diff --git a/net/modemmanager/Makefile b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
index ce87b0a36..db59989b2 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/Makefile
+++ b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ define Package/modemmanager/install
 
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/ModemManager $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/sbin/ModemManager-wrapper $(1)/usr/sbin
 
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/mmcli $(1)/usr/bin
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.common b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.common
index b4139abad..6367eb32b 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.common
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.common
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ MODEMMANAGER_EVENTS_CACHE="${MODEMMANAGER_RUNDIR}/events.cache"
 # Common logging
 
 mm_log() {
-	logger -t "ModemManager" "hotplug: $*"
+	local level="$1"; shift
+	logger -p "daemon.${level}" -t "ModemManager[$$]" "hotplug: $*"
 }
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ mm_wait_for_modem() {
 
 	while [ $n -ge 0 ]; do
 		[ -d "${sysfspath}" ] || {
-			mm_log "error: ignoring modem detection request: no device at ${sysfspath}"
+			mm_log "error" "ignoring modem detection request: no device at ${sysfspath}"
 			proto_set_available "${cfg}" 0
 			return 1
 		}
@@ -177,10 +178,10 @@ mm_wait_for_modem() {
 		# Check if the modem exists at the given sysfs path
 		if ! mmcli -m "${sysfspath}" > /dev/null 2>&1
 		then
-			mm_log "error: modem not detected at sysfs path"
+			mm_log "error" "modem not detected at sysfs path"
 		else
-			mm_log "modem exported successfully at ${sysfspath}"
-			mm_log "setting interface '${cfg}' as available"
+			mm_log "info" "modem exported successfully at ${sysfspath}"
+			mm_log "info" "setting interface '${cfg}' as available"
 			proto_set_available "${cfg}" 1
 			return 0
 		fi
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ mm_wait_for_modem() {
 		n=$((n-step))
 	done
 
-	mm_log "error: timed out waiting for the modem to get exported at ${sysfspath}"
+	mm_log "error" "timed out waiting for the modem to get exported at ${sysfspath}"
 	proto_set_available "${cfg}" 0
 	return 2
 }
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ mm_report_modem_wait() {
 
 	parent_sysfspath=$(mm_find_physdev_sysfs_path "$sysfspath")
 	[ -n "${parent_sysfspath}" ] || {
-		mm_log "error: parent device sysfspath not found"
+		mm_log "error" "parent device sysfspath not found"
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -212,23 +213,23 @@ mm_report_modem_wait() {
 
 			cfg=$(mm_get_modem_config "${parent_sysfspath}")
 			if [ -n "${cfg}" ]; then
-				mm_log "interface '${cfg}' is set to configure device '${parent_sysfspath}'"
-				mm_log "now waiting for modem at sysfs path ${parent_sysfspath}"
+				mm_log "info" "interface '${cfg}' is set to configure device '${parent_sysfspath}'"
+				mm_log "info" "now waiting for modem at sysfs path ${parent_sysfspath}"
 				mm_set_modem_wait_status "${parent_sysfspath}" "processed"
 				# Launch subshell for the explicit wait
 				( mm_wait_for_modem "${cfg}" "${parent_sysfspath}" ) > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 			else
-				mm_log "no need to wait for modem at sysfs path ${parent_sysfspath}"
+				mm_log "info" "no need to wait for modem at sysfs path ${parent_sysfspath}"
 				mm_set_modem_wait_status "${parent_sysfspath}" "ignored"
 			fi
 			;;
 		"processed")
-			mm_log "already waiting for modem at sysfs path ${parent_sysfspath}"
+			mm_log "info" "already waiting for modem at sysfs path ${parent_sysfspath}"
 			;;
 		"ignored")
 			;;
 		*)
-			mm_log "error: unknown status read for device at sysfs path ${parent_sysfspath}"
+			mm_log "error" "unknown status read for device at sysfs path ${parent_sysfspath}"
 			;;
 	esac
 }
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ mm_cleanup_interface_by_sysfspath() {
 	cfg=$(mm_get_modem_config "$dev")
 	[ -n "${cfg}" ] || return
 
-	mm_log "setting interface '$cfg' as unavailable"
+	mm_log "info" "setting interface '$cfg' as unavailable"
 	proto_set_available "${cfg}" 0
 }
 
