diff --git a/initrd/bin/network-init-recovery b/initrd/bin/network-init-recovery
index 9ec88637..a0fdba2d 100755
--- a/initrd/bin/network-init-recovery
+++ b/initrd/bin/network-init-recovery
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 
+. /etc/functions
+
 # bring up the ethernet; maybe should do DHCP?
 ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
 
@@ -11,6 +13,16 @@ for module in `echo $network_modules`; do
 done
 
 if [ -e /sys/class/net/eth0 ]; then
+	#Randomize eth0 MAC address of maximized boards
+	if echo "$CONFIG_BOARD" | grep -q maximized; then
+		ifconfig eth0 down
+		echo "Generating random MAC address (might take a while)..."
+		mac=$(generate_random_mac_address)
+		echo "Assigning randomly generated MAC: $mac to eth0..."
+		ifconfig eth0 hw ether $mac
+		ifconfig eth0 up
+	fi
+
 	# Set up static IP
 	if [ ! -z "$CONFIG_BOOT_STATIC_IP" ]; then
 		ifconfig eth0 $CONFIG_BOOT_STATIC_IP
diff --git a/initrd/etc/functions b/initrd/etc/functions
index 45f893b9..b134da9c 100755
--- a/initrd/etc/functions
+++ b/initrd/etc/functions
@@ -374,3 +374,9 @@ print_battery_charge()
                 echo "$battery_charge"
         fi
 }
+
+generate_random_mac_address()
+{
+	#Borrowed from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42660218/bash-generate-random-mac-address-unicast
+	hexdump -n 6 -ve '1/1 "%.2x "' /dev/urandom | awk -v a="2,6,a,e" -v r="$RANDOM" 'BEGIN{srand(r);}NR==1{split(a,b,",");r=int(rand()*4+1);printf "%s%s:%s:%s:%s:%s:%s\n",substr($1,0,1),b[r],$2,$3,$4,$5,$6}'
+}