Index: etc/Makefile
===================================================================
--- etc/Makefile
+++ etc/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 	protocols \
 	rc \
 	rc.bsdextended \
+	rc.delay \
 	rc.firewall \
 	rc.initdiskless \
 	rc.shutdown \
Index: etc/defaults/rc.conf
===================================================================
--- etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@
 extra_netfs_types="NO"	# List of network extra filesystem types for delayed
 			# mount at startup (or NO).
 
+### Fastboot settings ###
+fastboot_enable="NO"	# Enable / disable fastboot or delayed services
+fastboot_delay="10"	# Seconds to wait before starting delayed scripts
+fastboot_rc_delay="/etc/rc.d/sshd /etc/rc.d/jail /etc/rc.d/iscsictl /etc/rc.d/ftpd /etc/rc.d/bluetooth" # Services to start delayed
+fastboot_rc_early=""	# Services to start early (before login is reached)
+
 ##############################################################
 ###  Network configuration sub-section  ######################
 ##############################################################
Index: etc/rc
===================================================================
--- etc/rc
+++ etc/rc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2000-2004  The FreeBSD Project
+# Copyright (c) 2000-2015  The FreeBSD Project
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -114,6 +114,50 @@
 *)	find_local_scripts_new ;;
 esac
 
+if [ "$fastboot_enable" = "YES" ]; then
+	# List of rc.d scripts we will start before login
+	_rc_preload=`rcorder ${skip} ${skip_firstboot} /etc/rc.d/* $fastboot_rc_early 2>/dev/null`
+
+	# Don't wait for devd to do init
+	export devd_flags="-n $devd_flags"
+
+	# Run the early scripts now
+	for _rc_elem in $_rc_preload
+	do
+		# Do we have something to delay to later?
+		case " $fastboot_rc_delay " in
+			*" $_rc_elem "*)        continue ;;
+		esac
+
+		# Save list of what we have already run
+		_rc_elem_run="$_rc_elem_run $_rc_elem"
+
+		# Have we already started this?
+		case " $_rc_elem_done " in
+			*" $_rc_elem "*)        continue ;;
+		esac
+
+		# Skip full netif, run this in post
+		if [ "${_rc_elem}" = "/etc/rc.d/netif" ] ; then
+			/etc/rc.d/netif start lo0
+		elif [ "${_rc_elem}" = "/etc/rc.d/defaultroute" ] ; then
+			continue
+		else
+			run_rc_script ${_rc_elem} ${_boot}
+		fi
+	done
+
+	# Start the delayed services after the login is up
+	(sleep $fastboot_delay ; \
+	 nice /bin/sh /etc/rc.delay \
+	 "$_rc_elem_run" \
+	 "$_rc_network_up") &
+
+	echo ''
+	date
+	exit 0
+fi
+
 # The firstboot sentinel might be on a newly mounted filesystem; look for it
 # again and unset skip_firstboot if we find it.
 if [ -e ${firstboot_sentinel} ]; then
Index: etc/rc.d/mountcritremote
===================================================================
--- etc/rc.d/mountcritremote
+++ etc/rc.d/mountcritremote
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 	'')
 		;;
 	*)
+		if [ "$fastboot_enable" = "YES" -a -z "$_rc_network_up" ] ; then
+			_enable_full_networking
+		fi
 		echo -n 'Mounting NFS file systems:'
 		mount -a -t nfs
 		echo '.'
@@ -63,6 +66,9 @@
 