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ mm_report_event() {
 	esac
 
 	# Report the event
-	mm_log "event reported: action=${action}, name=${name}, subsystem=${subsystem}"
+	mm_log "debug" "event reported: action=${action}, name=${name}, subsystem=${subsystem}"
 	mmcli --report-kernel-event="action=${action},name=${name},subsystem=${subsystem}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1 &
 
 	# Wait for added modem if a sysfspath is given
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ mm_report_event_from_cache_line() {
 	subsystem=$(echo "${event_line}" | awk -F ',' '{ print $3 }')
 	sysfspath=$(echo "${event_line}" | awk -F ',' '{ print $4 }')
 
-	mm_log "cached event found: action=${action}, name=${name}, subsystem=${subsystem}, sysfspath=${sysfspath}"
+	mm_log "debug" "cached event found: action=${action}, name=${name}, subsystem=${subsystem}, sysfspath=${sysfspath}"
 	mm_report_event "${action}" "${name}" "${subsystem}" "${sysfspath}"
 }
 
@@ -317,11 +318,11 @@ mm_report_events_from_cache() {
 	# Wait for ModemManager to be available in the bus
 	while [ $n -ge 0 ]; do
 		sleep $step
-		mm_log "checking if ModemManager is available..."
+		mm_log "info" "checking if ModemManager is available..."
 
 		if ! mmcli -L >/dev/null 2>&1
 		then
-			mm_log "ModemManager not yet available"
+			mm_log "info" "ModemManager not yet available"
 		else
 			mmrunning=1
 			break
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ mm_report_events_from_cache() {
 	done
 
 	[ ${mmrunning} -eq 1 ] || {
-		mm_log "error: couldn't report initial kernel events: ModemManager not running"
+		mm_log "error" "couldn't report initial kernel events: ModemManager not running"
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.init b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.init
index b3f9f9290..7f014dc56 100755
--- a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.init
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.init
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 USE_PROCD=1
 START=70
 
+LOG_LEVEL="INFO"
+
 stop_service() {
 	# Load common utils
 	. /usr/share/ModemManager/modemmanager.common
@@ -22,14 +24,14 @@ start_service() {
 	# it starts.
 	#
 	# All these commands need to be executed on every MM start, even after
-	# procd-triggered respawns, which is why they're all included as instance command
+	# procd-triggered respawns, which is why this is wrapped in a startup
+	# wrapper script called '/usr/sbin/ModemManager-wrapper'.
 	#
+	. /usr/share/ModemManager/modemmanager.common
 	procd_open_instance
-	procd_set_param command sh -c ". /usr/share/ModemManager/modemmanager.common;    \
-	                               mkdir -m 0755 -p ${MODEMMANAGER_RUNDIR};          \
-	                               mm_cleanup_interfaces;                            \
-	                               ( mm_report_events_from_cache ) >/dev/null 2>&1 & \
-	                               /usr/sbin/ModemManager"
+	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/ModemManager-wrapper
+	procd_append_param command --log-level="$LOG_LEVEL"
+	[ "$LOG_LEVEL" = "DEBUG" ] && procd_append_param command --debug
 	procd_set_param respawn "${respawn_threshold:-3600}" "${respawn_timeout:-5}" "${respawn_retry:-5}"
 	procd_set_param pidfile "${MODEMMANAGER_PID_FILE}"
 	procd_close_instance
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/files/usr/sbin/ModemManager-wrapper b/net/modemmanager/files/usr/sbin/ModemManager-wrapper
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5fb6d1f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/usr/sbin/ModemManager-wrapper
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+trap_with_arg() {
+	func="$1" ; shift
+	for sig ; do
+		# shellcheck disable=SC2064
+		trap "$func $sig" "$sig"
+	done
+}
+
+func_trap() {
+	logger "ModemManager-wrapper[$$]" "Sending signal ${1}..."
+	kill "-${1}" "$CHILD" 2>/dev/null
+}
+
+main() {
+	. /usr/share/ModemManager/modemmanager.common
+
+	trap_with_arg func_trap INT TERM KILL
+
+	mkdir -p "${MODEMMANAGER_RUNDIR}"
+	chmod 0755 "${MODEMMANAGER_RUNDIR}"
+	mm_cleanup_interfaces
+
+	/usr/sbin/ModemManager "$@" 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null &
+	CHILD="$!"
+	sleep 2
+	mm_report_events_from_cache
+
+	wait "$CHILD"
+}
+
+main "$@"