diff --git a/ipv6/radvd/Makefile b/ipv6/radvd/Makefile
index e40a1102b..16d377c81 100644
--- a/ipv6/radvd/Makefile
+++ b/ipv6/radvd/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ define Package/radvd/install
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/radvd.config $(1)/etc/config/radvd
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/radvd.init $(1)/etc/init.d/radvd
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/radvd.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface/05-radvd
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/radvd $(1)/usr/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/radvdump $(1)/usr/sbin/
diff --git a/ipv6/radvd/files/radvd.hotplug b/ipv6/radvd/files/radvd.hotplug
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10a7ca8f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipv6/radvd/files/radvd.hotplug
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ "$ACTION" = ifup ]; then
+	killall -HUP radvd 2>/dev/null
+fi