diff --git a/etc/rc.d/Makefile b/etc/rc.d/Makefile
index d78a45845165..c1e4d7413741 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/Makefile
+++ b/etc/rc.d/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ FILES=	DAEMON LOGIN NETWORKING SERVERS \
 	ipnat ipsec ipxrouted isdnd \
 	jail \
 	kadmind kerberos keyserv kldxref kpasswdd \
-	ldconfig local localdaemons lomac lpd \
+	ldconfig local localdaemons localpkg lomac lpd \
 	motd mountcritlocal mountcritremote \
 	mountd moused mroute6d mrouted msgs \
 	named netif netoptions \
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/localdaemons b/etc/rc.d/localdaemons
index 99449756a8e2..dfd93f47df72 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/localdaemons
+++ b/etc/rc.d/localdaemons
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # PROVIDE: localdaemons
 # REQUIRE: abi
 # BEFORE:  securelevel
-# KEYWORD: FreeBSD shutdown
+# KEYWORD: FreeBSD nostart
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/localpkg b/etc/rc.d/localpkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..add28fe00860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/rc.d/localpkg
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# PROVIDE: localpkg
+# REQUIRE: abi
+# BEFORE:  securelevel
+# KEYWORD: FreeBSD shutdown
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name="localpkg"
+start_cmd="pkg_start"
+stop_cmd="pkg_stop"
+
+pkg_start()
+{
+	# For each dir in $local_startup, search for init scripts matching *.sh
+	#
+	case ${local_startup} in
+	[Nn][Oo] | '')
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo -n 'Local package initialization:'
+		slist=""
+		if [ -z "${script_name_sep}" ]; then
+			script_name_sep=" "
+		fi
+		for dir in ${local_startup}; do
+			if [ -d "${dir}" ]; then
+				for script in ${dir}/*.sh; do
+					slist="${slist}${script_name_sep}${script}"
+				done
+			fi
+		done
+		script_save_sep="$IFS"
+		IFS="${script_name_sep}"
+		for script in ${slist}; do
+			if [ -x "${script}" ]; then
+				(set -T
+				trap 'exit 1' 2
+				${script} start)
+			elif [ -f "${script}" -o -L "${script}" ]; then
+				echo -n " (skipping ${script##*/}, not executable)"
+			fi
+		done
+		IFS="${script_save_sep}"
+		echo '.'
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+pkg_stop()
+{
+	echo -n 'Shutting down daemon processes:'
+
+	# For each dir in $local_startup, search for init scripts matching *.sh
+	case ${local_startup} in
+	[Nn][Oo] | '')
+		;;
+	*)
+		slist=""
+		if [ -z "${script_name_sep}" ]; then
+			script_name_sep=" "
+		fi
+		for dir in ${local_startup}; do
+			if [ -d "${dir}" ]; then
+				for script in ${dir}/*.sh; do
+					slist="${slist}${script_name_sep}${script}"
+				done
+			fi
+		done
+		script_save_sep="$IFS"
+		IFS="${script_name_sep}"
+		for script in `reverse_list ${slist}`; do
+			if [ -x "${script}" ]; then
+				(set -T
+				trap 'exit 1' 2
+				${script} stop)
+			fi
+		done
+		IFS="${script_save_sep}"
+		echo '.'
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/netoptions b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
index da773c99231c..8a6df5ea1f81 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/netoptions
+++ b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: netoptions
-# REQUIRE: localdaemons
+# REQUIRE: localpkg
 # BEFORE:  securelevel
 # KEYWORD: FreeBSD