("Please do not use 'systemctl start' to start services. Instead, you should use ynh_systemd_action which will display the service log in case it fails to start. You can also use --line_match to wait until some specific word appear in the log, signaling the service indeed fully started.")
+
     @test()
     def quiet_systemctl_enable(self):