diff --git a/package/busybox/S50telnet b/package/busybox/S50telnet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..463a772e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/busybox/S50telnet
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Start telnet....
+#
+
+start() {
+      echo -n "Starting telnetd: "
+      start-stop-daemon -S -q -m -b -p /var/run/telnetd.pid \
+			-x /usr/sbin/telnetd -- -F
+      [ $? = 0 ] && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
+}
+
+stop() {
+	echo -n "Stopping telnetd: "
+	start-stop-daemon -K -q -p /var/run/telnetd.pid \
+			  -x /usr/sbin/telnetd
+	[ $? = 0 ] && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+	start
+	;;
+    stop)
+	stop
+	;;
+    restart|reload)
+	stop
+	start
+	;;
+  *)
+	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+	exit 1
+esac
+
+exit $?
diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 92874cd4db..9289e0a211 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ endef
 BUSYBOX_DEPENDENCIES += linux-pam
 endif
 
+# Telnet support
+define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_TELNET_SCRIPT
+	if grep -q CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNETD_STANDALONE=y $(@D)/.config; then \
+		$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/busybox/S50telnet \
+			$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S50telnet ; \
+	fi
+endef
+
 # Enable "noclobber" in install.sh, to prevent BusyBox from overwriting any
 # full-blown versions of apps installed by other packages with sym/hard links.
 define BUSYBOX_NOCLOBBER_INSTALL
@@ -205,6 +213,7 @@ define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_SCRIPT)
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_LOGGING_SCRIPT)
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_WATCHDOG_SCRIPT)
+	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_TELNET_SCRIPT)
 endef
 
 $(eval $(kconfig-package))