diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/04_userconfig b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/04_userconfig
index 1a57c214b6..3467e4796b 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/04_userconfig
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/04_userconfig
@@ -23,19 +23,28 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
-progress "copy userconfig and samples"
+OPENELEC_SETTINGS="$HOME/.xbmc/userdata/addon_data/os.openelec.settings/settings.xml"
 
 if [ -d /usr/config ]; then
-  cd /usr/config
-  $IONICE mkdir -p /storage/.config
+  progress "copy userconfig and samples"
 
-  for dir in `find . -type d`; do
-    mkdir -p /storage/.config/$dir
-  done
+    cd /usr/config
+    mkdir -p /storage/.config
 
-  for file in `find . -type f`; do
-    if [ ! -f /storage/.config/$file ]; then
-      cp $file /storage/.config/$file
-    fi
-  done
+    for dir in `find . -type d`; do
+      mkdir -p /storage/.config/$dir
+    done
+
+    for file in `find . -type f`; do
+      if [ ! -f /storage/.config/$file ]; then
+        cp $file /storage/.config/$file
+      fi
+    done
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$OPENELEC_SETTINGS" ]; then
+  progress "creating system settings"
+
+    mkdir -p /var/config
+    cat "$OPENELEC_SETTINGS" | awk -F\" '{print $2"=\""$4"\""}' | sed '/^=/d' > /var/config/settings.conf
 fi