diff --git a/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile b/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
index 2c479c0849..978467b016 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ define Package/conntrack-tools/install
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/conntrack \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/conntrackd \
 		$(1)/usr/sbin/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/conntrackd.init $(1)/etc/init.d/conntrackd
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,conntrack-tools))
diff --git a/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/files/conntrackd.init b/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/files/conntrackd.init
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a51eb885f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/files/conntrackd.init
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+# Copyright (C) 2015 OpenWrt.org
+
+START=21
+STOP=89
+
+USE_PROCD=1
+PROG="/usr/sbin/conntrackd"
+
+start_service() {
+	procd_open_instance
+
+	procd_set_param command $PROG -C /etc/conntrackd/conntrackd.conf
+	procd_set_param respawn
+
+	procd_close_instance
+}