diff --git a/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/Makefile b/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/Makefile
index 1909688efffe..911e7c82cf61 100644
--- a/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	firstboot-pkgs
-PORTVERSION=	1.0
+PORTVERSION=	1.1
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 MASTER_SITES=	# none
 DISTFILES=	# none
diff --git a/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/files/firstboot_pkgs.in b/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/files/firstboot_pkgs.in
index ba3b9ffbfcef..e44e8e3e680d 100644
--- a/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/files/firstboot_pkgs.in
+++ b/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/files/firstboot_pkgs.in
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ stop_cmd=":"
 firstboot_pkgs_run()
 {
 
+	# Count rc.d scripts
+	nscriptso=`ls /usr/local/etc/rc.d | wc -l`
+
 	# Bootstrap if necessary
 	if ! pkg -N 2>/dev/null; then
 		env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=YES pkg bootstrap
@@ -36,6 +39,15 @@ firstboot_pkgs_run()
 	if ! [ -z "$firstboot_pkgs_list" ]; then
 		env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=YES pkg install $firstboot_pkgs_list
 	fi
+
+	# Count rc.d scripts again
+	nscriptsn=`ls /usr/local/etc/rc.d | wc -l`
+
+	# If we have more scripts, request a reboot
+	if [ $nscriptso -ne $nscriptso ]; then
+		echo "Requesting reboot after installing packages with rc.d scripts."
+		touch ${firstboot_sentinel}-reboot
+	fi
 }
 
 load_rc_config $name
diff --git a/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/pkg-descr b/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/pkg-descr
index 0dfc37e7ddf2..9beeed9d360b 100644
--- a/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/pkg-descr
+++ b/sysutils/firstboot-pkgs/pkg-descr
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 When the system first boots, install the pkg(8) tools (if not already
 installed) and packages listed in the $firstboot_pkgs_list rc.conf
-variable.
+variable.  If the installed packages added new rc.d scripts, request
+a reboot.
 
 Obviously, this port is not useful after a system is already running; it is
 intended to be included as part of the installation or disk image building