diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.conf b/libexec/rc/rc.conf
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.conf
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.conf
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@
 hastd_enable="NO"		# Run the HAST daemon (YES/NO).
 hastd_program="/sbin/hastd"	# path to hastd, if you want a different one.
 hastd_flags=""			# Optional flags to hastd.
+ggated_enable="NO"		# Run the ggate daemon (YES/NO).
+ggated_config="/etc/gg.exports"
+ggated_params=""		# Extra parameters like which port to bind to.
 ctld_enable="NO"		# CAM Target Layer / iSCSI target daemon.
 local_unbound_enable="NO"	# Local caching resolver
 local_unbound_tls="NO"		# Use DNS over TLS
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile b/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	gbde \
 	geli \
 	geli2 \
+	ggated \
 	gptboot \
 	growfs \
 	gssd \
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/ggated b/libexec/rc/rc.d/ggated
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/ggated
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# PROVIDE: ggated
+# REQUIRE: NETWORKING
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name="ggated"
+desc="GEOM Gate network daemon"
+rcvar="ggated_enable"
+command="/sbin/${name}"
+pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
+
+load_rc_config $name
+params="${ggated_params}"
+config="${ggated_config:-/etc/gg.exports}"
+required_files="${config}"
+
+command_args="${params} ${config}"
+
+run_rc_command "$1"