diff --git a/package/base/mdadm/mdadm.conf b/package/base/mdadm/mdadm.conf
index d00aedc7f..906e79e2c 100644
--- a/package/base/mdadm/mdadm.conf
+++ b/package/base/mdadm/mdadm.conf
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@
 
 STRIP=""
 
+postinstall="install_init mdadm $confdir/mdadm.init"
diff --git a/package/base/mdadm/mdadm.init b/package/base/mdadm/mdadm.init
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95c3d3e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base/mdadm/mdadm.init
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/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/base/mdadm/mdadm.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: RAID Monitor (mdadm)
+# Runlevel: 99 rcX
+#
+
+main_begin
+
+	block_begin(start, `Starting the RAID health monitor')
+		check(`/sbin/mdadm --monitor /dev/md/* --daemonise > /var/run/mdadm.pid')
+	block_end
+
+	block_begin(stop, `Stopping the RAID health monitor')
+		check(`kill -15 $( cat /var/run/mdadm.pid )')
+	block_end
+
+main_end