diff --git a/ftp/freebsd-ftpd/Makefile b/ftp/freebsd-ftpd/Makefile
index ac65a6a11701..0aefa27362f4 100644
--- a/ftp/freebsd-ftpd/Makefile
+++ b/ftp/freebsd-ftpd/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	freebsd-ftpd
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	20250929
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	ftp
 
 MAINTAINER=	cy@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	FreeBSD ftpd
 WWW=		https://github.com/cschuber/freebsd-ftpd
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	cschuber
 
 USES=		uidfix
+USE_RC_SUBR=	ftpd
 
 MAKE_ARGS+=		BINOWN=${BINOWN} BINMODE=${BINMODE}
 MAKE_ENV+=		MAKESYSPATH=/usr/src/share/mk \
 			BINDIR=${PREFIX}/libexec \
 			MANDIR=${PREFIX}/share/man/man \
 			MK_WERROR=no
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		IPV6 LIBBLACKLIST
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	IPV6 LIBBLACKLIST
 
 LIBBLACKLIST_DESC=	libblacklist(3) support for rlogind(8) and rshd(8)
 LIBBLACKLIST_MAKE_ARGS=	USE_LIBBLACKLIST=yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/ftp/freebsd-ftpd/files/ftpd.in b/ftp/freebsd-ftpd/files/ftpd.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef830b02f817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftp/freebsd-ftpd/files/ftpd.in
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# PROVIDE: ftpd
+# REQUIRE: DAEMON
+# KEYWORD: shutdown
+#
+# Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to run freebsd-ftpd
+# as a standalone daemon:
+#
+# ftpd_enable (bool):		    Run freebsd-ftpd FTP server (or NO).
+# ftpd_flags (str):		    Use this for flags OTHER than -D
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+load_rc_config $name
+
+name="ftpd"
+rcvar="ftpd_enable"
+
+: ${ftpd_enable=NO}
+
+command="/usr/local/libexec/${name}"
+command_args="-D"
+
+run_rc_command "$1"