diff --git a/multimedia/minisatip/Makefile b/multimedia/minisatip/Makefile
index 59c7fcf73947..8db32f2492eb 100644
--- a/multimedia/minisatip/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/minisatip/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,38 @@
 # Created by: Bernhard Froehlich <decke@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	minisatip
 PORTVERSION=	1.1.9
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 CATEGORIES=	multimedia
 
 MAINTAINER=	decke@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Multi-threaded SATIP server that supports DVB cards
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/linux/videodev2.h:multimedia/v4l_compat
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdvbcsa.so:multimedia/libdvbcsa
 
 USES=		gmake
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	catalinii
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 
+USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 ALL_TARGET=	minisatip
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} 's|/usr/share/minisatip|${DATADIR}|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/minisatip.c
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/minisatip ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/sbin
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}
 	@(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} html ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR})
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/multimedia/minisatip/files/minisatip.in b/multimedia/minisatip/files/minisatip.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..31633d1476bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/minisatip/files/minisatip.in
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# PROVIDE: minisatip
+# REQUIRE: DAEMON webcamd
+# KEYWORD: shutdown
+#
+# Add the following line to /etc/rc.conf[.local] to enable minisatip
+#
+# minisatip_enable (bool):      Set to "NO" by default.
+#                               Set it to "YES" to enable minisatip.
+# minisatip_flags (str):        Custom flags for minisatip
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name=minisatip
+rcvar=minisatip_enable
+
+load_rc_config $name
+
+: ${minisatip_enable:=NO}
+
+pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
+command="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/minisatip"
+command_args="-g -R %%PREFIX%%/share/minisatip/html"
+
+run_rc_command "$1"