diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index bda42a8..db429ff 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@
   notify:
     - 'ensure_ansible_prereq.package_facts'
     - 'ensure_ansible_prereq.service_facts'
+- name: 'ensure services'
+  when:
+    - ansible_system == 'Linux'
+    - ensure_ansible_prereq is defined
+    - ensure_ansible_prereq.service_list is defined
+    - ensure_ansible_prereq.service_list is iterable
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    enabled: '{{ item.enabled }}'
+    name: '{{ item.name }}'
+    state: '{{ item.state }}'
+  loop: '{{ ensure_ansible_prereq.service_list }}'
+  loop_control:
+    label: '{{ item.name }} will be {{ item.state }}'
+  notify:
+    - 'ensure_ansible_prereq.package_facts'
+    - 'ensure_ansible_prereq.service_facts'
 - name: 'flush handlers'
   meta: 'flush_handlers'