diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 086e96f..f1b0640 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ services/ifrename
 services/ifcfg
 services/ifdown
 services/modules
+services/hostapd
 
 scripts/devfs.sh
 scripts/ifrename.sh
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 63fe498..f6fd637 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([services/ifrename])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([services/ifcfg])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([services/ifdown])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([services/modules])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([services/hostapd])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([scripts/devfs.sh])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([scripts/ifrename.sh])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([scripts/ifcfg.sh])
diff --git a/services/Makemodule.am b/services/Makemodule.am
index 5ba6364..8f22675 100644
--- a/services/Makemodule.am
+++ b/services/Makemodule.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ init_DATA += services/sysfs services/procfs services/tmpfs
 init_DATA += services/vfs services/ifrename services/ifcfg
 init_DATA += services/dhcpcd services/dhcpcdmaster services/unbound
 init_DATA += services/dnsmasq services/ifdown services/modules
-init_DATA += services/network
+init_DATA += services/network services/hostapd
 
 if USYSLOGD
 init_DATA += services/usyslogd
diff --git a/services/hostapd.in b/services/hostapd.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..172aa6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/hostapd.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+description "WIFI access point daemon"
+type respawn limit 10
+target boot
+after sysinit ifrename
+before network ifcfg
+
+exec hostapd "@ETCPATH@/hostapd.conf"