diff --git a/package/systemd/Config.in b/package/systemd/Config.in
index 20b4e28068..a2cf4be671 100644
--- a/package/systemd/Config.in
+++ b/package/systemd/Config.in
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_SYSUSERS
 
 	  http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-sysusers.html
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_FIRSTBOOT
+	bool "enable firstboot support"
+	default y
+	help
+	  systemd-firstboot initializes the most basic system settings
+	  interactively on the first boot.
+
+	  http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-firstboot.html
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_NETWORKD
 	bool "enable network manager"
 	help
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 0520ced4c6..c5d6478f43 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-sysusers
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_FIRSTBOOT),y)
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-firstboot
+else
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-firstboot
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_NETWORKD),y)
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-networkd
 define SYSTEMD_INSTALL_RESOLVCONF_HOOK