diff --git a/recipes/net/ntp.yaml b/recipes/net/ntp.yaml
index a5ed87a2..9b8d73b7 100644
--- a/recipes/net/ntp.yaml
+++ b/recipes/net/ntp.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-inherit: [autoconf, autotools, patch]
+inherit: [autoconf, autotools, patch, init]
 
 metaEnvironment:
     PKG_VERSION: "4.2.8p18"
@@ -51,5 +51,10 @@ buildScript: |
     ntp -1 ntp -1 * - - - ntpd user
     EOF
 
+    # add init script
+    if initIsAnySysvinit; then
+        install -D -m 0755 $<@ntp/S49ntpd.sh@> install/etc/init.d/S49ntpd.sh
+    fi
+
 packageScript: autotoolsPackageTgt
 provideDeps: [ "*-tgt" ]
diff --git a/recipes/net/ntp/S49ntpd.sh b/recipes/net/ntp/S49ntpd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..18102a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/net/ntp/S49ntpd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Starts Network Time Protocol daemon
+#
+
+DAEMON="ntpd"
+PIDFILE="/var/run/$DAEMON.pid"
+
+NTPD_ARGS="-4 -g -u ntp:ntp -s /var/run/ntp -c /etc/ntpd.conf -l /var/log/ntpd.log"
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+[ -r "/etc/default/$DAEMON" ] && . "/etc/default/$DAEMON"
+
+mkdir -p /var/run/ntp && chown ntp:ntp /var/run/ntp
+
+start() {
+	printf 'Starting %s: ' "$DAEMON"
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # we need the word splitting
+	start-stop-daemon -S -q -p "$PIDFILE" -x "/usr/bin/$DAEMON" \
+		-- $NTPD_ARGS -p "$PIDFILE"
+	status=$?
+	if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "OK"
+	else
+		echo "FAIL"
+	fi
+	return "$status"
+}
+
+stop() {
+	printf 'Stopping %s: ' "$DAEMON"
+	start-stop-daemon -K -q -p "$PIDFILE"
+	status=$?
+	if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
+		rm -f "$PIDFILE"
+		echo "OK"
+	else
+		echo "FAIL"
+	fi
+	return "$status"
+}
+
+restart() {
+	stop
+	sleep 1
+	start
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	start|stop|restart)
+		"$1";;
+	reload)
+		# Restart, since there is no true "reload" feature.
+		restart;;
+	*)
+		echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload}"
+		exit 1
+esac