 		case "`mount -d -a -t ${fstype}`" in
 		*mount_${fstype}*)
+			if [ "$fastboot_enable" = "YES" -a -z "$_rc_network_up" ] ; then
+				_enable_full_networking
+			fi
 			echo -n "Mounting ${fsdecr} file systems:"
 			mount -a -t ${fstype}
 			echo '.'
Index: etc/rc.delay
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ etc/rc.delay
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2000-2015  The FreeBSD Project
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+# FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+# DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+# OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+# OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+# SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+#	@(#)rc	5.27 (Berkeley) 6/5/91
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# Delayed system startup script run by /etc/rc after bootup
+# Output and error are redirected to /var/log/rc_delay.log
+
+# Note that almost all of the user-configurable behavior is no longer in
+# this file, but rather in /etc/defaults/rc.conf.  Please check that file
+# first before contemplating any changes here.  If you do need to change
+# this file for some reason, we would like to know about it.
+
+stty status '^T'
+
+# Set shell to ignore SIGINT (2), but not children;
+# shell catches SIGQUIT (3) and returns to single user.
+#
+trap : 2
+trap "echo 'Boot interrupted'; exit 1" 3
+
+HOME=/
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+export HOME PATH
+
+autoboot=yes
+_boot="faststart"
+rc_fast=yes        # run_rc_command(): do fast booting
+rc_debug "Starting delayed services `date`"
+
+dlv=`/sbin/sysctl -n vfs.nfs.diskless_valid 2> /dev/null`
+if [ ${dlv:=0} -ne 0 -o -f /etc/diskless ]; then
+	sh /etc/rc.initdiskless
+fi
+
+# Run these after determining whether we are booting diskless in order
+# to minimize the number of files that are needed on a diskless system,
+# and to make the configuration file variables available to rc itself.
+#
+. /etc/rc.subr
+load_rc_config 'XXX'
+
+skip="-s nostart"
+if [ `/sbin/sysctl -n security.jail.jailed` -eq 1 ]; then
+	skip="$skip -s nojail"
+	if [ "$early_late_divider" = "FILESYSTEMS" ]; then
+		early_late_divider=NETWORKING
+	fi
+fi
+
+unset files local_rc
+_rc_elem_done="$1"
+
+# Now that disks are mounted, for each dir in $local_startup
+# search for init scripts that use the new rc.d semantics.
+#
+case ${local_startup} in
+[Nn][Oo] | '') ;;
+*)	find_local_scripts_new ;;
+esac
+
+# Start full networking, if it wasn't already started at boot
+if [ -z "$2" ] ; then
+	_enable_full_networking
+fi
+
+# Now run the rest of the delayed services
+files=`rcorder ${skip} ${skip_firstboot} /etc/rc.d/* ${local_rc} 2>/dev/null`
+for _rc_elem in ${files}; do
+	case " $_rc_elem_done " in
+	*" $_rc_elem "*)	continue ;;
+	esac
+
+	run_rc_script ${_rc_elem} ${_boot}
+done
+
+rc_debug "Finished starting delayed services `date`"
+exit 0
Index: etc/rc.subr
===================================================================
--- etc/rc.subr
+++ etc/rc.subr
@@ -2082,6 +2082,17 @@
 	esac
 }
 
+# _enable_full_networking
+#      When using fastboot, is called by by early scripts that require networking to finish
+#      such as mountcritremote when the user has NFS mounts
+_enable_full_networking()
+{
+	run_rc_script /etc/rc.d/netif ${_boot}
+	run_rc_script /etc/rc.d/defaultroute ${_boot}
+	_rc_network_up="1" ; export _rc_network_up
+}
+
+
 fi # [ -z "${_rc_subr_loaded}" ]
 
 _rc_subr_loaded=:
Index: share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
===================================================================
--- share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -4446,12 +4446,27 @@
 This variables contains the
 .Xr rctl.conf 5
 ruleset to load for
-.Xr rctl 8 .
+.Xr rctl 8
 .It Va iovctl_files
 .Pq Vt str
 A space-separated list of configuration files used by
 .Xr iovctl 8 .
 The default value is an empty string.
+.It Va fastboot_enable
+.Pq Vt bool
+Set to
+.Dq Li YES
+to boot with minimal networking and delayed service startup. The full network and delayed services
+will be started after the login prompt is reached.
+.It Va fastboot_delay
+.Pq Vt int
+Set to the number of seconds to wait before starting delayed services. The default is 10.
+.It Va fastboot_rc_delay
+.Pq Vt str
+Set to the list of services to delay starting when fastboot is enabled.
+.It Va fastboot_rc_early
+.Pq Vt str
+Set to the list of services to start early when fastboot is enabled.
 .El
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /etc/defaults/rc.conf" -compact