diff --git a/templates/initscripts/files/rc.conf b/templates/initscripts/files/rc.conf
index 288dc02f491..ff421c04be9 100755
--- a/templates/initscripts/files/rc.conf
+++ b/templates/initscripts/files/rc.conf
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ CONSOLEMAP=
 
 USELVM="no"
 HOSTNAME="xbps"
+
+#
+# Services and daemons.
+#
+syslogd=yes
+klogd=yes
diff --git a/templates/sysklogd/files/klogd b/templates/sysklogd/files/klogd
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d75ab5184bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/sysklogd/files/klogd
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# PROVIDE: klogd
+# REQUIRE: DAEMON
+
+$_rc_subr_loaded . /etc/rc.subr
+
+name="klogd"
+rcvar=$name
+command="/sbin/klogd"
+command_args="-c4"
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/templates/sysklogd/files/syslogd b/templates/sysklogd/files/syslogd
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..14fe3663ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/sysklogd/files/syslogd
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# PROVIDE: syslogd
+# REQUIRE: DAEMON
+
+$_rc_subr_loaded . /etc/rc.subr
+
+name="syslogd"
+rcvar=$name
+command="/sbin/syslogd"
+command_args="-m0"
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/templates/sysklogd/template b/templates/sysklogd/template
index eb28dc108d6..1f74e30ead0 100644
--- a/templates/sysklogd/template
+++ b/templates/sysklogd/template
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ Add_dependency full glibc
 post_install()
 {
 	local destdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
+	local filesdir=$XBPS_TEMPLATESDIR/$pkgname/files
 
 	# Create a default syslog.conf.
-	mkdir -p $destdir/etc
+	install -d ${destdir}/etc/rc.d
 	(							\
 	echo "auth,authpriv.* -/var/log/auth.log";		\
 	echo "*.*;auth,authpriv.none -/var/log/sys.log";	\
@@ -39,4 +40,7 @@ post_install()
 	echo "user.* -/var/log/user.log";			\
 	echo "*.emerg *";					\
 	) > $destdir/etc/syslog.conf
+
+	# Install the rc.d scripts.
+	install -m755 ${filesdir}/* ${destdir}/etc/rc.d
 }