diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/init.d/22_bluez b/packages/network/bluez/init.d/22_bluez
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92aa14170a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/init.d/22_bluez
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+################################################################################
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2010 OpenELEC.tv
+#      http://www.openelec.tv
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+# starting Bluetooth
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, textmode
+
+# starting Bluetooth manager
+  progress "starting Bluetooth manager"
+  /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd > /dev/null 2>&1 &
diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/udev.d/09-bluetooth.rules b/packages/network/bluez/udev.d/09-bluetooth.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7aa0a38d29
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+++ b/packages/network/bluez/udev.d/09-bluetooth.rules
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+ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="end"
+
+KERNEL=="hci[0-9]*", SUBSYSTEM=="bluetooth", RUN+="/usr/bin/hciconfig %k up"
+KERNEL=="hci[0-9]*", SUBSYSTEM=="bluetooth", RUN+="/usr/bin/hciconfig %k lm master"
+
+LABEL="end"