diff --git a/_docs/pystemd.run.md b/_docs/pystemd.run.md
index b97ee35..bba720b 100644
--- a/_docs/pystemd.run.md
+++ b/_docs/pystemd.run.md
@@ -33,10 +33,15 @@ but we will assume that this just another building block for your program.
 * env: A dict with environment variables.
 * extra: If you know what you are doing, you can pass extra configuration
     settings to the start_transient_unit method.
-machine: Machine name to execute the command, by default we connect to
+* cwd: Working directory for the command. If not specified, systemd's
+    default working directory will be used.
+* machine: Machine name to execute the command, by default we connect to
     the host's dbus.
 * wait: Wait for command completion before returning control, defaults
     to False.
+* wait_for_activation: If True, wait only for the service to reach the
+    'running' state, then return immediately without waiting for completion.
+    Defaults to False.
 * remain_after_exit: If True, the transient unit will remain after cmd
     has finished, also if true, this methods will return
     pystemd.systemd1.Unit object. defaults to False and this method
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 58a1ffb..a45ae76 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "pystemd"
-version = "0.15.0"
+version = "0.15.1"
 readme = "README.md"
 description="A systemd binding for python"
 requires-python=">=3.11"
diff --git a/pystemd/__version__.py b/pystemd/__version__.py
index e777d09..b8f628d 100644
--- a/pystemd/__version__.py
+++ b/pystemd/__version__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 
 # during development this version is always at least "one up" the
 # latest release.
-__version__ = "0.15.0"
+__version__ = "0.15.1"
 
 sys.modules[__name__] = __version__  # type: ignore
diff --git a/pystemd/futures.py b/pystemd/futures.py
index 7278396..f5f0488 100644
--- a/pystemd/futures.py
+++ b/pystemd/futures.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def start_unit(self) -> pystemd.systemd1.Unit:
             self.main_process_cmd,
             name=self.unit_name,
             user_mode=self.user_mode,
+            wait_for_activation=True,
             extra={
                 **self.properties,
                 "Delegate": True,
diff --git a/pystemd/run.py b/pystemd/run.py
index 0393016..28bf50d 100644
--- a/pystemd/run.py
+++ b/pystemd/run.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def run(
     cwd=None,
     machine=None,
     wait=False,
+    wait_for_activation=False,
     remain_after_exit=False,
     collect=False,
     raise_on_fail=False,
@@ -96,10 +97,15 @@ def run(
         env: A dict with environment variables.
         extra: If you know what you are doing, you can pass extra configuration
             settings to the start_transient_unit method.
+        cwd: Working directory for the command. If not specified, systemd's
+            default working directory will be used.
         machine: Machine name to execute the command, by default we connect to
             the host's dbus.
         wait: Wait for command completion before returning control, defaults
             to False.
+        wait_for_activation: If True, wait only for the service to reach the
+            'running' state, then return immediately without waiting for completion.
+            Defaults to False.
         remain_after_exit: If True, the transient unit will remain after cmd
             has finished, also if true, this methods will return
             pystemd.systemd1.Unit object. defaults to False and this method
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@ def bus_factory():
         unit_properties = {k: v for k, v in unit_properties.items() if v is not None}
 
         unit = Unit(name, bus=bus, _autoload=True)
-        if wait:
+        if wait or wait_for_activation:
             mstr = (
                 (
                     "type='signal',"
@@ -289,7 +295,7 @@ def bus_factory():
             name, b"fail", unit_properties
         )
 
-        while wait:
+        while wait or wait_for_activation:
             events = sel.select(timeout=_wait_polling)
             _in = [key.fileobj for key, _ in events]
 
@@ -323,13 +329,20 @@ def bus_factory():
                     m.get_path() == unit.path
                     and m.body[0] == b"org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit"
                 ):
-                    _, message_job_path = m.body[1].get(b"Job", (0, b"/"))
 
-                    if (
-                        message_job_path != unit_start_job
-                        and m.body[1].get(b"SubState") in EXIT_SUBSTATES
-                    ):
-                        break
+                    _, message_job_path = m.body[1].get(b"Job", (0, b"/"))
+                    if wait:
+                        if (
+                            message_job_path != unit_start_job
+                            and m.body[1].get(b"SubState") in EXIT_SUBSTATES
+                        ):
+                            break
+                    elif wait_for_activation:
+                        if (
+                            message_job_path == unit_start_job
+                            and m.body[1].get(b"SubState") in (b"running",)
+                        ):
+                            break
 
             if _wait_polling and not _in and unit.Service.MainPID == 0:
                 # on usermode the subscribe to events does not work that well
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 355ece0..904f83a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="pystemd",
-    version="0.15.0",
+    version="0.15.1",
     author="Alvaro Leiva Geisse",
     author_email="aleivag@gmail.com",
     packages=["pystemd", "pystemd.systemd1", "pystemd.machine1", "pystemd.DBus"],