diff --git a/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-server b/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-server
index 3df14ff122..356e73565a 100755
--- a/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-server
+++ b/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-server
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #       Separate multiple interfaces with spaces, e.g. "eth0 eth1".
 INTERFACES=""
 
+# Allow a few customizations from a config file
+test -r /etc/default/dhcpd.conf && . /etc/default/dhcpd.conf
+
 # Sanity checks
 test -f /usr/sbin/dhcpd || exit 0
 test -f /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf || exit 0