diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/Makefile b/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/Makefile
index 9c26462b..67efc7a4 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/Makefile
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ define Package/fff-babel-bird2
 	URL:=https://www.freifunk-franken.de
 	DEPENDS:=+bird2 +bird2c
 	PROVIDES:=fff-babel-implementation
-	CONFLICTS:=fff-babeld
 endef
 
 define Package/fff-babel-bird2/description
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/files/etc/uci-defaults/30-disable-bird2 b/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/files/etc/uci-defaults/30-disable-bird2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa46f2a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/files/etc/uci-defaults/30-disable-bird2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/etc/init.d/bird disable
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon b/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon/bird2
similarity index 98%
rename from src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon
rename to src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon/bird2
index a1740bfa..f2b6e6fc 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-babel-bird2/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon/bird2
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ babel_apply() {
 	return 0
 }
 
-babel_reload() {
+babel_reload_implementation() {
 	# Change include file path, so bird uses the correct configuration, depending on the configuration state:
 	#  - If test mode is active (and /tmp/bird-babel exists), switch to the temporary (/tmp) configuration to be tested.
 	#  - If new settings are applied or the old settings are restored after an unsuccessful test (and /tmp/bird-babel does not exist),
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-babel/files/lib/functions/fff/babel b/src/packages/fff/fff-babel/files/lib/functions/fff/babel
index 2e3d3f2e..8233cb20 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-babel/files/lib/functions/fff/babel
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-babel/files/lib/functions/fff/babel
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-. /lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon
+
+implementation=babeld
+. /lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon/$implementation
 
 babel_add_iifrules() {
 	[ "$#" -ne "1" ] && return 1
@@ -62,3 +64,26 @@ babel_add_peer6addr() {
 
 	return 0
 }
+
+babel_reload() {
+	# switch implementation
+	case $implementation in
+		bird2)
+			/etc/init.d/babeld stop 2>/dev/null
+			/etc/init.d/babeld disable
+			/etc/init.d/bird enable
+			/etc/init.d/bird start
+			;;
+		babeld)
+			/etc/init.d/bird stop 2>/dev/null
+			/etc/init.d/bird disable
+			/etc/init.d/babeld enable
+			/etc/init.d/babeld start
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	# call implementation-specific reload commands
+	babel_reload_implementation
+
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/uci-defaults/30-disable-babeld b/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/uci-defaults/30-disable-babeld
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e14dd4b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/uci-defaults/30-disable-babeld
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/etc/init.d/babeld disable
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon b/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon/babeld
similarity index 97%
rename from src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon
rename to src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon/babeld
index fe584339..ec033794 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/lib/functions/fff/babeldaemon/babeld
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ babel_apply() {
 	uci commit babeld
 }
 
-babel_reload() {
+babel_reload_implementation() {
 	return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-layer3/Makefile b/src/packages/fff/fff-layer3/Makefile
index 7e9f08ba..782fbd16 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-layer3/Makefile
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-layer3/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ define Package/fff-layer3
 	DEPENDS:=+fff-alfred-monitoring-proxy \
 	         +fff-babel \
 	         +fff-babeld \
+	         +fff-babel-bird2 \
 	         +fff-boardname \
 	         +fff-dhcp \
 	         +fff-layer3-config \