diff --git a/include/package-ipkg.mk b/include/package-ipkg.mk
index a07c5cc38c8..512e40186de 100644
--- a/include/package-ipkg.mk
+++ b/include/package-ipkg.mk
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),)
     IPKG_$(1):=$(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(1)_$(VERSION)_$(PKGARCH).ipk
     IDIR_$(1):=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-$(PKGARCH)/$(1)
     INFO_$(1):=$(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/$(1).list
+    KEEP_$(1):=$(strip $(call Package/$(1)/conffiles))
 
     ifeq ($(if $(VARIANT),$(BUILD_VARIANT)),$(VARIANT))
     ifdef Package/$(1)/install
@@ -112,6 +113,20 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),)
 	(cd $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL; \
 		$($(1)_COMMANDS) \
 	)
+
+    ifneq ($$(KEEP_$(1)),)
+		@( \
+			keepfiles=""; \
+			for x in $$(KEEP_$(1)); do \
+				[ -f "$$(IDIR_$(1))/$$$$x" ] || keepfiles="$$$${keepfiles:+$$$$keepfiles }$$$$x"; \
+			done; \
+			[ -z "$keepfiles" ] || { \
+				mkdir -p $$(IDIR_$(1))/lib/upgrade/keep.d; \
+				for x in $$$$keepfiles; do echo $$$$x >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/lib/upgrade/keep.d/$(1); done; \
+			}; \
+		)
+    endif
+
 	$(IPKG_BUILD) $$(IDIR_$(1)) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
 	@[ -f $$(IPKG_$(1)) ]