diff --git a/libs/postgresql/Makefile b/libs/postgresql/Makefile
index e3b5ceebf..33cb010ab 100644
--- a/libs/postgresql/Makefile
+++ b/libs/postgresql/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=postgresql
-PKG_VERSION:=9.0.17
+PKG_VERSION:=9.4.4
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Jo-Philipp Wich <jow@openwrt.org>
 PKG_LICENSE:=PostgreSQL
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=\
 	http://ftp9.us.postgresql.org/pub/mirrors/postgresql/source/v$(PKG_VERSION) \
 	http://ftp.be.postgresql.org/postgresql/source/v$(PKG_VERSION) \
 	ftp://ftp-archives.postgresql.org/pub/source/v$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=46bf3ef3761c091fb0d2e25012c1709e
+PKG_MD5SUM:=1fe952c44ed26d7e6a335cf991a9c1c6
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
+PKG_MACRO_PATHS:=config
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ define Package/pgsql-server
   TITLE:=PostgreSQL databases Server
   URL:=http://www.postgresql.org/
   SUBMENU:=database
+  USERID:=postgres=5432:postgres=5432
 endef
 
 define Package/pgsql-server/description
@@ -85,17 +87,15 @@ define Build/Configure
 			--enable-static \
 			--disable-integer-datetimes \
 			--disable-rpath \
-			--without-java \
-			--without-krb4 \
-			--without-krb5 \
+			--without-bonjour \
+			--without-gssapi \
+			--without-ldap \
 			--without-openssl \
 			--without-pam \
 			--without-perl \
 			--without-python \
 			--without-readline \
-			--without-rendezvous \
 			--without-tcl \
-			--without-tk \
 			--with-zlib="yes" \
 			--enable-depend \
 			--with-system-timezone=/tmp \
@@ -141,16 +141,14 @@ define Build/Configure
 			--enable-static \
 			--disable-integer-datetimes \
 			--disable-rpath \
-			--without-java \
-			--without-krb4 \
-			--without-krb5 \
+			--without-bonjour \
+			--without-gssapi \
+			--without-ldap \
 			--without-openssl \
 			--without-pam \
 			--without-perl \
 			--without-python \
-			--without-rendezvous \
 			--without-tcl \
-			--without-tk \
 			--with-zlib="yes" \
 			--enable-depend \
 			$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_avr32),--disable-spinlocks) \
@@ -207,32 +205,6 @@ define Package/pgsql-server/conffiles
 /etc/config/postgresql
 endef
 
-define Package/pgsql-server/postinst
-#!/bin/sh
-grep -q '^postgres:' /etc/passwd && exit 0
-group=$$(grep '^postgres:' /etc/group | cut -f3 -d:)
-if [ -z "$${group}" ] ; then
-	group=1000
-	tst=$$(cat /etc/group | grep ":$${group}:")
-	while [ -n "$${tst}" ] ; do
-		group=$$(($${group}+1))
-		tst=$$(cat /etc/group | grep ":$${group}:")
-	done
-	echo "postgres:x:$${group}:" >>/etc/group
-fi
-
-user=$$(cat /etc/passwd | grep "^postgres:")
-if [ -z "$${user}" ] ; then
-	num="$${group}"
-	tst=$$(cat /etc/passwd | grep ":.*:$${num}:")
-	while [ -n "$${tst}" ] ; do
-		num=$$(($${num}+1))
-		tst=$$(cat /etc/passwd | grep ":.*:$${num}:")
-	done
-	echo "postgres:*:$${num}:$${group}:PostgreSQL administrator:/tmp:/bin/ash" >>/etc/passwd
-fi
-endef
-
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/bin/pg_config/pg_config.host $(1)/usr/bin/pg_config
@@ -242,6 +214,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/pg_config.h $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/pg_config_manual.h $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/postgres_ext.h $(1)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/pg_config_ext.h $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/postgresql $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libpq.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
diff --git a/libs/postgresql/files/postgresql.init b/libs/postgresql/files/postgresql.init
index 1e1c52f95..458e8c00f 100644
--- a/libs/postgresql/files/postgresql.init
+++ b/libs/postgresql/files/postgresql.init
@@ -1,93 +1,73 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2015 OpenWrt.org
 START=50
 
-EXTRA_COMMANDS="status reload"
+PROG=/usr/bin/postmaster
 
-config_load "postgresql"
-config_get pgdata config PGDATA
-config_get pguser config PGUSER
-config_get pgctl config PG_CTL
-config_get pglog config PGLOG
+USE_PROCD=1
 
-start() {
-    if [ ! -e /usr/bin/su ]; then
-        echo "The su command is requred to run postgres"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+EXTRA_COMMANDS="status"
+EXTRA_HELP="        status  Show current status of the PostgreSQL server"
 
-    if [ ! -d ${pgdata} ]; then
-        echo "Create the data directory (${pgdata}) and try again"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+fix_hosts() {
+	# make sure localhost (without a dot) is in /etc/hosts
+	grep -q 'localhost$' /etc/hosts || echo '127.0.0.1 localhost' >> /etc/hosts
+}
 
-    echo "starting postgres..."
-    # make sure localhost (without a dot) is in /etc/hosts
-    grep -q 'localhost$' /etc/hosts || echo '127.0.0.1 localhost' >> /etc/hosts
+fix_perms() {
+	# for whatever reason, /dev/null gets wrong perms
+	chmod a+w /dev/null
+}
 
