diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6da23b66..02a50226 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
-SUBDIRS = src $(UDEV_SUB) $(SYSTEMD_SUB) docs
+SUBDIRS = src $(UDEV_SUB) $(SYSTEMD_SUB) $(OPENRC_SUB) docs
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	docs \
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = \
 	--with-udevrulesdir=$$dc_install_base/$(udevrulesdir) \
-	--with-systemdsystemunitdir=$$dc_install_base/$(systemdsystemunitdir)
\ No newline at end of file
+	--with-systemdsystemunitdir=$$dc_install_base/$(systemdsystemunitdir)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c51d53ad..f2c5cf39 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -72,29 +72,56 @@ if test "x$with_udevrulesdir" = "xauto"; then
   fi
 fi
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([openrc],
+            [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openrc],
+            [build with support for OpenRC init system @<:@default=no@:>@])],
+            [],
+            [with_openrc=no])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH([systemd],
             [AS_HELP_STRING([--without-systemd],
             [do not build with systemd support @<:@default=yes@:>@])],
             [with_systemd=$withval],
             [with_systemd=yes])
 
+if test "x$with_systemd" = xyes -a "x$with_openrc" = xyes; then
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([Both systemd and OpenRC support can't be enabled at the same time])
+fi
+
+
 AC_ARG_WITH([systemdsystemunitdir],
             [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemdsystemunitdir=DIR],
             [directory for systemd service files])],
             [with_systemdsystemunitdir=$withval],
             [with_systemdsystemunitdir=$($PKG_CONFIG --variable=systemdsystemunitdir systemd)])
-
-if test "x$with_systemdsystemunitdir" != xno; then
+if test "x$with_systemdsystemunitdir" != "xno"; then
   AC_SUBST([systemdsystemunitdir], [$with_systemdsystemunitdir])
 fi
+
+AC_ARG_WITH([rcservicedir],
+            [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-rcservicedir=DIR],
+            [directory for OpenRC service files])],
+            [rcservicedir="$withval"],
+            [rcservicedir="$sysconfdir/init.d"])
+if test "x$with_rcservicedir" != "xno"; then
+  AC_SUBST([rcservicedir], [$rcservicedir])
+fi
+
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_SYSTEMD, [test -n "$with_systemdsystemunitdir" -a "x$with_systemdsystemunitdir" != xno -a "x$with_systemd" = "xyes" ])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_OPENRC, [test "x$with_openrc" = xyes -a "x$with_rcservicedir" != "xno" ])
 
 if test "x$with_systemd" = xyes; then
   udev_activation_rule="ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}=\"usbmuxd.service\""
+  udev_deactivation_rule="RUN+=\"@sbindir@/usbmuxd --exit\""
+elif test "x$with_openrc" = "xyes" -a "x$with_rcservicedir" != "xno"; then
+  udev_activation_rule="RUN+=\"@rcservicedir@/usbmuxd start\""
+  udev_deactivation_rule="RUN+=\"@rcservicedir@/usbmuxd stop\""
 else
   udev_activation_rule="RUN+=\"@sbindir@/usbmuxd --user usbmux --udev\""
+  udev_deactivation_rule="RUN+=\"@sbindir@/usbmuxd --exit\""
 fi
 AC_SUBST(udev_activation_rule)
+AC_SUBST(udev_deactivation_rule)
 
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdint.h stdlib.h string.h])
@@ -117,6 +144,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([ppoll clock_gettime localtime_r])
 # Check for operating system
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to enable WIN32 build settings])
 UDEV_SUB=
+OPENRC_SUB=
 SYSTEMD_SUB=
 case ${host_os} in
   *mingw32*|*cygwin*)
@@ -142,6 +170,9 @@ case ${host_os} in
     if test "x$with_systemd" != "xyes"; then
       echo "*** Note: support for systemd activation has been disabled, using udev activation instead ***"
       activation_method="udev"
+      if test "x$with_openrc" = "xyes"; then
+        OPENRC_SUB=openrc
+      fi
     else
       AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SYSTEMD, 1, [Define to enable systemd support])
       SYSTEMD_SUB=systemd
@@ -151,6 +182,7 @@ esac
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WIN32, test x$win32 = xtrue)
 
 AC_SUBST([UDEV_SUB])
+AC_SUBST([OPENRC_SUB])
 AC_SUBST([SYSTEMD_SUB])
 
 AS_COMPILER_FLAGS(GLOBAL_CFLAGS, "-g -Wall -Wextra -Wmissing-declarations -Wredundant-decls -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith  -Wwrite-strings -Wswitch-default -Wno-unused-parameter")
@@ -168,6 +200,7 @@ Makefile
 src/Makefile
 udev/Makefile
 systemd/Makefile
+openrc/Makefile
 docs/Makefile
 ])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/openrc/Makefile.am b/openrc/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b57e933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openrc/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+if WANT_OPENRC
+edit = \
+    $(SED) -r \
+	-e 's|@sbindir[@]|$(sbindir)|g' \
+	< $< > $@ || rm $@
+
+rcservice_SCRIPTS = usbmuxd
+
+usbmuxd: usbmuxd.in
+	$(edit)
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	usbmuxd.in
+
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = \
+	usbmuxd
+
+CLEANFILES = \
+	usbmuxd
+endif
diff --git a/openrc/usbmuxd.in b/openrc/usbmuxd.in
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5f651301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openrc/usbmuxd.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# Copyright 2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+name="USB multiplexing daemon"
+description="Socket daemon for the usbmux protocol used by Apple devices"
+command="@sbindir@/usbmuxd"
+command_args="--user usbmux"
+pidfile="/run/${RC_SVCNAME}.pid"
diff --git a/udev/39-usbmuxd.rules.in b/udev/39-usbmuxd.rules.in
index ac15593e..0e3aaf1b 100644
--- a/udev/39-usbmuxd.rules.in
+++ b/udev/39-usbmuxd.rules.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ENV{PRODUCT}=="5ac/8600/*", ACTION
 
 
 # Make sure properties don't get lost when bind action is called
-SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ENV{PRODUCT}=="5ac/12[9a][0-9a-f]/*|5ac/190[1-5]/*|5ac/8600/*", ACTION=="bind", ENV{USBMUX_SUPPORTED}="1", OWNER="usbmux"
+SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ENV{PRODUCT}=="5ac/12[9a][0-9a-f]/*|5ac/190[1-5]/*|5ac/8600/*", ACTION=="bind", ENV{USBMUX_SUPPORTED}="1", OWNER="usbmux", @udev_activation_rule@
 
 # Exit usbmuxd when the last device is removed
-SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ENV{PRODUCT}=="5ac/12[9a][0-9a-f]/*|5ac/190[1-5]/*|5ac/8600/*", ACTION=="remove", RUN+="@sbindir@/usbmuxd -x"
+SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ENV{PRODUCT}=="5ac/12[9a][0-9a-f]/*|5ac/190[1-5]/*|5ac/8600/*", ACTION=="remove", @udev_deactivation_rule@
diff --git a/udev/Makefile.am b/udev/Makefile.am
index 95f565d4..727986fa 100644
--- a/udev/Makefile.am
+++ b/udev/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 edit = \
 	$(SED) -r \
 	-e 's|@udev_activation_rule[@]|$(udev_activation_rule)|g' \
+	-e 's|@udev_deactivation_rule[@]|$(udev_deactivation_rule)|g' \
 	-e 's|@sbindir[@]|$(sbindir)|g' \
+	-e 's|@rcservicedir[@]|$(rcservicedir)|g' \
 	< $< > $@ || rm $@
 
 udevrules_DATA = \