diff --git a/package/tsa/courier-imap/courier-imap.conf b/package/tsa/courier-imap/courier-imap.conf
index 9ae49de89..b8d6a46e2 100644
--- a/package/tsa/courier-imap/courier-imap.conf
+++ b/package/tsa/courier-imap/courier-imap.conf
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ var_append INSTALL_WRAPPER_FILTER "|" \
              -e "s,man8/imapd.8,man8/imapd_courier.8,"'
 
 postmake="eval $MAKE install-configure"
+
+hook_add postmake 5 "install_init courier-imapd $confdir/courier-imap.init"
diff --git a/package/tsa/courier-imap/courier-imap.init b/package/tsa/courier-imap/courier-imap.init
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..334b1bc6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/tsa/courier-imap/courier-imap.init
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# 
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+# Please add additional copyright information _after_ the line containing
+# the ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END tag. Otherwise it might get removed by
+# the ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch script. Do not edit this copyright text!
+# 
+# ROCK Linux: rock-src/package/tsa/courier-imap/courier-imap.init
+# ROCK Linux is Copyright (C) 1998 - 2005 Clifford Wolf
+# 
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version. A copy of the GNU General Public
+# License can be found at Documentation/COPYING.
+# 
+# Many people helped and are helping developing ROCK Linux. Please
+# have a look at http://www.rocklinux.org/ and the Documentation/TEAM
+# file for details.
+# 
+# --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+#
+# Desc: courier imap daemon
+# Runlevel: 30 rcX
+#
+
+main_begin
+
+    block_begin(start, `Starting courier-imapd.')
+		check(`D_prefix/libexec/couriertcpd -pid=/var/run/couriertcpd -address=0 -stderrlogger=/usr/sbin/courierlogger -maxprocs=40 -maxperip=20 -nodnslookup -noidentlookup 143 D_prefix/sbin/imaplogin D_prefix/bin/imapd_courier ./Maildir')
+    block_end
+
+    block_begin(stop, `Stopping courier-imapd.')
+	check(`D_prefix/libexec/couriertcpd -pid=/var/run/couriertcpd -stop')
+    block_end
+
+    block_begin(restart, `Restarting courier-imapd.')
+	check(`D_prefix/libexec/couriertcpd -pid=/var/run/couriertcpd -restart')
+    block_end
+
+main_end