-    # for whatever reason, /dev/null gets wrong perms
-    chmod a+w /dev/null
+cleanup() {
+	if [ -f "$1/postmaster.pid" ]; then
+		rm "$1/postmaster.pid"
+	fi
+}
 
-    if [ -f ${pgdata}/postmaster.pid ]; then
-        rm ${pgdata}/postmaster.pid
-    fi
+start_service() {
+	config_load "postgresql"
+	config_get pgdata config PGDATA
+	config_get pguser config PGUSER
+	config_get pgctl config PG_CTL
+	config_get pgopts config PGOPTS
 
-    config_get pgopts config PGOPTS
-    if [ -n "${pgopts}" ]; then
-        pgopts="-o ${pgopts}"
-    fi
-    /usr/bin/su ${pguser} -c "/usr/bin/postmaster -D '${pgdata}' &" >> ${pglog} 2>&1
+	user_exists postgres 5432 || user_add postgres 5432
+	group_exists postgres 5432 || group_add postgres 5432
 
-    while :
-    do
-        cnt=$((${cnt} + 1))
-        if [ -f "${pgdata}/postmaster.pid" ]; then
-            ret=0
-            break
-        fi
+	if [ ! -d "${pgdata}" ]; then
+		echo "Create the data directory (${pgdata}) and try again"
+		return 1
+	fi
 
-        if [ ${cnt} -eq 30 ]; then
-            echo "Postgres failed to start.  See ${pglog} for details"
-            ret=1
-            break
-        fi
-        sleep 1
-    done
+	fix_perms
+	fix_hosts
 
-    echo "ok"
-    return ${ret}
-}
+	procd_open_instance
 
-stop() {
-    echo "stopping postgres..."
-    /usr/bin/su ${pguser} -c "${pgctl} stop -D '${pgdata}' -s -m fast"
-    ret=$?
-    if [ -f ${pgdata}/postmaster.pid ]; then
-        rm ${pgdata}/postmaster.pid
-    fi
-    echo "ok"
-    return ${ret}
-}
+	procd_set_param user ${pguser}
+	procd_set_param command $PROG
+	procd_append_param command -D "${pgdata}"
+	[ -n "${pgopts}" ] && procd_append_param command -o "${pgopts}"
 
-restart() {
-    echo "restarting postgres..."
-    /usr/bin/su ${pguser} -c "${pgctl} stop -D '${pgdata}' -s -m fast -w"
-    if [ -f ${pgdata}/postmaster.pid ]; then
-        rm ${pgdata}/postmaster.pid
-    fi
-    /usr/bin/su ${pguser} -c "/usr/bin/postmaster -D '${pgdata}' &" >> ${pglog} 2>&1
-    echo "ok"
-    return $?
+	procd_set_param respawn retry=60
+	procd_close_instance
 }
 
-reload() {
-    echo "reloading postgres..."
-    /usr/bin/su ${pguser} -c "${pgctl} reload -D '${pgdata}' -s"
-    echo "ok"
+reload_service() {
+	config_load "postgresql"
+	config_get pgdata config PGDATA
+	config_get pguser config PGUSER
+	config_get pgctl config PG_CTL
+	${pgctl} reload -U ${pguser} -D '${pgdata}' -s
 }
 
 status() {
-    echo "status postgres..."
-    /usr/bin/su ${pguser} -c "${pgctl} status -D '${pgdata}'"
-    echo "ok"
+	config_load "postgresql"
+	config_get pgdata config PGDATA
+	config_get pguser config PGUSER
+	config_get pgctl config PG_CTL
+	echo "status postgres..."
+	${pgctl} status -U ${pguser} -D '${pgdata}'
+	echo "ok"
 }
diff --git a/libs/postgresql/patches/001-configure_fixes.patch b/libs/postgresql/patches/001-configure_fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2edaba6a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/postgresql/patches/001-configure_fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/configure.in
++++ b/configure.in
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ recommended.  You can remove the check f
+ your responsibility whether the result works or not.])])
+ AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 1996-2014, PostgreSQL Global Development Group])
+ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/backend/access/common/heaptuple.c])
+-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
++AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])
+ AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr/local/pgsql)
+ AC_SUBST(configure_args, [$ac_configure_args])
+ 
diff --git a/libs/postgresql/patches/200-ranlib.patch b/libs/postgresql/patches/200-ranlib.patch
index 1b68b8378..5fc6d3db9 100644
--- a/libs/postgresql/patches/200-ranlib.patch
+++ b/libs/postgresql/patches/200-ranlib.patch
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 --- a/src/port/Makefile
 +++ b/src/port/Makefile
-@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ uninstall:
+@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ uninstall:
  
  libpgport.a: $(OBJS)
  	$(AR) $(AROPT) $@ $^
 +	$(RANLIB) libpgport.a
  
  # thread.o needs PTHREAD_CFLAGS (but thread_srv.o does not)
- thread.o: thread.c
+ thread.o: CFLAGS+=$(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/libs/postgresql/patches/800-busybox-default-pager.patch b/libs/postgresql/patches/800-busybox-default-pager.patch
index 3cd253238..1be196991 100644
--- a/libs/postgresql/patches/800-busybox-default-pager.patch
+++ b/libs/postgresql/patches/800-busybox-default-pager.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/src/bin/psql/print.h
 +++ b/src/bin/psql/print.h
-@@ -171,10 +171,6 @@ extern void printQuery(const PGresult *r
+@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ extern void printQuery(const PGresult *r
  extern void setDecimalLocale(void);
  extern const printTextFormat *get_line_style(const printTableOpt *opt);