diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf
index f9cd8498b3..ff015bc0d0 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS=y
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_FLAGS is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_FSTAB is not set
 # CONFIG_PIVOT_ROOT is not set
-# CONFIG_RDATE is not set
+CONFIG_RDATE=y
 # CONFIG_RDEV is not set
 # CONFIG_READPROFILE is not set
 # CONFIG_RTCWAKE is not set
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/time.conf b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/time.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeffe017b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/time.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Timeserver
+  TIMEHOST="pool.net.org"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/44_rdate b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/44_rdate
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b94557f313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/44_rdate
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      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, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+#
+# run rdate update system time
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, textmode
+
+. /etc/profile
+
+  progress "Syncronizing time"
+  timesync &
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
index d3de6eb063..2234042664 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ USER_PWD="`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw $USER_PASSWORD`"
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/bin
     cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/lsb-release $INSTALL/bin/
 
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
+    cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/timesync $INSTALL/usr/bin/
+
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/sbin
     cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/init $INSTALL/sbin/
 
@@ -50,3 +53,11 @@ USER_PWD="`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw $USER_PASSWORD`"
 
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
     cp $PKG_DIR/modprobe.d/* $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
+
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/crontabs
+    echo -e "* 21 * * *\t/usr/bin/timesync" >> $INSTALL/etc/crontabs/root
+
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config
+    cp $PKG_DIR/config/time.conf $INSTALL/usr/config
+
+
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/timesync b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/timesync
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3fde9d0508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/timesync
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      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, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+. /etc/profile
+
+[ -f $HOME/.config/time.conf ] && . $HOME/.config/time.conf
+
+if [ -n "$TIMEHOST" ]; then
+  wait_for_network # wait for networking
+  usleep 500000
+  rdate "$TIMEHOST" &
+fi