diff --git a/android/Android.mk b/android/Android.mk
index 7e97ec8..afa3a51 100644
--- a/android/Android.mk
+++ b/android/Android.mk
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ LOCAL_MODULE := bluetooth.default
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/hw
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
 LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := SHARED_LIBRARIES
-LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := bluetoothd bluetoothd-snoop
+LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := bluetoothd bluetoothd-snoop init.bluetooth.rc
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
@@ -282,3 +282,17 @@ LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
 LOCAL_MODULE := bluetoothd-snoop
 
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
+
+#
+# init.bluetooth.rc
+#
+
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := init.bluetooth.rc
+LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_MODULE)
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
+LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)
+
+include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
diff --git a/android/Makefile.am b/android/Makefile.am
index 8d2714d..5aa3995 100644
--- a/android/Makefile.am
+++ b/android/Makefile.am
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ android_audio_a2dp_default_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -module -avoid-version \
 endif
 
 EXTRA_DIST += android/Android.mk android/hal-ipc-api.txt android/README \
+		android/init.bluetooth.rc \
 		android/pics-gap.txt android/pics-hid.txt \
 		android/pics-pan.txt android/pics-did.txt \
 		android/pics-opp.txt android/pics-pbap.txt \
diff --git a/android/init.bluetooth.rc b/android/init.bluetooth.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8be869a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/init.bluetooth.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# required permissions
+on boot
+    chown bluetooth bluetooth /data/misc/bluetooth
+    chown bluetooth bluetooth /dev/uhid
+
+# services
+on property:bluetooth.start=daemon
+    setprop bluetooth.start none
+    start bluetoothd
+
+on property:bluetooth.stop=daemon
+    setprop bluetooth.stop none
+    stop bluetoothd
+
+on property:bluetooth.start=snoop
+    setprop bluetooth.start none
+    start bluetoothd-snoop
+
+on property:bluetooth.stop=snoop
+    setprop bluetooth.stop none
+    stop bluetoothd-snoop
+
+service bluetoothd /system/bin/logwrapper /system/bin/bluetoothd
+    class main
+    # init does not yet support setting capabilities so run as root,
+    # bluetoothd drop uid to bluetooth with the right linux capabilities
+    group bluetooth
+    disabled
+    oneshot
+
+service bluetoothd-snoop /system/bin/logwrapper /system/bin/bluetoothd-snoop
+    class main
+    # init does not yet support setting capabilities so run as root,
+    # bluetoothd-snoop drops unneeded linux capabilities
+    group nobody
+    disabled
+    oneshot