diff --git a/packages/network/sickbeard/init.d/60_sickbeard b/packages/network/sickbeard/init.d/60_sickbeard
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86b7d1bcd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/sickbeard/init.d/60_sickbeard
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#      Copyright (C) 2011 Anthony Nash (nash.ant@gmail.com)
+#
+#  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
+################################################################################
+
+# Starting Sickbeard downloader daemon
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, textmode
+
+
+(
+  if [ -f /var/config/settings.conf ]; then
+    . /var/config/settings.conf
+
+    if [ "$SABNZBD_START" = "true" ]; then
+
+      wait_for_network
+
+      progress "Starting sickbeard downloader daemon"
+
+      python /usr/lib/sickbeard/SickBeard.py --datadir $HOME/.sickbeard/
+    fi
+  fi
+)&
diff --git a/packages/network/sickbeard/install b/packages/network/sickbeard/install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8572c4948f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/sickbeard/install
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#      Copyright (C) 2011 Anthony Nash (nash.ant@gmail.com)
+#
+#  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
+################################################################################
+
+. config/options $1
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/$1
+  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/* $INSTALL/usr/lib/$1
+
diff --git a/packages/network/sickbeard/meta b/packages/network/sickbeard/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec11589f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/sickbeard/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#      Copyright (C) 2011 Anthony Nash (nash.ant@gmail.com)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+PKG_NAME="sickbeard"
+PKG_VERSION="12.04.11"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
+PKG_SITE="http://antant.openelec.tv/"
+PKG_URL="http://antant.openelec.tv/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.bz2"
+PKG_DEPENDS="Cheetah pyOpenSSL yenc unrar unzip par2cmdline"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="plugins"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="Sickbeard: automated TV show downloading."
+PKG_LONGDESC="Sickbeard: automated TV show downloading."
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
diff --git a/projects/ATV/options b/projects/ATV/options
index 010daa4a0a..e52403ddb2 100644
--- a/projects/ATV/options
+++ b/projects/ATV/options
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@
 # build and install SABnzbd Newsgroup downloader daemon (yes / no)
   SABNZBD="no"
 
-# build and install SickBeard Newsgroup downloader daemon (yes / no)
-  SICKBEARD="no"
-
 # build and install some tools for including in release (yes / no)
 # some of this tools are: htop, nano, wgetpaste
   TOOLS="yes"
diff --git a/projects/Generic/options b/projects/Generic/options
index 401b75d446..dd56dc0e02 100644
--- a/projects/Generic/options
+++ b/projects/Generic/options
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@
 # build and install SABnzbd Newsgroup downloader daemon (yes / no)
   SABNZBD="yes"
 
-# build and install SickBeard Newsgroup downloader daemon (yes / no)
-  SICKBEARD="yes"
-
 # build and install some tools for including in release (yes / no)
 # some of this tools are: htop, nano, wgetpaste
   TOOLS="yes"
diff --git a/projects/ION/options b/projects/ION/options
index 37a240c669..f1ea80a585 100644
--- a/projects/ION/options
+++ b/projects/ION/options
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@
 # build and install SABnzbd Newsgroup downloader daemon (yes / no)
   SABNZBD="yes"
 
-# build and install SickBeard Newsgroup downloader daemon (yes / no)
-  SICKBEARD="yes"
-
 # build and install some tools for including in release (yes / no)
 # some of this tools are: htop, nano, wgetpaste
   TOOLS="yes"
diff --git a/projects/Intel/options b/projects/Intel/options
index 4ba0b2c70c..0210911a24 100644
--- a/projects/Intel/options
+++ b/projects/Intel/options
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@
 # build and install SABnzbd Newsgroup downloader daemon (yes / no)
   SABNZBD="yes"
 
-# build and install SickBeard Newsgroup downloader daemon (yes / no)
-  SICKBEARD="yes"
-
 # build and install some tools for including in release (yes / no)
 # some of this tools are: htop, nano, wgetpaste
   TOOLS="yes"
diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 11697778ea..c25322d820 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL
 # SABnzbd support
   [ "$SABNZBD" = "yes" ] && $SCRIPTS/install SABnzbd
 
+# Sickbeard support
+  [ "$SABNZBD" = "yes" ] && $SCRIPTS/install sickbeard
+
 # Graphic support
   [ ! "$DISPLAYSERVER" = "no" ] && $SCRIPTS/install $DISPLAYSERVER