diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9abbd22..44ce580 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ option(WITH_PCRE      "Build pcre-compatible filter" ON)
 option(WITH_REDIS     "Build redis source/backend" OFF)
 option(WITH_IPSET     "Build native ipset backend" OFF)
 
+set(INIT_SCRIPT "OFF") # valid variants: "off", "sysvinit", "openrc", "systemd"
+
 if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr")
 endif ()
@@ -76,6 +78,12 @@ install(DIRECTORY "configs/"     DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/${CNAM
 install(FILES "configs/f2b.conf" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/${CNAME}"
   RENAME "f2b.conf.sample")
 
+if (INIT_SCRIPT STREQUAL "openrc")
+  install(FILES "contrib/init.openrc" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/init.d" RENAME "f2b")
+elseif (INIT_SCRIPT STREQUAL "systemd")
+  install(FILES "contrib/f2b.service" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}/systemd/system")
+endif ()
+
 add_custom_target("dist" COMMAND
   "git" "archive" "--format=tar.gz"
   "--output=${CNAME}_v${VERSION}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index f5de7ae..0b802ce 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Other noticeable options are:
 * `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` (Debug, Release or unset) -- sets compiler optimization level and debugging info. Set to "Release" for production code.
 * `CMAKE_C_COMPILER` -- allows specify another compiler
 * `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` -- set root of install dir ($DESTDIR also will be prefixed if set).
+* `INIT_SCRIPT` -- install system init script (values: off/openrc/systemd, default: off)
 
 After building you may type `sudo make install` to install compiled binaries and other files.
 Default install layout is: