diff --git a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
index 22cc1571aa4..7f34eec8813 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
+++ b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ generate_static_system() {
 		set system.@system[-1].timezone='UTC'
 		set system.@system[-1].ttylogin='0'
 		set system.@system[-1].log_size='64'
+		set system.@system[-1].urandom_seed='0'
 
 		delete system.ntp
 		set system.ntp='timeserver'
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/urandom_seed b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/urandom_seed
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..cb2eb444fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/urandom_seed
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+
+START=99
+
+EXTRA_COMMANDS="save"
+
+_log() {
+    logger -t urandom_seed "$1"
+}
+
+_save() {
+    touch $1.tmp || { _log "touch $1 failed"; return; }
+    chown root:root $1.tmp || { _log "chown $1 failed"; return; }
+    chmod 600 $1.tmp || { _log "chmod $1 failed"; return; }
+    getrandom 512 > $1.tmp || { _log "getrandom failed"; return; }
+    mv $1.tmp $1 || { _log "mv $1 failed"; return; }
+}
+
+save() {
+    SEED="$(uci -q get system.@system[0].urandom_seed)"
+    [ "${SEED:0:1}" == "/" ] && _save "$SEED" && _log "Seed saved ($SEED)"
+
+    SEED=/etc/urandom.seed
+    [ ! -f $SEED ] && _save "$SEED" && _log "Seed saved ($SEED)"
+}
+
+boot() {
+    save
+}
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/81_urandom_seed b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/81_urandom_seed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..10878f3dc2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/81_urandom_seed
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+log_urandom_seed() {
+    echo "urandom-seed: $1" > /dev/kmsg
+}
+
+_do_urandom_seed() {
+    [ -f "$1" ] || { log_urandom_seed "Seed file not found ($1)"; return; }
+    [ -O "$1" -a -G "$1" -a ! -x "$1" ] || { log_urandom_seed "Wrong owner / permissions for $1"; return; }
+
+    log_urandom_seed "Seeding with $1"
+    cat "$1" > /dev/urandom
+}
+
+do_urandom_seed() {
+    [ -c /dev/urandom ] || { log_urandom_seed "Something is wrong with /dev/urandom"; return; }
+
+    _do_urandom_seed "/etc/urandom.seed"
+
+    SEED="$(uci -q get system.@system[0].urandom_seed)"
+    [ "${SEED:0:1}" == "/" -a "$SEED" != "/etc/urandom.seed" ] && _do_urandom_seed "$SEED"
+}
+
+boot_hook_add preinit_main do_urandom_seed