diff --git a/multimedia/icecast/Makefile b/multimedia/icecast/Makefile
index 0dfab02383..f70311298d 100644
--- a/multimedia/icecast/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/icecast/Makefile
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ endef
 define Package/icecast/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/etc/icecast.xml $(1)/etc/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/icecast.init $(1)/etc/init.d/icecast
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/icecast $(1)/usr/bin/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/icecast
diff --git a/multimedia/icecast/files/icecast.init b/multimedia/icecast/files/icecast.init
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..11f9f52992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/icecast/files/icecast.init
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+# Example script
+# Copyright (C) 2014 OpenWrt.org
+ 
+START=99
+STOP=15
+
+start() {        
+        service_start /usr/bin/icecast -c /etc/icecast.xml -b
+}                 
+ 
+stop() {          
+	service_stop /usr/bin/icecast
+}