diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index b44244f..c59b804 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ distclean:	clean
 	rm -f \
 		Makefile libsndio/Makefile \
 		sndiod/Makefile sndioctl/Makefile \
-		aucat/Makefile examples/Makefile
+		aucat/Makefile examples/Makefile \
+		contrib/init.d.sndiod
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d6519c2..b46737f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ if [ $rmidi = yes ]; then
 	defs="$defs -DUSE_RMIDI"
 fi
 
-for makefile in Makefile aucat/Makefile sndiod/Makefile \
-libsndio/Makefile sndioctl/Makefile examples/Makefile
+for f in Makefile aucat/Makefile sndiod/Makefile \
+libsndio/Makefile sndioctl/Makefile examples/Makefile \
+contrib/init.d.sndiod
 do
 	sed \
 	-e "s:@bindir@:$bindir:" \
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ do
 	-e "s:@vars@:${vars}:" \
 	-e "s:@precision@:$precision:" \
 	-e "s:@user@:$user:" \
-	< $makefile.in > $makefile
+	< $f.in > $f
 done
 
 cat <<EOF
diff --git a/contrib/default.sndiod b/contrib/default.sndiod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d16d16f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/default.sndiod
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Additional options that are passed to the Daemon.
+DAEMON_OPTS=""
diff --git a/contrib/init.d.sndiod.in b/contrib/init.d.sndiod.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaae0d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/init.d.sndiod.in
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          sndiod
+# Required-Start:    $local_fs $network $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $network $remote_fs
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: sndio audio and MIDI server
+### END INIT INFO
+
+PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+DESC="sndio audio and MIDI server"
+NAME="sndiod"
+DAEMON=@bindir@/sndiod
+DAEMON_ARGS=""
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+
+# Exit if the package is not installed
+[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
+
+# Read configuration variable file if it is present
+[ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
+
+# Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
+. /lib/init/vars.sh
+
+# Define LSB log_* functions.
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+	log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo \
+		--exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_ARGS
+	log_end_msg $?
+	;;
+  stop)
+	log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo \
+		--exec $DAEMON
+	log_end_msg $?
+	;;
+  status)
+	if start-stop-daemon --status --exec $DAEMON; then
+		log_success_msg "$NAME is running"
+		exit 0
+	else
+		log_failure_msg "$NAME is not running"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	;;
+  restart|force-reload)
+	log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_ARGS
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON
+	;;
+  *)
+	echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}" >&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+esac
+
+: