diff --git a/package/owfs/S25owserver b/package/owfs/S25owserver
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b8da768e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/owfs/S25owserver
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+NAME="owserver"
+DAEMON="/usr/bin/${NAME}"
+PID_F="/run/${NAME}.pid"
+
+OWSERVER_ARGS=
+[ -r /etc/default/${NAME} ] && . /etc/default/${NAME}
+
+case "$1" in
+start)
+	printf "Starting ${NAME}: "
+	if [ -z "${OWSERVER_ARGS}" ]; then
+		echo "OWSERVER_ARGS must be set in defaults file" 1>&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	start-stop-daemon -S -x ${DAEMON} -- \
+		--pid_file ${PID_F} ${OWSERVER_ARGS}
+	[ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
+	;;
+stop)
+	printf "Stopping ${NAME}: "
+	start-stop-daemon -K -p ${PID_F}
+	[ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
+	;;
+restart|reload)
+	$0 stop
+	$0 start
+	;;
+*)
+	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload}"
+	exit 1
+esac
diff --git a/package/owfs/S30owfs b/package/owfs/S30owfs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..feed676f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/owfs/S30owfs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+NAME="owfs"
+DAEMON="/usr/bin/${NAME}"
+PID_F="/run/${NAME}.pid"
+OWFS_MOUNTPOINT="/dev/1wire"
+OWFS_DEVICES="-s localhost:4304"
+OWFS_ARGS=""
+
+[ -r /etc/default/${NAME} ] && . /etc/default/${NAME}
+
+case "$1" in
+start)
+	printf "Starting ${NAME}: "
+	# Fuse may be in a module, so try to load it
+	modprobe -q fuse && printf "[fuse] "
+	mkdir -p ${OWFS_MOUNTPOINT}
+	start-stop-daemon -S -x ${DAEMON} -- \
+		--pid_file ${PID_F} -m ${OWFS_MOUNTPOINT} ${OWFS_DEVICES} \
+		${OWFS_ARGS}
+	[ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
+	;;
+stop)
+	printf "Stopping ${NAME}: "
+	start-stop-daemon -K -p ${PID_F}
+	[ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
+	;;
+restart|reload)
+	$0 stop
+	$0 start
+	;;
+*)
+	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload}"
+	exit 1
+esac
diff --git a/package/owfs/owfs.mk b/package/owfs/owfs.mk
index 083939afc6..0092603fbf 100644
--- a/package/owfs/owfs.mk
+++ b/package/owfs/owfs.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ OWFS_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--enable-owfs \
 	--with-fuseinclude=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include \
 	--with-fuselib=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+define OWFS_INSTALL_FUSE_INIT_SYSV
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(OWFS_PKGDIR)S30owfs \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S30owfs
+endef
+define OWFS_CREATE_MOUNTPOINT
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/dev/1wire
+endef
+OWFS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += OWFS_CREATE_MOUNTPOINT
 else
 OWFS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-owfs
 endif
@@ -70,4 +78,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 OWFS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-zero
 endif
 
+define OWFS_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(OWFS_PKGDIR)S25owserver \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S25owserver
+	$(OWFS_INSTALL_FUSE_INIT_SYSV)
+endef
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))