diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 9698137a4bb6..8a5f436cc491 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -546,6 +546,9 @@ jail_sysvipc_allow="NO"	# Allow SystemV IPC use from within a jail
 #jail_example_ip="192.168.0.10"			# Jail's IP number
 #jail_example_interface=""			# Interface to create the IP alias on
 #jail_example_exec_start="/bin/sh /etc/rc"		# command to execute in jail for starting
+#jail_example_exec_afterstart0="/bin/sh command"	# command to execute after the one for 
+							# starting the jail. More than one can be
+							# specified using a trailing number
 #jail_example_exec_stop="/bin/sh /etc/rc.shutdown"	# command to execute in jail for stopping
 #jail_example_devfs_enable="NO"			# mount devfs in the jail
 #jail_example_fdescfs_enable="NO"		# mount fdescfs in the jail
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/jail b/etc/rc.d/jail
index c2636b593d82..2e01fd89c99d 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/jail
+++ b/etc/rc.d/jail
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ init_variables()
 	eval _interface=\"\${jail_${_j}_interface:-${jail_interface}}\"
 	eval _exec=\"\$jail_${_j}_exec\"
 	eval _exec_start=\"\${jail_${_j}_exec_start:-${jail_exec_start}}\"
+
+	i=1
+	while [ true ]; do
+		eval _exec_afterstart${i}=\"\${jail_${_j}_exec_afterstart${i}:-\${jail_exec_afterstart${i}}}\"
+	[ -z "$(eval echo \"\$_exec_afterstart${i}\")" ] &&  break
+		i=$((i + 1))
+	done
+	
 	eval _exec_stop=\"\${jail_${_j}_exec_stop:-${jail_exec_stop}}\"
 	if [ -n "${_exec}" ]; then
 		#   simple/backward-compatible execution
@@ -84,6 +92,19 @@ init_variables()
 	debug "$_j ruleset: $_ruleset"
 	debug "$_j fstab: $_fstab"
 	debug "$_j exec start: $_exec_start"
+
+	i=1
+	while [ true ]; do
+		eval out=\"\${_exec_afterstart${i}:-''}\"
+
+		if [ -z "$out" ]; then
+			break;
+		fi
+
+		debug "$_j exec after start #${i}: ${out}"
+		i=$((i + 1))
+	done
+
 	debug "$_j exec stop: $_exec_stop"
 	debug "$_j flags: $_flags"
 
@@ -221,9 +242,22 @@ jail_start()
 		_tmp_jail=${_tmp_dir}/jail.$$
 		eval jail ${_flags} -i ${_rootdir} ${_hostname} \
 			${_ip} ${_exec_start} > ${_tmp_jail} 2>&1
+
 		if [ "$?" -eq 0 ] ; then
-			echo -n " $_hostname"
 			_jail_id=$(head -1 ${_tmp_jail})
+			i=1
+			while [ true ]; do
+				eval out=\"\${_exec_afterstart${i}:-''}\"
+
+				if [ -z "$out" ]; then
+					break;
+				fi
+
+				jexec "${_jail_id}" ${out}
+				i=$((i + 1))
+			done
+
+			echo -n " $_hostname"
 			tail +2 ${_tmp_jail} >${_rootdir}/var/log/console.log
 			echo ${_jail_id} > /var/run/jail_${_jail}.id
 		else
diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index cef3c219bdc4..de9b3f799776 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd May 18, 2006
+.Dd May 29, 2006
 .Dt RC.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -3085,6 +3085,13 @@ When set, use as default value for
 .Va jail_ Ns Ao Ar jname Ac Ns Va _exec_start
 for every jail in 
 .Va jail_list .
+.It Va jail_exec_afterstart Ns Aq Ar N
+.Pq Vt str
+Unset by default.
+When set, use as default value for
+.Va jail_ Ns Ao Ar jname Ac Ns Va _exec_afterstart Ns Aq Ar N
+for every jail in
+.Va jail_list .
 .It Va jail_exec_stop
 Unset by default.
 When set, use as default value for
@@ -3176,6 +3183,15 @@ Set to
 .Dq Li /bin/sh /etc/rc
 by default.
 This is the command executed at jail startup.
+.It Va jail_ Ns Ao Ar jname Ac Ns Va _exec_afterstart Ns Aq Ar N
+.Pq Vt str
+Unset by default.
+This is the command run as
+.Ar N Ns 
+th command
+after jail startup, where 
+.Ar N
+is 1, 2, and so on.
 .It Va jail_ Ns Ao Ar jname Ac Ns Va _exec_stop
 .Pq Vt str
 Set to