diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index aa8a010549df..f217f420bcab 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ newsyslog_enable="YES"	# Run newsyslog at startup.
 newsyslog_flags="-CN"	# Newsyslog flags to create marked files
 mixer_enable="YES"	# Run the sound mixer.
 opensm_enable="NO"	# Opensm(8) for infiniband devices defaults to off
+casperd_enable="NO"	# casperd(8) daemon
 
 ##############################################################
 ### Jail Configuration (see rc.conf(5) manual page) ##########
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/Makefile b/etc/rc.d/Makefile
index 375da6d131cb..7cb649975cf7 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/Makefile
+++ b/etc/rc.d/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ FILES=	DAEMON \
 	bridge \
 	bsnmpd \
 	${_bthidd} \
+	casperd \
 	ccd \
 	cleanvar \
 	cleartmp \
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/casperd b/etc/rc.d/casperd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b80169a0262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/rc.d/casperd
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# PROVIDE: casperd
+# REQUIRE: NETWORKING syslogd
+# BEFORE:  DAEMON
+# KEYWORD: shutdown
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name="casperd"
+rcvar="casperd_enable"
+pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
+command="/sbin/${name}"
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"