diff --git a/utils/rtl-ais/Makefile b/utils/rtl-ais/Makefile
index 9f692d2b5..ed8ddd4c2 100644
--- a/utils/rtl-ais/Makefile
+++ b/utils/rtl-ais/Makefile
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=rtl-ais
-PKG_VERSION:=20150713
+PKG_VERSION:=20150722
 
 PKG_RELEASE=$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/dgiardini/rtl-ais.git
 PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=d1084f6514cb161266f5bc5c6662070ad7c87560
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=b805be0164475e58a73b57763a8cbbf8a2bd0ded
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.gz
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0+
@@ -37,10 +37,17 @@ define Package/rtl-ais/description
   System) used on ships and by vessel traffic services
 endef
 
+define Package/rtl-ais/conffiles
+/etc/config/rtl_ais
+endef
 
 define Package/rtl-ais/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/rtl_ais $(1)/usr/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/rtl_ais.init $(1)/etc/init.d/rtl_ais
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/uci_rtl_ais $(1)/etc/config/rtl_ais
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,rtl-ais))
diff --git a/utils/rtl-ais/files/rtl_ais.init b/utils/rtl-ais/files/rtl_ais.init
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15269b0a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/rtl-ais/files/rtl_ais.init
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+# Copyright (C) 2015 OpenWrt.org
+
+START=99
+
+USE_PROCD=1
+PROG=/usr/bin/rtl_ais
+
+start_service() {
+	enabled="$(uci_get rtl_ais @rtl_ais[0] enabled 0)"
+	ppm="$(uci_get rtl_ais @rtl_ais[0] ppm 0)"
+
+        [ "$enabled" != "1" ] && return
+
+        procd_open_instance
+        procd_set_param command "$PROG" -p "$ppm"
+        procd_set_param respawn
+        procd_close_instance
+}
diff --git a/utils/rtl-ais/files/uci_rtl_ais b/utils/rtl-ais/files/uci_rtl_ais
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b5f1ec49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/rtl-ais/files/uci_rtl_ais
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+config rtl_ais
+	option enabled	0
+	option ppm	0