diff --git a/net/balance/Makefile b/net/balance/Makefile
index 718e1a45f550..bb7d7e8dc0cc 100644
--- a/net/balance/Makefile
+++ b/net/balance/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,21 @@ COMMENT=	Simple but powerful generic tcp proxy with round robin features
 ALL_TARGET=	balance
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
 
+USE_RC_SUBR=	yes
+
 MAN1=	balance.1
 
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|^CFLAGS|#CFLAGS|g ; \
 		s|^CC|#CC|g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
+post-build:
+	@${SED} -e 's,%%RC_SUBR%%,${RC_SUBR},g' -e 's,%%PREFIX%%,${PREFIX},g' \
+		${FILESDIR}/${PORTNAME}.sh >${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}.sh
+
 do-install:
-	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/balance ${PREFIX}/bin
-	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/balance.1 ${PREFIX}/man/man1
+	@${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/balance ${PREFIX}/bin
+	@${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/balance.1 ${PREFIX}/man/man1
+	@${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}.sh ${PREFIX}/etc/rc.d/${PORTNAME}.sh
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/balance/files/balance.sh b/net/balance/files/balance.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bfffe90a3b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/balance/files/balance.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# PROVIDE: balance
+# REQUIRE: LOGIN
+# KEYWORD: FreeBSD shutdown
+
+#
+# Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable balance:
+#
+#balance_enable="YES"
+#balance_hosts="host1"
+#balance_host1_adress="host1.external.example"
+#balance_host1_ports="http 8180"
+#balance_host1_targets="host1.internal.example"
+#
+# See balance(8) for flags
+#
+
+. %%RC_SUBR%%
+
+name=balance
+rcvar=`set_rcvar`
+command=%%PREFIX%%/bin/balance
+
+start_cmd=start_cmd
+stop_cmd=stop_cmd
+status_cmd=status_cmd
+
+start_cmd()
+{
+	if [ -x "${command}" ]; then
+		for host in ${balance_hosts}; do
+			eval ports=\"\${balance_${host}_ports}\"
+			eval adress=\"\${balance_${host}_adress}\"
+			eval targets=\"\${balance_${host}_targets}\"
+			for port in ${ports}; do
+				"${command}" -b ${adress} ${port} ${targets}
+			done
+		done
+	fi
+}
+
+stop_cmd()
+{
+	if [ -x "${command}" ]; then
+		for host in ${balance_hosts}; do
+			eval ports=\"\${balance_${host}_ports}\"
+			eval adress=\"\${balance_${host}_adress}\"
+			for port in ${ports}; do
+				echo "balance at ${adress}:${port}"
+				"${command}" -b ${adress} -c kill ${port}
+			done
+		done
+	fi
+}
+
+status_cmd()
+{
+	if [ -x "${command}" ]; then
+		for host in ${balance_hosts}; do
+			eval ports=\"\${balance_${host}_ports}\"
+			eval adress=\"\${balance_${host}_adress}\"
+			for port in ${ports}; do
+				echo "balance at ${adress}:${port}"
+				"${command}" -b ${adress} -c show ${port}
+			done
+		done
+	fi
+}
+
+# set defaults
+
+balance_enable=${balance_enable:-"NO"}
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/net/balance/pkg-plist b/net/balance/pkg-plist
index 010b8ed360d6..aae93de48847 100644
--- a/net/balance/pkg-plist
+++ b/net/balance/pkg-plist
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 bin/balance
+etc/rc.d/balance.sh