diff --git a/package/ubus/Makefile b/package/ubus/Makefile
index c117453cb5..d80309cdaf 100644
--- a/package/ubus/Makefile
+++ b/package/ubus/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ define Package/ubus/install
 endef
 
 define Package/ubusd/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin $(1)/etc/init.d
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/ubus.init $(1)/etc/init.d/ubus
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/ubusd $(1)/sbin/
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/ubus/files/ubus.init b/package/ubus/files/ubus.init
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7fcf106b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ubus/files/ubus.init
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+START=11
+PIDFILE=/var/run/ubusd.pid
+
+start() {
+	start-stop-daemon -S -b -m -p $PIDFILE -x /sbin/ubusd
+}
+
+stop() {
+	start-stop-daemon -K -x /sbin/ubusd -p $PIDFILE
+}