diff --git a/debian/koha-common.postinst b/debian/koha-common.postinst
index b7ec5041d5..5a67453fd5 100644
--- a/debian/koha-common.postinst
+++ b/debian/koha-common.postinst
@@ -4,4 +4,19 @@ set -e
 
 #DEBHELPER#
 
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
+    # koha-common is the package that pulls in RabbitMQ and memcached, so
+    # it keeps the service-level steps the monolithic package used to run.
+
+    # Koha's background jobs reach RabbitMQ over STOMP: make sure the plugin
+    # is enabled and the broker has picked it up.
+    if command -v rabbitmq-plugins >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_stomp
+        service rabbitmq-server restart || true
+    fi
+
+    # Bug 35242: Force memcache restart after koha install/upgrade
+    service memcached restart || true
+fi
+
 exit 0
diff --git a/debian/koha-full.postinst b/debian/koha-full.postinst
index 2e16772c8b..3467c1049c 100644
--- a/debian/koha-full.postinst
+++ b/debian/koha-full.postinst
@@ -5,7 +5,4 @@ set -e
 a2enmod mpm_itk rewrite cgi rewrite headers proxy_http
 service apache2 restart
 
-rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_stomp
-service rabbitmq-server restart
-
 exit 0