diff --git a/net/nut/Makefile b/net/nut/Makefile
index cc9a5de73..a5773f1f8 100644
--- a/net/nut/Makefile
+++ b/net/nut/Makefile
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ define Package/nut-web-cgi/conffiles
 /etc/nut/upsstats.html
 /etc/nut/upsstats-single.html
 /etc/config/nut_cgi
+/etc/httpd.conf
 endef
 
 define Package/nut-web-cgi/install
diff --git a/net/nut/files/add_nut_httpd_conf b/net/nut/files/add_nut_httpd_conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8fa847f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/nut/files/add_nut_httpd_conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+grep -q '/cgi-bin/nut' /etc/httpd.conf 2>/dev/null || {
+	echo '/cgi-bin/nut:root:$p$root' >>/etc/httpd.conf
+	/etc/init.d/uhttpd restart
+}