diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8022a07..2095335 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ build_deb: base units
 
 install: base units chcon daemon-reload
 
+openrc:
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/init.d
+	-sed "s|:TARGET_SBINDIR:|$(SBINDIR)|g;s|:TARGET_SYSCONFDIR:|$(SYSCONFDIR)|g" nohang/openrc/nohang.in > nohang/openrc/nohang
+	-sed "s|:TARGET_SBINDIR:|$(SBINDIR)|g;s|:TARGET_SYSCONFDIR:|$(SYSCONFDIR)|g" nohang/openrc/nohang-desktop.in > nohang/openrc/nohang-desktop
+	install -m0775 nohang/openrc/nohang $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/init.d/nohang
+	install -m0775 nohang/openrc/nohang-desktop $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/init.d/nohang-desktop
+
+install-openrc: base openrc
+
 uninstall:
 	# 'make uninstall' must not fail with error if systemctl is unavailable or returns error
 	-systemctl stop nohang.service || true
@@ -90,3 +99,10 @@ uninstall:
 	rm -fvr $(DESTDIR)$(LOGDIR)/nohang/
 	rm -fvr $(DESTDIR)$(DOCDIR)/
 	rm -fvr $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/nohang/
+
+uninstall-openrc: uninstall
+	# 'make uninstall-openrc' must not fail with error if openrc is unavailable or returns error
+	-rc-service nohang-desktop stop || true
+	-rc-service nohang stop || true
+	rm -fv /etc/init.d/nohang-desktop
+	rm -fv /etc/init.d/nohang
diff --git a/nohang/openrc/nohang-desktop.in b/nohang/openrc/nohang-desktop.in
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5747464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nohang/openrc/nohang-desktop.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+
+name="nohang-desktop daemon"
+description="Sophisticated low memory handler"
+command=:TARGET_SBINDIR:/nohang
+command_args="--monitor --config :TARGET_SYSCONFDIR:/nohang/nohang-desktop.conf"
+pidfile="/var/run/nohang-desktop"
+start_stop_daemon_args="--background --make-pidfile"
diff --git a/nohang/openrc/nohang.in b/nohang/openrc/nohang.in
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..90b171b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nohang/openrc/nohang.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+
+name="nohang daemon"
+description="Sophisticated low memory handler"
+command=:TARGET_SBINDIR:/nohang
+command_args="--monitor --config :TARGET_SYSCONFDIR:/nohang/nohang.conf"
+pidfile="/var/run/nohang"
+start_stop_daemon_args="--background --make-pidfile"