diff --git a/package/modem-manager/S44modem-manager b/package/modem-manager/S44modem-manager
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..10e58e709b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/modem-manager/S44modem-manager
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Starts ModemManager
+#
+
+PIDFILE=/var/run/ModemManager.pid
+
+[ -x $MODEMMANAGER_BIN ] || exit 0
+
+start() {
+	echo -n "Starting ModemManager: "
+	umask 077
+	start-stop-daemon -S -q -b -m -p $PIDFILE \
+		--exec /usr/sbin/ModemManager
+	[ $? = 0 ] && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
+}
+stop() {
+	echo -n "Stopping ModemManager: "
+	start-stop-daemon -K -q -p $PIDFILE
+	[ $? = 0 ] && { echo "OK"; rm -f $PIDFILE; } || echo "FAIL"
+}
+restart() {
+	stop
+	start
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	start)
+		start
+		;;
+	stop)
+		stop
+		;;
+	restart|reload)
+		restart
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+		exit 1
+esac
+
+exit $ret
diff --git a/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk b/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk
index 9cd630ce4c..97dddfe8ae 100644
--- a/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk
+++ b/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk
@@ -26,4 +26,9 @@ else
 MODEM_MANAGER_CONF_OPTS += --without-mbim
 endif
 
+define MODEM_MANAGER_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/modem-manager/S44modem-manager \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S44modem-manager
+endef
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))