diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/config/82_ircore.rules b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/config/82_ircore.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdd7254cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/config/82_ircore.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#
+# udev rules to start lirc on module load
+#
+# contributed by Stephan Raue <stephan@openelec.tv>
+#
+
+ACTION!=="add|change", GOTO="remote_event_grp_end"
+SUBSYSTEM!="input", GOTO="remote_event_grp_end"
+
+KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", SUBSYSTEMS=="rc", RUN+="/usr/sbin/lircd --driver=devinput --device=/dev/input/%k /etc/lirc/lircd.conf.devinput"
+KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", SUBSYSTEMS=="input", ENV{.INPUT_CLASS}=="ir", RUN+="/usr/sbin/lircd --driver=devinput --device=/dev/input/%k /etc/lirc/lircd.conf.devinput"
+
+LABEL="remote_event_grp_end"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/install b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/install
index 9cd13fa8ad..028aeeed83 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/install
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
   cp $PKG_BUILD/tools/irpty $INSTALL/usr/bin
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/lirc
-  cp $PKG_BUILD/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb $INSTALL/etc/lirc/lircd.conf
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb $INSTALL/etc/lirc
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/remotes/devinput/lircd.conf.devinput $INSTALL/etc/lirc
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
+  cp $PKG_DIR/config/*.rules $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
 
 if [ "$DEVTOOLS" = yes ]; then
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin