diff --git a/etc/rc.d/ipfw_netflow b/etc/rc.d/ipfw_netflow
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..9ef14997e954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/rc.d/ipfw_netflow
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# PROVIDE: ipfw_netflow
+# REQUIRE: ipfw
+# KEYWORD: nojailvnet
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+. /etc/network.subr
+
+name="ipfw_netflow"
+desc="firewall, ipfw, netflow"
+rcvar="${name}_enable"
+start_cmd="${name}_start"
+stop_cmd="${name}_stop"
+start_precmd="${name}_test"
+status_cmd="${name}_status"
+required_modules="ipfw ng_netflow ng_ipfw"
+extra_commands="status"
+
+: ${ipfw_netflow_hook:=9995}
+: ${ipfw_netflow_rule:=01000}
+: ${ipfw_netflow_ip:=127.0.0.1}
+: ${ipfw_netflow_port:=9995}
+: ${ipfw_netflow_version:=}
+
+ipfw_netflow_test()
+{
+    if [ "${ipfw_netflow_version}" != "" ] && [ "${ipfw_netflow_version}" != 9 ]; then
+	err 1 "Unknown netflow version \'${ipfw_netflow_version}\'"
+    fi
+    case "${ipfw_netflow_hook}" in
+	[!0-9]*)
+	    err 1 "Bad value \"${ipfw_netflow_hook}\": Hook must be numerical"
+    esac
+    case "${ipfw_netflow_rule}" in
+	[!0-9]*)
+	    err 1 "Bad value \"${ipfw_netflow_rule}\": Rule number must be numerical"
+    esac
+}
+
+ipfw_netflow_is_running()
+{
+	ngctl show netflow: > /dev/null 2>&1 && return 0 || return 1
+}
+
+ipfw_netflow_status()
+{
+	ipfw_netflow_is_running && echo "ipfw_netflow is active" || echo "ipfw_netflow is not active"
+}
+
+ipfw_netflow_start()
+{
+	ipfw_netflow_is_running && err 1 "ipfw_netflow is already active"
+	ipfw add ${ipfw_netflow_rule} ngtee ${ipfw_netflow_hook} ip from any to any
+	ngctl -f - <<-EOF
+	mkpeer ipfw: netflow ${ipfw_netflow_hook} iface0
+	name ipfw:${ipfw_netflow_hook} netflow
+	mkpeer netflow: ksocket export${ipfw_netflow_version} inet/dgram/udp
+	msg netflow: setdlt {iface=0 dlt=12}
+	name netflow:export${ipfw_netflow_version} netflow_export
+	msg netflow:export${ipfw_netflow_version} connect inet/${ipfw_netflow_ip}:${ipfw_netflow_port}
+EOF
+}
+
+ipfw_netflow_stop()
+{
+    ipfw_netflow_is_running || err 1 "ipfw_netflow is not active"
+    ngctl shutdown netflow:
+    ipfw delete ${ipfw_netflow_rule}
+}
+
+load_rc_config $name
+
+run_rc_command $*