diff --git a/package/base/iptables/iptables.conf b/package/base/iptables/iptables.conf
index bfb89681a..dd5e5614f 100644
--- a/package/base/iptables/iptables.conf
+++ b/package/base/iptables/iptables.conf
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ makeinstopt="$makeopt install"
 runconf=0
 
 hook_add postmake 5 "cp -v $confdir/rocknet_iptables.sh \
-                     $root/etc/network/modules/iptables.sh"
-
+                     $root/etc/network/modules/iptables.sh; \
+		     install_init iptables $confdir/iptables.init"
diff --git a/package/base/iptables/iptables.init b/package/base/iptables/iptables.init
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0d91b7fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base/iptables/iptables.init
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# --- 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/base/iptables/iptables.init
+# ROCK Linux is Copyright (C) 1998 - 2006 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: iptables rules (iptables)
+# Runlevel: 99 rcX
+#
+
+main_begin
+
+	block_begin(start, `Loading firewall rules')
+		check(`/sbin/iptables-restore < /etc/conf/iptables')
+	block_end
+
+	block_begin(stop, `Saving firewall rules')
+		check(`/sbin/iptables-save > /etc/conf/iptables')
+	block_end
+
+main_end