diff --git a/packages/sysutils/ifuse/install b/packages/sysutils/ifuse/install
index 64dc38c78f..829a64e457 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/ifuse/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/ifuse/install
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
   cp $PKG_BUILD/src/ifuse $INSTALL/usr/bin
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
+  cp $PKG_DIR/rules.d/*.rules $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/ifuse/rules.d/91-iphone-automount.rules b/packages/sysutils/ifuse/rules.d/91-iphone-automount.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc5c2a6a3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/ifuse/rules.d/91-iphone-automount.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+################################################################################
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 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
+################################################################################
+
+ACTION!="add|remove", GOTO="end"
+SUBSYSTEM!="usb", GOTO="end"
+
+# Detect type of iPhoneOS it is
+  ENV{PRODUCT}=="5ac/129[13]/*", ENV{INTERFACE}=="255/*", ENV{dir_name}="iPod"
+  ENV{PRODUCT}=="5ac/129[024]/*", ENV{INTERFACE}=="255/*", ENV{dir_name}="iPhone"
+
+  ATTR{idVendor}=="05ac", ATTR{idProduct}=="129[13]", ENV{dir_name}="iPod"
+  ATTR{idVendor}=="05ac", ATTR{idProduct}=="129[024]", ENV{dir_name}="iPhone"
+
+# mount the device on add
+  ACTION=="add", ATTR{idVendor}=="05ac", ATTR{idProduct}=="129[0-9]", \
+    RUN+="/bin/mkdir -p '/media/%E{dir_name}'", \
+    RUN+="/usr/bin/ifuse '/media/%E{dir_name}' -u '%s{serial}' -o sync,allow_other"
+
+# unmount the device on remove
+  ACTION=="remove", ENV{PRODUCT}=="5ac/129[0-9]/*", ENV{INTERFACE}=="255/*", \
+    RUN+="/bin/umount -l '/media/%E{dir_name}'", \
+    RUN+="/bin/rmdir '/media/%E{dir_name}'"
+
+LABEL="end"