diff --git a/nx/include/switch/services/pl.h b/nx/include/switch/services/pl.h
index ed5acd7d..d1a29a84 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch/services/pl.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch/services/pl.h
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #include "../types.h"
 #include "../sf/service.h"
 
+typedef enum {
+    PlServiceType_User   = 0,  ///< Initializes pl:u.
+    PlServiceType_System = 1,  ///< Initializes pl:s.
+} PlServiceType;
+
 /// SharedFontType
 typedef enum {
     PlSharedFontType_Standard             = 0,  ///< Japan, US and Europe
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } PlFontData;
 
 /// Initialize pl.
-Result plInitialize(void);
+Result plInitialize(PlServiceType service_type);
 
 /// Exit pl.
 void plExit(void);
diff --git a/nx/source/services/pl.c b/nx/source/services/pl.c
index 9e33e77b..71d34831 100644
--- a/nx/source/services/pl.c
+++ b/nx/source/services/pl.c
@@ -6,18 +6,27 @@
 
 #define SHAREDMEMFONT_SIZE 0x1100000
 
+static PlServiceType g_plServiceType;
 static Service g_plSrv;
 static SharedMemory g_plSharedmem;
 
 static Result _plGetSharedMemoryNativeHandle(Handle* handle_out);
 
-NX_GENERATE_SERVICE_GUARD(pl);
+NX_GENERATE_SERVICE_GUARD_PARAMS(pl, (PlServiceType service_type), (service_type));
 
-Result _plInitialize(void) {
-    Result rc=0;
+Result _plInitialize(PlServiceType service_type) {
+    Result rc = MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_BadInput);
     Handle sharedmem_handle=0;
 
-    rc = smGetService(&g_plSrv, "pl:u");
+    g_plServiceType = service_type;
+    switch (g_plServiceType) {
+        case PlServiceType_User:
+            rc = smGetService(&g_plSrv, "pl:u");
+            break;
+        case PlServiceType_System:
+            rc = smGetService(&g_plSrv, "pl:s");
+            break;
+    }
 
     if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) {
         rc = _plGetSharedMemoryNativeHandle(&sharedmem_handle);